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Use of sentinel-1 data for vessel detection in South African oceans: early results
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posted on 2023-05-23, 11:15 authored by Kleynhans, W, Brian SalmonBrian Salmon, Schwegmann, CP, Mdakane, LThis paper shows the utility of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data acquired from the recently launched Sentinel-1 satellite for the detection of vessels within the South African Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). A Sentinel-1 dual polarized (HH and HV) image acquired in Extra Wide (EW) mode over two of the busiest harbors in the country was used together with a standard Cell averaging Constant False Alarm Rate (CA-CFAR) detector to evaluate vessel detection performance for the two polarization modes taking into consideration local incident angles. Early experimental results show promising vessel detection accuracy using the Sentinel-1 data but that polarization and incidence angle are important parameters to take into consideration when working with the data.
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Publication title
Proceedings of the 2015 IEEE Radar ConferencePagination
431-434ISBN
9781467396554Department/School
School of EngineeringPublisher
IEEE-Inst Electrical Electronics Engineers IncPlace of publication
New Jersey, USAEvent title
2015 IEEE Radar ConferenceEvent Venue
Johannesburg, South AfricaDate of Event (Start Date)
2015-10-27Date of Event (End Date)
2015-10-30Rights statement
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