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Introduction to SAR - ORNL DAAC

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MapReady Motivation<br />

His<strong>to</strong>rically, <strong>SAR</strong> data has been used by “<strong>SAR</strong> experts,” familiar with CEOS<br />

formats, <strong>SAR</strong> imagery, and a UNIX working environment.<br />

A new user base exists in GIS, if <strong>SAR</strong> can be provided as “just another layer,”<br />

like USGS maps, GeoEye imagery, Landsat scenes, etc.<br />

MapReady is easy <strong>to</strong> install and user friendly, thus paving the way in helping<br />

users make their <strong>SAR</strong> data compatible with other forms of remote-sensing<br />

data.<br />

Using <strong>SAR</strong> in a GIS Don Atwood<br />

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