Tom Ager & The Essentials of SAR

In this episode, we welcome Tom Ager to discuss radar technology and his long line of work with the topic. He dives into details from his new book to illustrate concepts that can be difficult to grasp for most, that is, until you hear Tom explain it. Tune in and learn about Tom's amazing experience and find out how to get the book for yourself.

Synthetic Aperture Radar for the Rest of Us
Synthetic Aperture Radar is well known as the imaging technique that can see through clouds and darkness, but SAR remains a confusing and enigmatic sensor. Its images are naturally different from the optical views wired into the human visual system, and SAR has an electrical engineering heritage that is incomprehensible to most people.

This book makes SAR clear and appealing to remote sensing students and professionals who do not have advanced degrees in electrical engineering. It uses expansive explanations, nearly three hundred illustrations and images, a few simple equations, and even a bit of prose and music to describe how SAR works. It seeks to replace the confusion and intimidation of SAR with clarity and comfort.