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Ensuring globally the TanDEM-X height accuracy: Analysis of the reference data sets ICESat, SRTM and KGPS-tracks
Huber, Martin and Wessel, Birgit and Kosmann, Detlev and Felbier, Andreas and Schwieger, Volker and Habermeyer, Martin and Wendleder, Anna and Roth, Achim (2009) Ensuring globally the TanDEM-X height accuracy: Analysis of the reference data sets ICESat, SRTM and KGPS-tracks. In: Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), pp. 769-772. 2009 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2009-07-12 - 2009-07-17, Cape Town, South Africa.
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Abstract
The TanDEM-X mission will derive a global digital elevation model (DEM) with satellite SAR interferometry. Height references play an important role to ensure the required height accuracy of 10m absolute and 2m relative for 90% of the data. In this paper the main height reference data sets ICESat (for DEM calibration), SRTM (for phase unwrapping) and kinematic GPS-Tracks (KGPS – for DEM verification) are analyzed regarding to their accuracy. For the ICESat data a reliable quality measure is developed. For SRTM an improved version adjusted to reliable ICESat data is presented and a concept for collecting and evaluating decimeter-precise kinematic GPS tracks is proposed.
| Document Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Speech, Paper) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Title: | Ensuring globally the TanDEM-X height accuracy: Analysis of the reference data sets ICESat, SRTM and KGPS-tracks | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Date: | July 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Refereed publication: | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| In SCOPUS: | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| In ISI Web of Science: | No | ||||||||||||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 769-772 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||
| Keywords: | TanDEM-X, DEM, ICESat, SRTM, kinematic Global Positioning System | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event Title: | 2009 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event Location: | Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event Type: | international Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| Event Dates: | 2009-07-12 - 2009-07-17 | ||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||
| HGF - Program Themes: | W EO - Erdbeobachtung | ||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research area: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Program: | W EO - Erdbeobachtung | ||||||||||||||||||
| DLR - Research theme (Project): | W - Projekt TanDEM-X (old) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||
| Institutes and Institutions: | German Remote Sensing Data Center > Environment and Security | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deposited By: | Dr.-Ing. Birgit Wessel | ||||||||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 23 Jul 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 21 Feb 2010 18:55 |
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