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MetaSAR-X

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MetaSensing MetaSAR-X airborne X-band synthetic aperture radar.

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MetaSAR-X is an airborne X-band synthetic aperture radar developed by MetaSensing, with a chirp bandwidth exceeding 1.4 GHz and fully polarimetric stripmap resolution of 0.25 m in range and azimuth. The centre frequency is in the X-band and, based on operator reporting, falls within the standard X-band allocation; the exact value has not been confirmed from a publicly accessible datasheet. Supported acquisition modes include fully polarimetric stripmap, along-track interferometry, and cross-track interferometry. MetaSAR-X has been deployed on manned aircraft for high-resolution surveillance and monitoring campaigns; an imaging programme over the Port of Rotterdam demonstrated repeated 0.25 m acquisitions with roughly 1.5-hour revisit over two days for vessel traffic and harbour change detection.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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Methods this sensor implements

Demonstrated

Capable, undemonstrated

InSAR - surface deformation

Topics this relates to

Geology and geohazards InSAR - surface deformation(capable)well suited

Permafrost and ground ice InSAR - surface deformation(capable)well suited

Pipeline integrity InSAR - surface deformation(capable)well suited

Subsidence InSAR - surface deformation(capable)well suited

Terrain elevation InSAR - surface deformation(capable)well suited

Transport infrastructure monitoring InSAR - surface deformation(capable)well suited

Coastal erosion InSAR - surface deformation(capable)adequate

Groundwater and terrestrial water storage InSAR - surface deformation(capable)adequate

Snow water equivalent InSAR - surface deformation(capable)adequate

Flooding InSAR - surface deformation(capable)marginal

Glacier and ice-sheet mass InSAR - surface deformation(capable)marginal

Forest structure and biomass Polarimetric SAR - target decomposition(demonstrated)well suited

Biodiversity and habitat Polarimetric SAR - target decomposition(demonstrated)adequate

Illegal and unregulated fishing Polarimetric SAR - target decomposition(demonstrated)adequate

Sea ice Polarimetric SAR - target decomposition(demonstrated)adequate

Soil moisture Polarimetric SAR - target decomposition(demonstrated)adequate

Urban change Polarimetric SAR - target decomposition(demonstrated)adequate

Vessel tracking Polarimetric SAR - target decomposition(demonstrated)adequate

Crop-type mapping Polarimetric SAR - target decomposition(demonstrated)marginal

Ocean surface winds SAR backscatter imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Sea state SAR backscatter imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Wind energy siting SAR backscatter imaging(demonstrated)well suited

Economic activity intelligence SAR backscatter imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Snow cover SAR backscatter imaging(demonstrated)adequate

Ocean currents SAR backscatter imaging(demonstrated)marginal

Sources

[1]MetaSensing delivers hourly high-resolution X-band airborne SAR images over Rotterdamoperator press2026-06-11
[2]MetaSAR product family page - MetaSensingoperator marketing2026-06-11
[3]Airborne SAR product page - MetaSensingoperator marketing2026-06-11

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MetaSAR-X. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/metasar-x (CC BY 4.0)

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@misc{eoatlas:products:sensor:metasar-x,
  title = {MetaSAR-X},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/metasar-x}
}