ArcGIS Pro supports synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors and raster datasets with the SAR Source Type. Supported sensor data is treated as a raster layer with radar properties and capabilities. The level of support depends on the sensor.
When SAR data is loaded into ArcGIS Pro, the supported sensor data is rendered using the number of polarizations available. If the sensor data has a single polarization, the data is treated as a single-band raster layer. By default, it is displayed as a single-band raster using the Stretched symbology and Standard Deviation stretch type.
If the sensor data is dual polarized (either VV, VH or HH, HV), the data is treated as a two-band raster layer and is rendered using RGB symbology. By default, this is displayed as Red = band 1, Green = band 2, and Blue = band 2.
If the sensor data is quad polarized (includes VV, VH, HH, and HV), the data is treated as a four-band raster and is rendered using RGB symbology. By default, this is displayed as Red = band 1, Green = band 2, and Blue = band 3.
When only displaying a single polarization using the Stretched symbology, you can choose one of the following stretch types that is specifically for enhancing SAR visualization:
- Square Root—A linear stretch is applied on the square root values of the pixels.
- Logarithm—A linear stretch is applied on the 10log10 values of the pixels.
Note:
Once the dataset has been processed by a tool outside the Synthetic Aperture Radar toolset, it is no longer considered a radar layer since the radar metadata is no longer available.
The tables below list the geoprocessing tools and raster functions that are available for the various SAR sensors. The ability to process the data using specific polarizations is only available through the geoprocessing tools. The first table shows the tools and functions for GRD data. The second table shows the tools and functions for complex data.
Note:
RADARSAT SGX data is similar in functionality to SGF, SCN, SCW, SCF, and SCS data.
SAR tools and functions for GRD
| Geoprocessing tool | License | Sentinel-1 GRD | ICEYE GRD | RCM GRD | RADARSAT-2 SGX | Capella GEC | Capella GEO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Generate Radiometric Terrain Corrected Data | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension |  | | | | | |
Download Orbit File | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | |||||
Apply Orbit Correction | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | |||||
Remove Thermal Noise | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | |||
Apply Radiometric Calibration | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | | |
Apply Radiometric Terrain Flattening | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | | |
Despeckle | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | | |
Apply Geometric Terrain Correction | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | | |
Convert SAR Units | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | | |
Multilook | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | | |
Create Color Composite | Desktop Basic | | | | |||
Compute SAR Indices | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | |||
Detect Bright Ocean Areas | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | | |
Detect Dark Ocean Objects | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | | |
Extract Water | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | | |
| Raster function | License | Sentinel-1 GRD | ICEYE GRD | RCM GRD | RADARSAT-2 SGX | Capella GEC | Capella GEO |
Sentinel-1 Thermal Noise Removal | Desktop Basic | | |||||
Sentinel-1 Radiometric Calibration | Desktop Basic | | |||||
Thermal Noise Removal | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | ||||
Radar Calibration | Desktop Basic | | | | | | |
Speckle | Desktop Basic | | | | | | |
Terrain Flatten | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | |||||
Unit Conversion | Desktop Basic | | | | | | |
Complex | Desktop Basic | ||||||
SAR Indices | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | |||
Create Color Composite | Desktop Basic | | | |
SAR tools and functions for complex data
| Geoprocessing tool | License | Sentinel-1 SLC | ICEYE SICD | RCM SLC | RADARSAT-2 SLC | Capella SICD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Generate Radiometric Terrain Corrected Data | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Download Orbit File | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | ||||
Apply Orbit Correction | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | ||||
Remove Thermal Noise | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | ||
Apply Coregistration | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Apply Radiometric Calibration | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Apply Radiometric Terrain Flattening | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Compute Coherence | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Deburst | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | ||||
Despeckle | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Apply Geometric Terrain Correction | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Convert SAR Units | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Multilook | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Create Color Composite | Desktop Basic | | | | ||
Compute SAR Indices | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | ||
Detect Bright Ocean Areas | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Detect Dark Ocean Objects | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
Extract Water | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | | |
| Raster function | License | Sentinel-1 SLC | ICEYE SICD | RCM SLC | RADARSAT-2 SLC | Capella SICD |
Sentinel-1 Thermal Noise Removal | Desktop Basic | | ||||
Sentinel-1 Radiometric Calibration | Desktop Basic | | ||||
Thermal Noise Removal | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | |||
Radar Calibration | Desktop Basic | | | | | |
Speckle | Desktop Basic | | | | | |
Terrain Flatten | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | |||||
Unit Conversion | Desktop Basic | | | | | |
Complex | Desktop Basic | | | | | |
SAR Indices | ArcGIS Image Analyst extension | | | | ||
Create Color Composite | Desktop Basic | | | |