Volume 37 Issue 7
Jul.  2012
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LIU Kang, Timo Balz, LIAO Mingsheng. Investigation on Building Height Extraction via Radar Backscattering Characteristics in High Resolution SAR Images[J]. Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, 2012, 37(7): 806-809.
Citation: LIU Kang, Timo Balz, LIAO Mingsheng. Investigation on Building Height Extraction via Radar Backscattering Characteristics in High Resolution SAR Images[J]. Geomatics and Information Science of Wuhan University, 2012, 37(7): 806-809.

Investigation on Building Height Extraction via Radar Backscattering Characteristics in High Resolution SAR Images

Funds: 国家重点基础研究发展规划资助项目(2007CB714405);;国家自然科学基金资助项目(41021061)
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  • Received Date: April 19, 2012
  • Published Date: July 04, 2012
  • Building characteristic information,especially building height extraction,is of great significance in urban remote sensing application.A method for building height determination via radar backscattering characteristics is studied,using only one spaceborne high-resolution SAR image.The building height can be evaluated by the strength of the double-bounce backscattering of a building,looking angle,orbit,and material parameters based on the geometrical optics(GO) backscattering model.The approach provides good results for typical buildings,indicating the validity of the proposed method.With the continuous development of high resolution SAR system,there are various possible applications in urban building characteristic extraction.

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