2011 NEST Training Practicals PDF

NEST InSAR Course 2011:
Contents
Marcus Engdahl (ESA)

Petar Marinkovic (PPO.Labs)
Andrea Minchella (RSAC c/o ESA-ESRIN)
ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use

1 Day: Contents
09:45-11:00 InSAR theory
11:00-11:30 Coffee break
11:30-12:00 InSAR theory
12:00-12:45 Overview about NEST 4B-1.0
12:45-14:45 Lunch
14:45-16:00 Practicals: Etna volcano, Italy, ERS1/2 tandem dataset
16:30-17:15 Practicals: Etna volcano, Italy, ERS1/2 tandem dataset
17:15-17:45 Question time

2 Day: Contents
09:45-11:00 Theory: Phase unwrapping and review of upcoming

features in 4C release
11:30-12:45 Practicals: Bam earthquake, Iran, Envisat dataset
12:45-14:45 Lunch
14:45-16:00 Practicals: Bam earthquake, Iran, Envisat dataset
a) Features for advanced visualisation and interpretation
b) extension of processing chain with azimuth and range filters Ops

16:30-17:15 Optional blocks
- Geocoding/Orthorectification and interface to Google Earth
- GPF (graph processing framework)
- Running InSAR project within NEST using a stack of data.
17:15-17:45 Question time

Sw and data
– Software version used in the course:

Release 4B-1.0, official release available via the website NEST website.
– Datasets used for practicals:

1. Bam earthquake, Iran, Envisat data set
2. Etna volcano, Italy, ERS1/2 tandem data set.
All the material (Theory&Practicals pdf + data) will be on line on the NEST
website
InSAR exercises using
NEST release 4B-1.0
Andrea Minchella, RSAC c/o ESA-ESRIN
Petar Marinkovic, PPO.Labs
Prof R. Hanssen, TU Delft University
Marcus Engdahl, ESA-ESRIN
Advanced SAR Tools: InSAR
• Coregistration and resampling
• DEM assisted coregistration
• Products: interferogram and coherence
• Filtering: both spectral and phase
• Geo-coding
• Unwrapping
• DEM product
• Differential InSAR
• Limited stack processing
All zero doppler and strip map data

are fully supported
Available in 4B-1.0
Available in 4C-1.0 (end of 2011)

Contents
Exercise 1: Generation of an interferogram on ETNA Vulcano, Sicily

(Italy), using a ERS1&2 couple acquired on 1/2 August 1996 via DAT
Exercise 2: Generation of DInSAR interferogram of the BAM

earthquake, employing Envisat ASAR couple acquired before and
after the event via Graph Builder
ESA Presentation | Slide 7

Exercise 1
Objective
Generation of an interferogram on ETNA Vulcano, Sicily (Italy), using a
ERS1&2 couple acquired on 1/2 August 1996.
The exercise would consist in:

1. Creation of a project starting from data subsets
2. Application of Delft Precise orbit
3. Coregistration of subsets
4. Flattened Interferogram generation
5. Coherence generation
6. Comparison of interferograms and coherence
7. Interferogram with subtraction of topography
8. Multilooking
9. Geocoding of flattened interferogram
10. Export of results to Google Earth
The exercise will be done using the DAT (interface)

Before starting..
Important Note:
Data and folders structure has been specifically prepared for the ESA
Land Training Course and the NEST INSAR Courses.
Dataset is freely available at:
http://earth.eo.esa.int/pub/polsarpro_ftp/NEST/LTC-11/exercise1_InSAR.zip

Employed DATA
ERS-1 SAR_SLC ORBIT 21159 – DATE 1-AUG-1995

ERS-2 SAR_SLC ORBIT 1486 – DATE 2-AUG-1995
Btemp [days]: -1 // Temporal baseline

Bperp [m]: -60.8 // Perpendicular baseline
Bpar [m]: -22 // Parallel baseline
N.B.: Subsets will be used

Where is the data

Launch NEST
Double click for

launching NEST

Open the data
1.Click on Raster Product
2. Select the Etna_ERS folder
4. Select the subsets and click on Open Product
3. Select the BEAM-DIMAP format

Open the data
The images are listed

in the Products View

Inspect product structure
• Identification: Basic information on the product

(Mission, Product type, Acquisition time, Pass, Track and
Orbit)
• Metadata: This includes all the original metadata within

the product, the Abstracted Metadata which is the
important metadata fields used by the Operators in a
common format and the Processing graph
history recording the processing that was done
• Tie Point Grids: Raster grids created from interpolating

the tie-points information within the product. The
interpolation is done on the fly according to the product.
• Bands: The actual bands inside the product and virtual

bands created by NEST from expressions. Different
icons are used to distinguish these bands.

The (NEST) abstracted
metadata

PROJECTS
1. A Project will help organize your

data by storing all related work in
one folder. To create a project,
select New Project from the File
menu or Toolbar. A dialog will
prompt you for a project folder
location and project file name.
1. Whenever you open a new product,

a link to that product will show up
under External Product Links.
2. The project folders mirror the file

structure of the physical hard disk.
Therefore any change you make to
the physical project folders on disk
will be reflected in your project.
Create the project
1. From File  select New Project

2. Save the Project in the Etna_ERS folder
Click on save

The project

Application of Delft Precise orbit
Automatic downloading of Orbits if firewall setting

permits

Delft Precise orbit: parameters selection

The Settings window
NEST is able to download automatically the STRM v.4 (3” tiles) from the JRC FTP
(xftp.jrc.it) for the area covered by the image to be orthorectified. The tiles will be
downloaded to the folder C/AuxData/DEMs/SRTM_DEM/tiff. Also Delft and ESA
orbits are automatic downloaded.
Internet is required! And your firewall must allow that.

If your Internet settings are preventing the downloading, you still can download by
yourself the DEM tiles and/orbits and put these manually in the NEST Settings Window
directories.

The Test Connectivity
In the HELP tab there is a “Test Connectivity” to check if Ftp

connection works well (the firewall can prevent the connection).
However sometimes this can be not enough because of other
system dependant blocks.

Subsets with Delft Precise orbit

Coregistration

Coregistration
Drag and drop products from Project

View to ProductSet-Reader window
the 2 Subsets_AppOrb produtcs

Coregistration: parameters


1. Select as target
directory
“Coregistered Products”
2. Click on Process

The folder .nest: the
residual.txt file

Coregistered stack

RGB visualization: From Liner to db
To improve the visualisation

please convert from linear to db.
Right Click over the image band
RGB visualization
Select the bands in db

RGB visualization

Interferogram generation (Flattened)




Visualisation of flattened Interferogram
Double click
on Phase_ifg1

Applying a LUT
Import a Colour palette

Applying a LUT
Click to Apply

Coherence generation

Coherence generation

Interferogram vs. coherence

Layer Manager
1. When a band is currently opened,

you may add new layers overlaid
over your image
2. Layers could be
a. Shape Files,
b. Images,
c. Other bands
3. If the product is map projected

a. Web Map Server (WMS)
layers may be added
4. Layer Transparency is user control

Layer manager: Interf. Vs coherence


Topographic phase removal

Topographic phase removal

Interferograms comparison

Multilooking

Multilooked products

Geocoding of multilooked interf.



Export to Google Earth

Visualisation in Google Earth

Exercise 2
Objective
Generation of DInSAR inteferogram of the BAM earthquake which took
place on 26 December 2003, employing Envisat ASAR couple acquired
before and after the event
1.Coregistration of subsets
2.Flattened Interferogram generation
3.Coherence generation
4.Comparison of interferogram and coherence
The exercise will be done using the Graph Builder (interface)

Employed DATA
ENVISAT-ASA_IMS_1PNUPA20031203
ENVISAT-ASA_IMS_1PXPDE20040211
Btemp [days]: 70 // Temporal baseline

Bperp [m]: 0.6 m // Perpendicular baseline
N.B.: Subsets will be used

Before starting..
Data and folders structure has been specifically prepared for the ESA
Land Training Course (12-16 September 2011) and the NEST INSAR
Course 2011 (26-27 September 2011) and this explains the path name.
The employed dataset is free available at:
http://earth.eo.esa.int/pub/polsarpro_ftp/NEST/LTC-11/exercise2_InSAR.zip

Where are the data

Access the data
1. Click on Raster Product
2. Select the Bam_ASAR folder
4. Select the subsets and click on Open Product
3. Select the BEAM-DIMAP format

Access the data
The images are listed

in the Products View

Graph Builder
CLICK on the
Graph Builder

Graph Builder
1. Clear the GB
2. Having the mouse on the
white space, clicking on mouse
right button the MENU of
operators is accessed

Exercise 2
Objective
before and afert the event

Coregistration of subsets: Product Reader

Coregistration of subsets: create stack
Link the blocks with arrow

Coregistration of subsets: GCPs selection

Coregistration of subsets: Warp

Coregistration of subsets: Write op.

Exercise 2
Objective
2.Flattened Interferogram generation

Flattened interferogram Op.

Writer Operator

Exercise 2
Objective
3.Coherence generation

Coherence Operator

Writer Operator

Full graph

Double click
on Phase_ifg1

Applying a LUT

Applying a LUT
Click to Apply

Exercise 2
Objective
3. Coherence generation
4.Comparison of interferogram and coherence



HSV Visualisation
HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value)
H = Intensity
S = Interferometric phase
V = Coherence

Create a new Band within
a product

HSV Visualisation

HSV Visualisation

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NEST InSAR Course 2011:

Marcus Engdahl (ESA)

ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use

09:45-11:00 InSAR theory

11:00-11:30 Coffee break

11:30-12:00 InSAR theory

12:00-12:45 Overview about NEST 4B-1.0

14:45-16:00 Practicals: Etna volcano, Italy, ERS1/2 tandem dataset

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

16:30-17:15 Practicals: Etna volcano, Italy, ERS1/2 tandem dataset

17:15-17:45 Question time

09:45-11:00 Theory: Phase unwrapping and review of upcoming

16:00-16:30 Coffee break

17:15-17:45 Question time

– Software version used in the course:

– Datasets used for practicals:

• Coregistration and resampling

• DEM assisted coregistration

• Products: interferogram and coherence

• Filtering: both spectral and phase

• Limited stack processing

All zero doppler and strip map data

Available in 4C-1.0 (end of 2011)

Exercise 1: Generation of an interferogram on ETNA Vulcano, Sicily

Exercise 2: Generation of DInSAR interferogram of the BAM

ESA Presentation | Slide 7

The exercise would consist in:

The exercise will be done using the DAT (interface)

ESA Presentation | Slide 8

Land Training Course and the NEST INSAR Courses.

Dataset is freely available at:

ESA Presentation | Slide 9

ERS-1 SAR_SLC ORBIT 21159 – DATE 1-AUG-1995

Btemp [days]: -1 // Temporal baseline

N.B.: Subsets will be used

ESA Presentation | Slide 10

ESA Presentation | Slide 11

Double click for

ESA Presentation | Slide 12

1.Click on Raster Product

2. Select the Etna_ERS folder

4. Select the subsets and click on Open Product

3. Select the BEAM-DIMAP format

ESA Presentation | Slide 13

The images are listed

ESA Presentation | Slide 14

• Identification: Basic information on the product

• Metadata: This includes all the original metadata within

• Tie Point Grids: Raster grids created from interpolating

• Bands: The actual bands inside the product and virtual

ESA Presentation | Slide 15

ESA Presentation | Slide 16

1. A Project will help organize your

1. Whenever you open a new product,

2. The project folders mirror the file

1. From File  select New Project

ESA Presentation | Slide 18

ESA Presentation | Slide 19

Automatic downloading of Orbits if firewall setting

ESA Presentation | Slide 20

ESA Presentation | Slide 21

Internet is required! And your firewall must allow that.

ESA Presentation | Slide 22