Geodetic quality assessment of a low-cost InSAR transponder

Conference Paper (2013)
Author(s)

P.S. Mahapatra (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)

Sami Samiei-Esfahany (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)

Ramon F. Hanssen (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)

Hans Van Der Marel (TU Delft - Civil Engineering & Geosciences)

Research Group
Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721357 Final published version
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Publication Year
2013
Language
English
Research Group
Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning
Article number
6721357
Pages (from-to)
1103-1106
ISBN (print)
978-1-4799-1114-1
Event
2013 33rd IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (2013-07-21 - 2013-07-26), Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Abstract

The geodetic quality of a low-cost commercial off-the-shelf InSAR transponder has been empirically assessed, both under controlled conditions and operationally for landslide monitoring. Comparison of 113 transponder-InSAR observations with independent validation measurements (levelling or GPS) yields a transponder precision range of 1.8-4.6 mm after outlier removal for double-difference (spatial and temporal) phase measurements in the satellite line of sight for Envisat and ERS-2, making it a compact and lightweight alternative to a corner reflector for C-band InSAR.