Accuracy Assessment of a Digital Elevation Model Constructed Using the KOMPSAT-5 Dataset

The Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) has significantly advanced in its usage for analyzing surface information such as displacement or elevation. In this study, we evaluated a digital elevation model (DEM) constructed using X-band KOMPSAT-5 interferometric datasets provided by the Ko...

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Main Authors: Je-Yun Lee, Sang-Hoon Hong, Kwang-Jae Lee, Joong-Sun Won
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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description The Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) has significantly advanced in its usage for analyzing surface information such as displacement or elevation. In this study, we evaluated a digital elevation model (DEM) constructed using X-band KOMPSAT-5 interferometric datasets provided by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The 28-day revisit cycle of KOMPSAT-5 poses challenges in maintaining interferometric correlation. To address this, four KOMPSAT-5 images were employed in a multi-baseline interferometric approach to mitigate temporal decorrelation effects. Despite the slightly longer temporal baselines, the analysis revealed sufficient coherence (>0.8) in three interferograms. The height of ambiguity ranged from 59 to 74 m, which is a moderate height of sensitivity to extract topography over the study area of San Francisco in the USA. Unfortunately, only ascending acquisition mode datasets were available for this study. The derived DEM was validated against three reference datasets: Copernicus GLO-30 DEM, ICESat-2, and GEDI altimetry. A high coefficient of determination (R<sup>2</sup> > 0.9) demonstrates the feasibility of the interferometric application of KOMPSAT-5.
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spelling doaj-art-44c25e4d2cff47269570ab06d94ebbaf2025-08-20T02:59:15ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-02-0117582610.3390/rs17050826Accuracy Assessment of a Digital Elevation Model Constructed Using the KOMPSAT-5 DatasetJe-Yun Lee0Sang-Hoon Hong1Kwang-Jae Lee2Joong-Sun Won3Department of Geological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Geological Sciences, Pusan National University, Busan 46241, Republic of KoreaSatellite Application Division, Korea Aerospace Research Institute, Daejeon 34133, Republic of KoreaDepartment of Earth System Sciences, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of KoreaThe Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) has significantly advanced in its usage for analyzing surface information such as displacement or elevation. In this study, we evaluated a digital elevation model (DEM) constructed using X-band KOMPSAT-5 interferometric datasets provided by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI). The 28-day revisit cycle of KOMPSAT-5 poses challenges in maintaining interferometric correlation. To address this, four KOMPSAT-5 images were employed in a multi-baseline interferometric approach to mitigate temporal decorrelation effects. Despite the slightly longer temporal baselines, the analysis revealed sufficient coherence (>0.8) in three interferograms. The height of ambiguity ranged from 59 to 74 m, which is a moderate height of sensitivity to extract topography over the study area of San Francisco in the USA. Unfortunately, only ascending acquisition mode datasets were available for this study. The derived DEM was validated against three reference datasets: Copernicus GLO-30 DEM, ICESat-2, and GEDI altimetry. A high coefficient of determination (R<sup>2</sup> > 0.9) demonstrates the feasibility of the interferometric application of KOMPSAT-5.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/5/826KOMPSAT-5multi-baselineinterferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)digital elevation model (DEM)
spellingShingle Je-Yun Lee
Sang-Hoon Hong
Kwang-Jae Lee
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Accuracy Assessment of a Digital Elevation Model Constructed Using the KOMPSAT-5 Dataset
Remote Sensing
KOMPSAT-5
multi-baseline
interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)
digital elevation model (DEM)
title Accuracy Assessment of a Digital Elevation Model Constructed Using the KOMPSAT-5 Dataset
title_full Accuracy Assessment of a Digital Elevation Model Constructed Using the KOMPSAT-5 Dataset
title_fullStr Accuracy Assessment of a Digital Elevation Model Constructed Using the KOMPSAT-5 Dataset
title_full_unstemmed Accuracy Assessment of a Digital Elevation Model Constructed Using the KOMPSAT-5 Dataset
title_short Accuracy Assessment of a Digital Elevation Model Constructed Using the KOMPSAT-5 Dataset
title_sort accuracy assessment of a digital elevation model constructed using the kompsat 5 dataset
topic KOMPSAT-5
multi-baseline
interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR)
digital elevation model (DEM)
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/5/826
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