@article{PAR00004282,
  title = {{C}omparative study on the performance of multiparameter {SAR} data for operational urban areas extraction using textural features},
  author = {{C}orbane, {C}. and {B}aghdadi, {N}. and {D}escombes, {X}. and {W}ilson, {G}. and {V}illeneuve, {N}. and {P}etit, {M}ichel},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he advent of a new generation of synthetic aperture radar ({SAR}) satellites, such as {A}dvanced {SAR}/{E}nvironmental {S}atellite ({C}-band), {P}hased {A}rray {T}ype {L}-band {S}ynthetic {A}perture {R}adar/{A}dvanced {L}and {O}bserving {S}atellite ({L}-band), and {T}erra{SAR}-{X} ({X}-band), offers advanced potentials for the detection of urban tissue. {I}n this letter, we analyze and compare the performance of multiple types of {SAR} images in terms of band frequency, polarization, incidence angle, and spatial resolution for the purpose of operational urban areas delineation. {A}s a reference for comparison, we use a proven method for extracting textural features based on a {G}aussian {M}arkov {R}andom {F}ield ({GMRF}) model. {T}he results of urban areas delineation are quantitatively analyzed allowing performing intrasensor and intersensors comparisons. {S}ensitivity of the {GMRF} model with respect to texture window size and to spatial resolutions of {SAR} images is also investigated. {I}ntrasensor comparison shows that polarization and incidence angle play a significant role in the potential of the {GMRF} model for the extraction of urban areas from {SAR} images. {I}ntersensors comparison evidences the better performances of {X}-band images, acquired at 1-m spatial resolution, when resampled to resolutions of 5 and 10 m.},
  keywords = {{G}aussian {M}arkov random field ({GMRF}) model ; synthetic aperture radar ; ({SAR}) ; urban remote sensing},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{IEEE} {G}eoscience and {R}emote {S}ensing {L}etters},
  volume = {6},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {728--732},
  ISSN = {1545-598{X}},
  year = {2009},
  DOI = {10.1109/lgrs.2009.2024225},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00004282},
}