SRI International Demonstrates High-Resolution Images from Hobby UAV

MENLO PARK, Calif., Feb. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Researchers from SRI International successfully demonstrated high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery from a small, low-cost hobby unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The small form factor SAR instrument generates accessible radar imagery for detecting and measuring solid earth vertical deformation to improve prediction models for landslides, levee erosion, and earthquake and volcanic activity.

"SRI's SAR instrument on a small UAV enables rapid and frequent visits over an area of interest," said Simon Lee, M.S., senior program manager, Signals and Space Technology Laboratory, SRI International. "This capability can provide scientists with the datasets needed to improve their models and forecasts."

SRI's state-of-the-art SAR instrument is a compact radar system developed to generate high-resolution remote sensing imagery from small satellite and UAV platforms.

About SRI International
SRI International creates world-changing solutions making people safer, healthier, and more productive. SRI, a research center headquartered in Menlo Park, California, works primarily in advanced technology and systems, biosciences, computing, and education. SRI brings its innovations to the marketplace through technology licensing, spin-off ventures, and new product solutions.

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