Training course on InSAR
20 - 22 June, 2016Tõravere, Estonia
The course will cover advanced synthetic aperture radar (SAR) topics such as differential SAR interferometry (DInSAR) and persistent scatterer SAR interferometry (PSInSAR) but information about the basics of SAR and InSAR will be provided as well. The course is practically oriented with exercises using real SAR data acting as a basis for the training. Exercises will be focused on two applications – monitoring of subsidence and uplift of (1) Earth’s surface, and (2) large infrastructure objects. Lectures: Karlis Zalite Ph.D and Kaupo Voormansik Ph.D Karlis Zalite received the M.Sc. degree in computer sciences from Ventspils University College, Latvia, in 2007, and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Tartu in 2016. Since 2011, he has been a researcher at Tartu Observatory. His main research topic is radar remote sensing of agricultural areas, but he is also involved in research related to urban monitoring. Kaupo Voormansik received the M.Sc. degree in space studies from the International Space University in 2009, and the M.Sc. degree in computer science and the Ph.D. degree in physics from the University of Tartu in 2009 and 2014, respectively. Dr. Voormansik is head of the Department of Remote Sensing at Tartu Observatory. His research interests include synthetic aperture radar agricultural applications and urban area mapping. Participation fee - 240 euros (incl. meals and coffee breaks on 3 days). Please fill out the form to register to the training course before 8 June 2016. Information about the location: http://to.ee/eng/about_us/location Nearby accommodation:
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10:00 – 10:15 | Welcome Coffee |
10:15 – 12:15 | SAR basics (T) and SNAP intro (L) |
12:15 – 13:15 | Lunch |
13:15 – 14:45 | InSAR basics (T) |
14:45 – 15:00 | Coffee Break |
15:00 – 17:00 | InSAR basics (L): practice with along-track and across-track data |
Tuesday, 21th June 2016
09:00 – 10:30 | DInSAR (T) |
10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
10:45 – 12:30 | DInSAR (L): monitoring volcanic activity |
12:30 – 14:15 | Lunch, guided tour in TO |
14:15 – 15:00 | DInSAR (L): monitoring earthquake activity |
15:00 – 15:15 | Coffee Break |
15:15 – 16:15 | DInSAR (L): practice with data from Estonia |
Wednesday, 22th June 2016
09:00 – 10:30 | Hands on InSAR processing demo with fresh Sentinel-1 data about Ida-Virumaa (L) |
10:30 – 10:45 | Coffee Break |
10:45 – 12:15 | PSInSAR processing theory and processing chain demo I (T) |
12:15 – 13:00 | Lunch |
13:00 – 15:00 | PSInSAR processing theory and processing chain demo II (T) |
Don't forget to bring your own laptop with you.
List of software needed:
1. SNAP from http://step.esa.int/main/download/ (Sentinel Toolboxes)
2. Sentinel-1 Toolbox from
http://step.esa.int/main/download/previous-versions/
3. Cygwin from http://cygwin.com/install.html We do the installation, if needed, during the course.
4. SNAPHU from: http://web.stanford.edu/group/radar/softwareandlinks/sw/snaphu/snaphu-v1.4.2.tar.gz