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Optimal Compact Polarimetric Parameters and Texture Features for Discriminating Sea Ice Types during Winter and Advanced Melt

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2018
C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is widely used for sea ice monitoring and operational activities. The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM), with its anticipated launch in 2018, will provide hybrid compact polarimetric (CP) C-band SAR data offering ...
Sasha Nasonova, Randall K. Scharien, Torsten Geldsetzer, Stephen E. L. Howell, Desmond Power   +4 more
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Operational Surface Water Detection and Monitoring Using Radarsat 2

Remote Sensing, 2016
Traditional on-site methods for mapping and monitoring surface water extent are prohibitively expensive at a national scale within Canada. Despite successful cost-sharing programs between the provinces and the federal government, an extensive number of ...
Sandra Bolanos, Doug Stiff, Brian Brisco, Alain Pietroniro   +3 more
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Enhanced Crop Discrimination and Monitoring Using Compact-Polarimetric SAR Signature Analysis From RADARSAT Constellation Mission [PDF]

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
With the rapid advancements in SAR systems aiming for operational capabilities, crop characterization using compact-polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (CP-SAR) data has gained considerable attention.
Hamid Jafarzadeh, Abhinav Verma, Masoud Mahdianpari, Avik Bhattacharya, Saeid Homayouni   +4 more
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Contributions of Actual and Simulated Satellite SAR Data for Substrate Type Differentiation and Shoreline Mapping in the Canadian Arctic

Remote Sensing, 2017
Detailed information on the land cover types present and the horizontal position of the land–water interface is needed for sensitive coastal ecosystems throughout the Arctic, both to establish baselines against which the impacts of climate change can be ...
Sarah Banks, Koreen Millard, Amir Behnamian, Lori White, Tobias Ullmann, Francois Charbonneau, Zhaohua Chen, Huili Wang, Jon Pasher, Jason Duffe   +9 more
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RADARSAT Constellation Mission’s Operational Polarimetric Modes: A User-Driven Radar Architecture

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021
Canada’s Earth-observing RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) is intended to serve operational users. The users’ main objectives were to have routinely available high-quality quantitative information about their applications, with large area coverage ...
R. Keith Raney, Brian Brisco, Mohammed Dabboor, Masoud Mahdianpari   +3 more
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Charting Dynamic Areas in the Mackenzie River with RADARSAT-2, Simulated RADARSAT Constellation Mission and Optical Remote Sensing Data

Remote Sensing, 2019
Mariners navigating within Canadian waters rely on Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) navigational charts to safely reach their destinations. To fulfil this need, CHS charts must accurately reflect the current state of Canadian coastal regions.
René Chénier, Khalid Omari, Ryan Ahola, Mesha Sagram   +3 more
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Crop Classification Using Multi-Temporal RADARSAT Constellation Mission Compact Polarimetry SAR Data [PDF]

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing
The RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) Compact Polarimetry (CP) data has become a key asset in crop mapping and monitoring for diverse agricultural landscapes. This study utilizes the unique capabilities of the RCM CP data for crop mapping. It performs
Ramin Farhadiani, Saeid Homayouni, Avik Bhattacharya, Masoud Mahdianpari   +3 more
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Wetland Classification with Multi-Angle/Temporal SAR Using Random Forests

Remote Sensing, 2019
To better understand and mitigate threats to the long-term health and functioning of wetlands, there is need to establish comprehensive inventorying and monitoring programs.
Sarah Banks, Lori White, Amir Behnamian, Zhaohua Chen, Benoit Montpetit, Brian Brisco, Jon Pasher, Jason Duffe   +7 more
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RADARSAT constellation mission compact polarisation SAR data for burned area mapping with deep learning

International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
Monitoring wildfires has become increasingly critical due to the sharp rise in wildfire incidents in recent years. Optical satellites like Sentinel-2 and Landsat are extensively utilised for mapping burned areas.
Yu Zhao, Yifang Ban
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Early-Season Crop Classification Based on Local Window Attention Transformer with Time-Series RCM and Sentinel-1

Remote Sensing
Crop classification is indispensable for agricultural monitoring and food security, but early-season mapping has remained challenging. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR), such as RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) and Sentinel-1, can meet higher ...
Xin Zhou, Jinfei Wang, Bo Shan, Yongjun He   +3 more
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