BelSAR : the first Belgian airborne campaign for L-band, full polarimetric bistatic and interferometric SAR acquisitions over an agricultural site in Belgium

The BelSAR airborne campaign was set up to prepare for future bistatic and interferometric SAR missions. The objective was to acquire L-band, full-polarimetric signatures by two airplanes, flying in various bistatic and interferometric geometries. The scientific scope was focused on agriculture and soil humidity, and the region of interest was part of the Belgian BELAIR HESBANIA test site, located close to Gembloux. Five campaigns took place between May and September 2018. Ground devices were deployed and ground measurements were obtained simultaneously to the imaging passes. The results will be exploited in a scientific project to be initiated in 2019.