The First Experimental Validation of a Communication Base Station as a Ground-Based SAR for Deformation Monitoring

Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is an important trend for future commutation networks. The Communication Base Station (CBS) can be used as a Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR). By using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images obtained at a different time, GB-SAR will have the a...

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Main Authors: Jiabao Xi, Zhiyong Suo, Jingjing Ti
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Published: MDPI AG 2025-03-01
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description Integrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is an important trend for future commutation networks. The Communication Base Station (CBS) can be used as a Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR). By using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images obtained at a different time, GB-SAR will have the ability to detect millimeter-level ground deformations with Interferometric SAR (InSAR) processing through a phase difference operation. In this paper, we investigated the observation and performance for millimeter-level ground deformation detection based on the CBS with Differential InSAR (D-InSAR) for the first time. Building on the characteristics of short temporal sampling intervals, an in-depth investigation was conducted into the process of detecting deformations using the CBS. A practical experimental scenario was established, and the high coherence between adjacent images resulting from short temporal sampling intervals was leveraged to enhance the phase Signal-to-Noise Ratios (SNRs) through time series Differential Interferometric Phase sample averaging. On this basis, the first experimental result is given, which indicates that CBS can accurately capture millimeter-level deformations with a maximum error of 0.3437 mm. The experimental results confirm the feasibility and accuracy of employing CBSs as GB-SAR systems for monitoring ground deformations.
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spelling doaj-art-77b288e2d68a4b7c8a6bea83bc55d2672025-08-20T03:03:25ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-03-01177112910.3390/rs17071129The First Experimental Validation of a Communication Base Station as a Ground-Based SAR for Deformation MonitoringJiabao Xi0Zhiyong Suo1Jingjing Ti2National Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Radar Signal Processing, Xidian University, Xi’an 710071, ChinaIntegrated Sensing and Communication (ISAC) is an important trend for future commutation networks. The Communication Base Station (CBS) can be used as a Ground-Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GB-SAR). By using Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images obtained at a different time, GB-SAR will have the ability to detect millimeter-level ground deformations with Interferometric SAR (InSAR) processing through a phase difference operation. In this paper, we investigated the observation and performance for millimeter-level ground deformation detection based on the CBS with Differential InSAR (D-InSAR) for the first time. Building on the characteristics of short temporal sampling intervals, an in-depth investigation was conducted into the process of detecting deformations using the CBS. A practical experimental scenario was established, and the high coherence between adjacent images resulting from short temporal sampling intervals was leveraged to enhance the phase Signal-to-Noise Ratios (SNRs) through time series Differential Interferometric Phase sample averaging. On this basis, the first experimental result is given, which indicates that CBS can accurately capture millimeter-level deformations with a maximum error of 0.3437 mm. The experimental results confirm the feasibility and accuracy of employing CBSs as GB-SAR systems for monitoring ground deformations.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/7/1129integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)communication base station (CBS)ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR)ground deformation detection
spellingShingle Jiabao Xi
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The First Experimental Validation of a Communication Base Station as a Ground-Based SAR for Deformation Monitoring
Remote Sensing
integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)
communication base station (CBS)
ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR)
ground deformation detection
title The First Experimental Validation of a Communication Base Station as a Ground-Based SAR for Deformation Monitoring
title_full The First Experimental Validation of a Communication Base Station as a Ground-Based SAR for Deformation Monitoring
title_fullStr The First Experimental Validation of a Communication Base Station as a Ground-Based SAR for Deformation Monitoring
title_full_unstemmed The First Experimental Validation of a Communication Base Station as a Ground-Based SAR for Deformation Monitoring
title_short The First Experimental Validation of a Communication Base Station as a Ground-Based SAR for Deformation Monitoring
title_sort first experimental validation of a communication base station as a ground based sar for deformation monitoring
topic integrated sensing and communication (ISAC)
communication base station (CBS)
ground-based synthetic aperture radar (GB-SAR)
ground deformation detection
url https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/7/1129
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