Constructing DEM Based on InSAR and the Relationship between InSAR DEM's Precision and Terrain Factors

In this paper, taking the ENVISAT satellite SAR images in Bam city as an example, the authors construct Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with InSAR technology, and by comparing the InSAR DEM with SRTM-3 DEM they also research the relationship between InSAR DEM's precision and terrain factors represented by slope and aspect. The results show that the elevation difference mean error between InSAR DEM and SRTM-3 DEM of the experiment area is 12.50 meters, and the precision is reduced with the increase of slope but basically has nothing to do with aspect. In this paper, taking the ENVISAT satellite SAR images in Bam city as an example, the authors construct Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with InSAR technology, and by comparing the InSAR DEM with SRTM-3 DEM they also research the relationship between InSAR DEM's precision and terrain factors represented by slope and aspect. The results show that the elevation difference mean error between InSAR DEM and SRTM-3 DEM of the experiment area is 12.50 meters, and the precision is reduced with the increase of slope but basically has nothing to do with aspect. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier B.V Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of International Materials Science Society.