Unified Framework for Ship Detection in Multi-Frequency SAR Images: A Demonstration with COSMO-SkyMed, Sentinel-1, and SAOCOM Data

Autor: Roberto Del Prete, Maria Daniela Graziano, Alfredo Renga
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Remote Sensing, Vol 15, Iss 6, p 1582 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 15061582
2072-4292
DOI: 10.3390/rs15061582
Popis: In the framework of maritime surveillance, vessel detection techniques based on spaceborne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images have promoted extensive applications for the effective understanding of unlawful activities at sea. This paper deals with this topic, presenting a novel approach that exploits a cascade application of a pre-screening algorithm and a discrimination phase. Pre-screening is based on a constant false alarm rate (CFAR) detector, whereas discrimination exploits sub-look analysis (SLA). For the first time, the method has been validated with experiments on multi-frequency (C-, X-, and L-band) SAR images, demonstrating a significant reduction of up to 40% in false alarms within highly congested scenarios, along with a notable enhancement of the receiving operating characteristic (ROC) curves. For future synergic exploitation of multiple SAR missions, the developed dataset, composed of Sentinel-1, SAOCOM, and COSMO-SkyMed images, is comprehensive, having images gathered over the same area with a short time lag (below 15 min). Finally, the diversified processing chains and the results for each mission product and scenario are discussed. Being the first dataset of single-look complex (SLC) SAR multi-frequency data, the present work intends to encourage additional investigation in this promising field of research.
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