CONTENTS

Policy on Intellectual Property Right (IPR)
 1 Introduction
 2 Relation of SAR performance and used transmission bandwidth
        2.1 EESS SAR characteristics
                  2.1.1 Range resolution
                  2.1.2 Azimuth resolution
                  2.1.3 Functionality of SAR systems
        2.2 RF propagation versus wideband performance of SAR
 3 Applications for high resolution for EESS SAR
        3.1 Trends for the need of higher resolution information in Earth observations
        3.2 Applications for wideband SAR
                  3.2.1 National mapping and cadastre
                  3.2.2 Public protection and disaster relief (emergency)
                  3.2.3 Environmental monitoring
                  3.2.4 Food security
                  3.2.5 Maritime safety and security applications
                  3.2.6 High precision Sea-/River dike and dam monitoring
                  3.2.7 Landslide monitoring (land subsidence and uplift)
                  3.2.8 Oil- and gas exploration monitoring
                  3.2.9 Infrastructure and civil engineering and construction site monitoring
                  3.2.10 Applications in the science & technology research domain
                  3.2.11 Law enforcement
        3.3 SAR applications (need for continuity and improvement of SAR images)
        3.4 Benefits of EESS frequency extension of 1 200 MHz around 9 600 MHz
 4 Conclusions
 5 References and abbreviations used