Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Radar technology
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| gptkbp:abbreviation |
SAR
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| gptkbp:canBe |
Infrastructure monitoring
Agricultural monitoring Glacier monitoring Flood monitoring Topographic mapping Volcano monitoring Maritime surveillance Oil spill detection Change detection Interferometry Border surveillance Deforestation monitoring Earthquake analysis Forest biomass estimation Landslide detection Ship detection Snow cover mapping Urban sprawl analysis |
| gptkbp:canOperateAtNight |
True
|
| gptkbp:canPenetrateClouds |
True
|
| gptkbp:developedBy |
1950s
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Synthetic aperture radar
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| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Carl_A._Wiley
|
| gptkbp:measures |
gptkb:infrastructure
Vegetation Soil moisture Ice movement Surface deformation |
| gptkbp:notableMission |
gptkb:SIR-C/X-SAR
gptkb:RADARSAT gptkb:Sentinel-1 gptkb:ALOS-2 gptkb:TerraSAR-X |
| gptkbp:operatesIn |
Microwave spectrum
|
| gptkbp:platforms |
gptkb:aircraft
Drones Satellites |
| gptkbp:principle |
Uses motion of radar antenna to simulate large antenna aperture
|
| gptkbp:produces |
High-resolution images
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
Environmental monitoring
Surveillance Earth observation Remote sensing Disaster management Reconnaissance Military applications Mapping terrain |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:radar
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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