Italian Government
NATO Sinthetic Aperture Radar Imagery Interpretation (SAR - I.I.)
COURSE NAME
SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR IMAGERY INTERPRETATION (SAR I.I.) - NATO APPROVED, ETOC CODE INT-IM-31953
PURPOSE OF THE COURSE
THE SCOPE OF THE COURSE ENCOMPASSES COMPREHENSIVE TRAINING ON THE CAPABILITIES AND OPERATIONAL FUNCTIONALITIES OF THE SOFTWARE TOOLS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FOR SAR IMAGE EXPLOITATION, AS WELL AS ON NEW AND EMERGING ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES WITHIN THE BROADER SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR CONTEXT.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
THE COURSE CONSTITUTES THE FINAL STAGE OF THE REMOTE SENSING TRAINING PATHWAY AND ISSTRUCTURED TO CONSOLIDATE THE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED FOR PROFESSIONAL WORK IN SAR IMAGERY ANALYSIS.
IT PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND OPERATIONAL SKILLS NECESSARY TO FUNCTION AS IMAGERY ANALYSTS WITHIN THE DOMAIN OF DIGITAL SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR (SAR) DATA. THE CURRICULUM IS SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO PREPARE PERSONNEL TO DETECT, CHARACTERIZE, AND INTERPRET AREAS AND FEATURES OF MILITARY RELEVANCE THROUGH THE INTEGRATED USE OF MULTI‑SENSOR DATA.
COURSE CONTENT
- RADAR FUNDAMENTALS;
- COSMO-SKYMED SAR SYSTEM CAPABILITIES;
- SAR IMAGERY ANALYSIS FUNDAMENTALS;
- SAR IMAGERY PROCESSING TECHNIQUES ( which includes the following contents):
- SAR GEOMETRY;
- SAR IMAGERY ENHANCEMENT;
- SAR COHERENCE CHANGE DETECTION (CCD);
- INTERFEROMETRIC SAR PROCESSING;
- RADARGRAMMETRIC SAR PROCESSING;
- POLARIMETRIC SAR PROCESSING;
- IMAGERY INTERPRETATION TECHNIQUES USING SAR AND MULTISENSOR IMAGES.
COURSE DURATION
3 WEEKS (15 WORKING DAYS)
1 COURSE PER YEAR
TOTAL NUMBER OF SEATS
MIN 7 - MAX 18 (ITALIANS + INTERNATIONALS)
COURSE ELEGIBILITY
ATTENDANCE REQUIRES THE FOLLOWING PRE‑REQUISITES: COMPLETION OF THE ITA ADVANCED COURSE (IM‑31972) OR AN EQUIVALENT TRAINING ACTIVITY THAT ENSURES A COMPARABLE LEVEL OF KNOWLEDGE. FORMAL CERTIFICATION OR EQUIVALENT DOCUMENTATION IS MANDATORY FOR ADMISSION.
PARTICIPANTS MUST POSSESS A SOLID BACKGROUND IN EO/IR IMAGERY ANALYSIS, WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO THE TARGET CATEGORIES DEFINED IN AINTP‑21, AND IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CORE COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN AINTP‑11 / STANAG 2555, ANNEX A (BASIC CCRS).
SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIRED: NS (NATO SECRET).
COURSE AUDIENCE
COURSE IS OPEN TO ACTIVE DUTY STUDENTS FROM NATO NATIONS PLUS AUS, AUT, CHE, IRL, NZL
ACCOMMODATION
ON REQUEST, SINGLE ROOM IN THE MILITARY HOUSING OR AT HOTELS WITH WHICH THE SCHOOL HAS AN AGREEMENT WITH REDUCED COSTS FOR THE STUDENTS. SINGLE ROOM IN THE MILITARY HOUSING € 14,00 CA PER DAY.
MEAL PLAN
LUNCH AND DINNER ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BASE CANTEEN.
TUITION
964,35 FOR EACH STUDENT.
COSTS FOR MEALS AND LODGING NOT INCLUDED.
NOTE
LANGUAGE: THIS COURSE IS DELIVERED IN ENGLISH (2222 IAW STANAG 6001).
THE SAR I.I. COURSE WAS CERTIFIED IN 2016 BY NATO AND IT IS A "NATO APPROVED” COURSE. ALL PERTAINING INFORMATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON-LINE THROUGH THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES CATALOGUE (ETOC) OF THE NATO ALLIED COMMAND FOR TRANSFORMATION (NORFOLK, VA - USA).
