UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING (GB)
Pol-BIOMASS is a community-driven research project aimed at advancing the use of the unique fully polarimetric P-band observations provided by the BIOMASS mission. The project will develop, test and validate innovative methods across three complementary domains: Polarimetric SAR (PolSAR), Polarimetric Interferometric SAR (PolInSAR) and Polarimetric Tomographic SAR (PolTomoSAR). Six innovative approaches will be explored, ranging from tensor-based polarimetric analysis and change detection to interferometric phase triplets and new tomographic techniques. These methods will be demonstrated for three key application areas: forests, agriculture and permafrost/ice, using BIOMASS observations together with ground and complementary reference data from selected test sites.
A central ambition of Pol-BIOMASS is to build an open and collaborative community around BIOMASS polarimetry. Algorithms, tools and selected results will be openly shared through platforms such as GitHub and MAAP, supported by the PolSAR Park series of community meetings and workshops. The project will also develop a scientific roadmap identifying promising applications and future directions for polarimetry, BIOMASS and multi-frequency Earth observations.
