An overview of the Synthetic Aperture Radar toolset—ArcGIS Pro

Available with Image Analyst license.

The Synthetic Aperture Radar toolset contains tools that correct, process, and enable analysis of SAR data.

Tools in the Synthetic Aperture Radar toolset
Tool	Description
Apply Geometric Terrain Correction	Orthorectifies the input synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data using a range-Doppler backgeocoding algorithm.
Apply Orbit Correction	Updates the orbital information in the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) dataset using a more accurate orbit state vector (OSV) file.
Apply Radiometric Calibration	Converts the input synthetic aperture radar (SAR) reflectivity into physical units of normalized backscatter by normalizing the reflectivity using a reference plane.
Apply Radiometric Terrain Flattening	Corrects the input synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data for radiometric distortions due to topography.
Convert SAR Units	Converts the scaling of the input synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data between amplitude and intensity and between linear and decibels (dB).
Create Color Composite	Creates a three-band raster dataset from a multiband raster dataset.
Despeckle	Corrects the input synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data for speckle, which is a result of coherent illumination that resembles a grainy or salt and pepper effect.
Download Orbit File	Downloads the updated orbit files for the input synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data.
Remove Thermal Noise	Corrects backscatter disturbances caused by thermal noise in the input synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, resulting in a more seamless image.