Optimization method and analysis of data acquisition strategy based on interference SAR with GNSS transmitters

Interference Synthetic Aperture Radar based on the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS-InSAR) uses in-orbit navigation satellites as transmitters of opportunity and receivers are deployed near the ground. Continuous regional observation can be achieved by the constellation and repeat-pass characteristics of the navigation satellites. Continuous-time data collection is required for 1D/3D deformation retrieval of the scene, just like city, bridge, and slope. Since the navigation satellites are not strictly repeat pass and time of repeat pass is uncertain, the original data redundancy is high and interception amount is large when data are aligned, reducing the effect of data. This study focuses on the time accuracy of data acquisition in deformation retrieval of GNSS-InSAR and proposes a repeat-pass data acquisition optimization model, which combines the actual trajectory with the STK, two-line element set prediction trajectory, and sliding window trajectory of the spatial coherence coefficient. Data are aligned to determine the time interval of the adjacent navigation satellites, enabling accurate GNSS-InSAR data acquisition and ensuring effective data accumulation time under reduced original data redundancy. The measured data show the effectiveness of the proposed method.