ECR-C

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MetaSensing offers a range of ground-based and airborne radar sensors for natural and man-made hazard prevention and monitoring. We use top-level radar technology and signal processing to provide risk assessment and early warnings.

ECR-C application

The MetaSensing Electronic Corner Reflector – C band (ECR-C) is a compact active transponder developed for the end-users of satellite-borne C-band Synthetic Aperture Radars.

Advantages

A more compact alternative to standard passive corner reflectors, which can be meters in size
Allows for accurate calibration of satellite radar data, including location and atmospheric data
Operation frequencies compatible with Sentinel-1A and -1B and RADARSAT-2

Applications

This product is perfect for the Geomatic industry

Key features

Operational frequency: C-band (5.4 GHz)
Bandwidth: up to 100MHz
Capability to measure vertical displacements of 1 mm
Control and Configurations with a provided GUI
GSM/WiFi for remote control
GPS for clock and position information
Standard USB connection
Storage of up to 1000 activation and deactivation times
Size [mm]: 650 (L) x 400 (W) x 233 (H)
Weight: 10.7 Kg
Power Supply: two field-replaceable batteries, solar panels, AC mains
Polarization: horizontal, vertical (user selectable via software)
Ascending and descending orbits covered with one transponder (user selectable via software)

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ECR-C is a user-deployed permanent scatterer designed to receive a weak signal from a satellite radar, amplify and filter this signal, and transmit it back to the satellite. This allows for very precise measurements of location and relative displacement, invaluable for satellite-based Differential Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (DInSAR) measurements.

The user is required to provide the time and duration of satellite overpasses, which can be uploaded to the ECR-C with a user-friendly control software over USB connection. The ECR-C is designed to have an active amplification mode while a satellite is passing overhead, and a sleep mode while waiting for a satellite to pass over.