多源星载SAR地形干涉测量精度分析

星载InSAR技术具有高效率、高精度获取全球DEM数据及其他增值产品的优势，是地形测绘领域的研究热点。本文综合利用国内外多源星载SAR影像数据，开展地形干涉测量试验及精度对比分析，旨在为全球测绘提供技术参考。现有的X/C/L波段卫星SAR系统，如COSMO-SkyMed、GF-3、ALOS-2获取的干涉数据集，在青海典型复杂地形实验区均成功获取了DEM数据产品。分析结果表明，在3种典型数据源中，基于COSMO-SkyMed干涉测量DEM的精度与细节质量相对较高，GF-3干涉结果次之，ALOS-2数据也实现了较好的地形测图精度。相关结果从侧面论证了国产GF-3数据具备在空间基线合适的条件下获得高精度DEM数据产品的潜力。     

基于有理多项式模型的星载高分InSAR影像制作数字高程模型的研究

合成孔径雷达干涉测量是一种利用SAR影像复数据的相位信息提取地面三维信息的技术,它通过获取地面目标在两幅SAR影像上的相位差值来解算该点的三维坐标。有理多项式（RPC,Rational Polynomial Coefficient）模型作为一种数学意义上的几何模型,它独立于传感器和平台,简单且具有通用性,可建立地面任意坐标与影像空间的关系。本文在RPC模型用于替代星载SAR的距离多普勒模型和星载InSAR的干涉相位方程基础上,研究 RPC模型应用于星载高分辨率InSAR影像制作DEM的可行性和精度。利用兰州COSMO-SkyMed数据和资源三号三线阵数据制作的DEM为参考数据进行实验验证,RPC模型用于InSAR技术生成的DEM,中误差为7.55米。     

利用ERS-1/2重轨干涉SAR数据提取DEM及其精度分析

介绍了重轨干涉SAR数据的图像配准、干涉图生成、基线估计及DEM生成的原理，利用1996年获取的西茂玛尼地区的ERS－1／2串行干涉SAR数据提取了DEM。并选控制点计算了所获得的DEM的误差。最后对影响DEM精度的各种因素进行了分析。     

基于参考DEM的机载InSAR定标方法

研究无人工靶标的干涉定标方法对促进机载InSAR技术在山区等复杂地形的测绘、制图等定量应用有重要的实用价值。本文提出一种新的基于参考DEM的干涉定标方法,在InSAR定标中用已知高程精度的参考DEM与待定标的InSAR系统生成的DEM进行比较,利用参考DEM模拟SAR图像,获得大量定标所需的控制点坐标来建立敏感度矩阵,并对敏感度方程的解算进行了改进,同时将干涉处理与定标过程相结合,改进了干涉处理过程,最后得到定标后的干涉参数并生成DEM,利用机载数据进行了实验验证,并分析了无人工靶标干涉定标实验结果的误差。     

小波域多时相干涉SAR数据融合

大气因素和高斯白噪声对由星载干涉SAR系统获取的干涉图相位有很大的影响，可能会极大地降低结果DEM的精度，提出了一种对多时相干涉SAR数据生成的独立DEM进行权重融合的方法，该算法在小波域当中估计了大气和高斯噪声的误差功率，并对多时相DEM进行权重融合。用河北省尚义县地区的ERS-1和ERS-2数据的研究表明，此算法可以很好地提高由干涉SAR获取的DEM的精度。     

粗／精轨道数据对卫星InSAR DEM精度影响的对比分析

本文在介绍InSAR系统中卫星轨道状态矢量内插方法的基础上，从理论和实际两方面分析了轨道数据误差对参考椭球面相位、地形干涉相位和数字高程模型（DEM）精度的影响。以上海局部地区作为实验场，采用ERS-1／2卫星SAR影像数据，分别使用欧洲空间局粗略轨道数据和荷兰Delft大学空间研究中心精密轨道数据进行了干涉处理，生成了两种情况下的DEM，并对相关精度进行了对比与分析。研究结果表明，使用精轨数据建立的DEM的精度明显高于基于粗轨数据建立的DEM的精度。     

ENVISAT/ASAR多角度干涉雷达数据山区DEM生成及精度分析

在地形起伏较大的山区用干涉SAR生成DEM时,合适的入射角是获取高精度DEM的重要参数之一.本文基于ENVISAT/ASAR多角度干涉雷达数据,SRTM 90米分辨率的DEM以及1:5万的数字化DEM数据,从定性和定量的角度比较和分析了干涉SAR在获取山区DEM时,入射角对DEM精度的具体影响.结果表明:对于ASAR的多入射角干涉雷达数据,在不同入射角条件下由于雷达叠掩和透视收缩的影响,获取的DEM精度差别很大,入射角带来的影响相当显著,比如IS2和IS4角度得到的DEM的精度差超过了6米.因此,在山区干涉SAR地形成图时,必须对入射角的大小进行严格的选择.     

方差分量估计在机载InSAR区域网平差中的应用

基于验后方差分量估计的思想,针对观测值中各类观测分量的方差难以直接估计的问题,研究了机载InSAR区域网平差干涉参数定标权值确定理论,设计了利用Helmert方差分量估计扩展模型的机载InSAR区域网平差干涉参数定标权值确定方法。采用我国机载双天线InSAR数据进行相关试验,表明验后估计定权能合理地顾及DEM的生成精度和拼接精度。     

CryoSat-2 SARIn数据干涉处理及DEM获取

CryoSat-2搭载的合成孔径/干涉雷达高度计能够精确地探测海洋与大陆冰面高程变化,其合成孔径干涉模式（synthetic aperture interferometric mode,SARIn）提供的干涉数据可以利用传统差分干涉测量技术反演地面的高程信息,但在欧洲空间局公布的SARIn二级产品没有充分地利用这一信息。介绍了SARIn模式工作原理,并结合传统干涉测量技术,提出利用SARIn一级（level 1b,L1b）数据进行数字高程模型提取的算法和流程。通过数据质量检查,剔除数据中的错误信息;通过信号强度和相干性选择合适的解缠起点,实现干涉数据的逐行解缠;计算出卫星视角,结合卫星姿态、速度、位置和视线向距离等信息计算地面点的三维信息,最终插值生成SARIn DEM（digital elevation model）。利用该算法对2012年1月~4月的SARIn L1b数据进行干涉处理,获得了南极Lambert冰川流域局部地区的数字高程模型。通过对比ICESat DEM和RMAP DEM,表明SARIn DEM具有较高的精度,能够满足南北极等地区的高程变化研究。     

基于配准偏移量的InSAR基线估计

根据SAR干涉测量原理,以配准偏移量为观测值,采用非线性最小二乘迭代法对干涉对的基线进行估计,并以ENVISAT卫星在西藏地区获取的两景SAR数据为例,对此基线估计算法进行实验验证。结果表明,该算法能有效地估计基线,减小轨道不精确带来的误差,在一定程度上提高InSAR生成DEM的精度。     

Fusion of high-resolution DEMs derived from COSMO-SkyMed and TerraSAR-X InSAR datasets

Voids caused by shadow, layover, and decorrelation usually occur in digital elevation models (DEMs) of mountainous areas that are derived from interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) datasets. The presence of voids degrades the quality and usability of the DEMs. Thus, void removal is considered as an integral part of the DEM production using InSAR data. The fusion of multiple DEMs has been widely recognized as a promising way for the void removal. Because the vertical accuracy of multiple DEMs can be different, the selection of optimum weights becomes a key problem in the fusion and is studied in this article. As a showcase, two high-resolution InSAR DEMs near Mt. Qilian in northwest China are created and then merged. The two pairs of InSAR data were acquired by TerraSAR-X from an ascending orbit and COSMO-SkyMed from a descending orbit. A maximum likelihood fusion scheme with the weights optimally determined by the height of ambiguity and the variance of phase noise is adopted to syncretize the two DEMs in our study. The fused DEM has a fine spatial resolution of 10 m and depicts the landform of the study area well. The percentage of void cells in the fused DEM is only 0.13 %, while 6.9 and 5.7 % of the cells in the COSMO-SkyMed DEM and the TerraSAR-X DEM are originally voids. Using the ICESat/GLAS elevation data and the Chinese national DEM of scale 1:50,000 as references, we evaluate vertical accuracy levels of the fused DEM as well as the original InSAR DEMs. The results show that substantial improvements could be achieved by DEM fusion after atmospheric phase screen removal. The quality of fused DEM can even meet the high-resolution terrain information (HRTI) standard.     

Improved topographic mapping through high-resolution SAR interferometry with atmospheric effect removal

The application of SAR interferometry (InSAR) in topographic mapping is usually limited by geometric/temporal decorrelations and atmospheric effect, particularly in repeat-pass mode. In this paper, to improve the accuracy of topographic mapping with high-resolution InSAR, a new approach to estimate and remove atmospheric effect has been developed. Under the assumptions that there was no ground deformation within a short temporal period and insignificant ionosphere interference on high-frequency radar signals, e.g. X-bands, the approach was focused on the removal of two types of atmospheric effects, namely tropospheric stratification and turbulence. Using an available digital elevation model (DEM) of moderate spatial resolution, e.g. Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) DEM, a differential interferogram was firstly produced from the high-resolution InSAR data pair. A linear regression model between phase signal and auxiliary elevation was established to estimate the stratified atmospheric effect from the differential interferogram. Afterwards, a combination of a low-pass and an adaptive filter was employed to separate the turbulent atmospheric effect. After the removal of both types of atmospheric effects in the high-resolution interferogram, the interferometric phase information incorporating local topographic details was obtained and further processed to produce a high-resolution DEM. The feasibility and effectiveness of this approach was validated by an experiment with a tandem-mode X-band COSMO-SkyMed InSAR data pair covering a mountainous area in Northwestern China. By using a standard Chinese national DEM of scale 1:50,000 as the reference, we evaluated the vertical accuracy of InSAR DEM with and without atmospheric effects correction, which shows that after atmospheric signal correction the root-mean-squared error (RMSE) has decreased from 13.6 m to 5.7 m. Overall, from this study a significant improvement to derive topographic maps with high accuracy has been achieved by using the proposed approach.     

基于填挖方分析的DEM精度评价模型

针对DEM高程中误差评价指标的不足,提出了一种基于填挖方分析的DEM精度评价模型以及计算方法,将DEM填挖方误差E_c定义为待评价DEM与参考DEM在同一区域的三维体积差异和与该区域面积之商。探究了DEM填挖方误差和DEM分辨率R以及地形平均坡度S之间的关系,得到DEM填挖方误差的定量估算模型为E_c=0.004 8·R·S。实验表明,模型估算精度达95.85%以上。该模型为在不同地形条件下,确定满足限差要求的DEM分辨率提供了依据。     

数字高程模型误差及其评价的问题综述

从数字高程模型(DEM)传递误差、基于中误差的DEM误差模型及其主要问题、DEM误差分布实验和DEM内插误差新认识几个方面分析了当前DEM误差研究的主要进展,用"中误差"讨论DEM传递误差是建立在测量误差传递理论基础之上的,但沿用"中误差"来讨论DEM内插模型逼近误差和DEM整体误差却缺乏理论依据。DEM误差分布的空间相关性实验对DEM中误差评价法所应具备的随机误差性提出质疑,却可以用基于逼近理论的DEM内插模型来解释,说明用逼近误差理论研究DEM内插误差的途径是正确、可行的。     

Adaptive filter in SAR interferometry derived DEM

IntroductionRadar interferometry (InSAR) has been suc-cessfully applied to measure the surface topogra-phyin the past two decades[1-4].Since InSARisa coherent technology ,the most i mportant con-straint for the radar echo is coherence . Howev-er ,decorrelation is al ways inevitably introducedby the thermal noise , geometric decorrelation,Doppler centroid decorrelation, volume scatter-ing decorrelation,temporal decorrelation, orbiterror , at mospheric delay , and data processingnoise[5-6]. …     

插值条件下格网DEM坡度计算模型的噪声误差分析

针对目前DEM（Digital Elevation Model, DEM）数字地形分析的精度评价多数不考虑DEM误差的空间自相关性或仅仅采用经验的自相关性模型问题,本文从DEM插值入手,从理论上推导了插值条件下格网DEM邻域窗口内坡度噪声误差的空间自相关性模型以及坡度精度模型,并选取典型的插值方法和坡度差分算法,从实验角度分析了在顾及和不顾及空间自相关性两种情况下的格网DEM坡度计算模型的噪声精度,实验结果表明：坡度精度受DEM噪声误差的空间自相关性影响较大,并与DEM插值方法和坡度计算模型中的差分算法有关。     

基于有向窗的自适应SIGMA中值滤波算法

提出了一种能够有效消除InSAR DEM噪声的自适应中值滤波算法:基于有向窗的自适应SIGMA中值滤波。分别采用中值滤波、基于高程的自适应SIGMA中值滤波和基于有向窗的自适应SIGMA中值滤波算法,对InSAR Tandem DEM和模拟DEM进行了滤波处理。结果表明,基于有向窗的自适应SIGMA中值滤波算法不仅能够更有效地消除噪声,而且能够更好地保留图像的边界特征。     

A causal analysis of error in viewsheds from USGS digital elevation models

Users of GIS are faced with the ongoing and difficult problem of estimating the validity of a GIS output given the uncertainty of the quality of digital mapped data. This research project examines the manner in which error from a digital elevation model (DEM) results in error in an estimate of a viewshed. The data set includes two DEMs for the same study area. A 10-metre DEM serves as the control model to test a United States Geological Survey (USGS) DEM. The amount and spatial pattern of the error in the test DEM is determined by comparing it to the control DEM. A viewshed analysis is then performed at a set of 61 sites. After determining the relative accuracy of the viewsheds thus estimated, a causal model of viewshed error is developed, which links the sources of the DEM error with the error in the viewshed. The most important factor in DEM error is terrain roughness. The error in the viewsheds is a result of the error being propagated from the DEM, with landscape characteristics of the viewpoinr playing a role due to their effect on the error in the DEM. The conceptual path model developed sets the stage for a quancitative approach that will attempt to predict viewshed error from the landscape characteristics without direct knowledge of the error in the DEM.