As agreed by the forty-second session of the Scientific and Technical Subcommittee of the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, the fifth industry symposium entitled "Synthetic aperture radar missions and their applications" was held on 20 February 2006. The industry symposium aimed at strengthening the partnership of the Committee with the industry and addressed synthetic aperture radar missions and their applications for sustainable development. The presentations, available below, focused on the available synthetic aperture radar data, its applications and various commercially available products that involved the use of synthetic aperture radar data.
| Moderator: L. Beckel | |
|
Introductory remarks
L. Beckel |
Powerpoint Presentation |
|
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data for sustainable development
G. Staples, MDA Geospatial Services |
Powerpoint Presentation |
|
ERS/ENVISAT ASAR data products and services
A. Celentano, Eurimage SpA |
Powerpoint Presentation |
|
Use of ERS altimeter data within the REFERENCE3D production project
C. Cortes and L. Tripon, Spot Image |
Powerpoint Presentation |
|
Applications of SAR for sustainable social and economic development in India
M.Y.S. Prasad, Antrix Corporation, Ltd. |
Powerpoint Presentation |
|
Operational satellite- based oil spill and ship detection services: a case study from Northern Europe
A.J. Jensen, Kongsberg Satellite Services AS |
Powerpoint Presentation |
|
TerraSAR-Xproducts, services and applications
J. Herrmann, Infoterra GmbH |
Powerpoint Presentation |
|
COSMO-SkyMed: products and user services
E. Lopinto, Italian Space Agency |
Powerpoint Presentation |
|
Use of SAR data in maritime applications
G. Riccobono, Telespazio |
Powerpoint Presentation |
|
The TerraSAR-X mission: a German public-private partnership undertaking
R. Werninghaus, German Aerospace Center |
Powerpoint Presentation |
|
ALOS/PALSAR: overview and expected results
T. Tadono, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency |
Powerpoint Presentation |