# FastGBSAR
*sensor . products*

MetaSensing FastGBSAR ground-based interferometric radar (FastGBSAR-S and FastGBSAR-R).

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: metasensing
- **deployment context**: ground
- **entity type**: sensor
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-11
- **verified by**: sw
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: metasensing
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## Editorial
The FastGBSAR is a family of ground-based interferometric synthetic aperture radar instruments manufactured by MetaSensing (Cassino, Italy) for continuous deformation monitoring of terrain and structures.[^metasensing-fastgbsar-overview] It operates at Ku-band (17.2 GHz) and is available in two primary variants: FastGBSAR-S (SAR scanning mode, producing 2D displacement maps across a wide arc with a scan time of under 5 seconds and one image every 10 seconds, range up to 4 km, range resolution 0.5 m, and displacement accuracy of 0.1 mm)[^metasensing-fastgbsar-s] and FastGBSAR-R (real aperture radar mode, optimised for compact portable deployment with displacement accuracy of 0.01 mm).[^metasensing-fastgbsar-overview] Both variants support single and dual polarisation and operate continuously in all-weather conditions. Typical deployment contexts include open-pit mines, landslides, dams, bridges, towers, and wind turbines, with a trailer-mounted configuration available for field operations.[^metasensing-fastgbsar-overview] The system is described in peer-reviewed publications from IEEE IGARSS 2012 and SPIE 2014.[^metasensing-igarss2012][^metasensing-spie2014]

## Sources
- [metasensing-fastgbsar-overview] | FastGBSAR product overview, MetaSensing | https://metasensing.com/product/fastgbsar/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-11
- [metasensing-fastgbsar-s] | FastGBSAR-S specifications, MetaSensing | https://metasensing.com/product/fastgbsar/fastgbsar-s/ | tier=operator-datasheet | accessed=2026-06-11
- [metasensing-igarss2012] | Introduction to the new MetaSensing ground-based SAR: Technical description and data analysis, IEEE IGARSS 2012 | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6352542/ | tier=peer-reviewed | accessed=2026-06-11
- [metasensing-spie2014] | MetaSensing's FastGBSAR: ground based radar for deformation monitoring, SPIE 2014 | https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2014SPIE.9243E..18R/abstract | tier=peer-reviewed | accessed=2026-06-11

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