MetaSensing develops and operates airborne SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) sensors, offering high-resolution mapping services to customers worldwide, including ESA and NASA, since 2008.
The MetaSAR has been successfully installed on Cessna 172, Cessna 182, CASA 212, Piper PA 32-R and Tecnam MMA. The sensor, including antennas, can be installed inside the fuselage, with no need for costly and time-consuming modifications to the aircraft aerodynamic
design.
Advantages
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Light weight
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Compact size
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Low power consumption
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No need for modifications to the aircraft aerodynamic design
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Flexible track and flight height
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SAR processor
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Customizable
Applications
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Land cover and vegetation classification
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Oceanography: ocean surface current measurement, wave and wind speed retrieval
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Snow and glacier mapping
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DEM generation
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Land management
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Surveillance and MTI
Airborne SAR image at X band showing features and details at different zoom-in levels
Key features
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Platforms: UAVs, aircrafts, helicopters
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Operational frequencies: P-, L-, C-, X-, Ku-, Ka-bands
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Waveforms: FMCW, I-FMCW, Pulse
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Full polarimetry
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Multi-channel
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Multi-frequency
Merged georeferenced airborne SAR images