CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR -
Full Name HRWS X-Band Digital Beamforming SAR Status Proposed
Instrument Agencies DLR Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging microwave radars Geometry
Instrument Technology Imaging radar (SAR) Sampling Imaging
Data Access Open Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications High resolution images for monitoring of land surface and coastal processes and for agricultural, geological and hydrological applications.
Resolution Summary Spotlight: 0.25 x 0.25 m, Stripmap: 1 x 1 m ScanSAR: 4 x 2 m
[Best Resolution: 0.25m]
Swath Summary Spotlight: 10 km, Stripmap: 50 km, ScanSAR: up to 500 km
[Max Swath: 500 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary 9.65 GHz, up to 1200 MHz bandwidth, fully polarimetric
X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Instrument Missions
HRWS SAR - High Resolution Wide Swath SAR (2029 - 2036)