Urban area analysis based on ESPRIT/MUSIC methods using polarimetric interferometric SAR

Abstract

This paper describes the analysis of man-made area using fully polarimetric interferometric SAR data at L-band. This approach uses a polarimetric interferometric classification procedure to determinate the nature of the different media of the scene under study. An interferometric phase estimation based on ESPRIT methods is applied to the retrieval of the height of different media and specifically for the characterisation of the buildings.