Geo-correction Algorithm Based on Equivalent RD Model for ScanSAR of HJ-1-C Satellite

Abstract

HJ-1-C satellite is the first Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite for civilian use in China, and it has a strip and scan mode. According to the characteristics of the ScanSAR of the HJ-1-C satellite, a geo-correction algorithm based on an equivalent RD model has been outlined in this paper on the basis of an ECS image processing algorithm and a traditional Range-Doppler location method. An azimuth mosaic was presented by a time series relationship, then the different burst was stitched by range, and the equivalent parameters were fitted to locations on the RD model. Finally, the ScanSAR image was geo-corrected. The HJ-1-C satellite data results showed that the location accuracy of ScanSAR for the HJ-1-C satellite was less than 100 m, and the geo-correction algorithm was realized in 10 s in fewer than 24 parallel cores.

Keywords

• HJ-1-C satellite
• ScanSAR mode
• Equivalent RD model
• SAR geo-correct