Automating sentinel-1 SLC product processing: Parallelization and optimization for efficient polarimetric parameter extraction.

ABSTRACT: Processing Sentinel-1 (S1) Single Look Complex (SLC) data is time-consuming, even with software like SNAP or PolSARpro. Command line processing on Windows provides an automated alternative, enabling R-based processing of multiple S1-SLC files without manual interaction. Here we demonstrate a user friendly automated process, to process an unlimited number of S1-SLC images, tailored for users with minimal SAR or programming competence. The proposed workflow integrates RStudio, SNAP, and PolSARpro software libraries to implement the same processes a user can achieve via the corresponding graphic user interfaces (GUI). The workflow includes bulk S1-SLC imagery downloads, installation and configuration of dependent software applications. Within the SNAP GUI, a base-graph was constructed, encomp

SUBMITTER: Fernando H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11951012 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature