TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement) is an innovative radar interferometry mission to generate a global, consistent and highly accurate Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and to provide a configurable SAR interferometry platform for demonstrating new SAR techniques and applications. This paper summarizes the mission concept starting from the user requirements, the HELIX orbit and TanDEM-X operational modes to the expected height performance. Examples of new SAR techniques are presented.


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    Title :

    The TanDEM-X Mission Concept


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    Conference:

    2006 ; Denver, Colorado (USA)



    Publication date :

    2006


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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