Ensuring globally the TanDEM-X height accuracy: Analysis of the reference data sets ICESat, SRTM and KGPS-tracks

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn 2, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Huber, M ^a   Wessel, B ^a   Kosmann, D ^a   Felbier, A ^b   Schwieger, V ^c   Habermeyer, M ^a   Wendleder, A ^a   Roth, A ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STUTTGART   (Germany)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; ICESat; Kinematic global positioning system; SRTM; TanDEM X

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; KINEMATIC GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEMS; PHASE UNWRAPPING; QUALITY MEASURES; REFERENCE DATA; SATELLITE SAR; TANDEM-X;

DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; KINEMATICS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE GROUND STATIONS; TRACKING RADAR;

SURVEYING;

EID: 77951097917     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5418204     Document Type: Conference Paper

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