ITP-TanDEM-X

Schematic layout of the TanDEM-X ITP system
Data acquired by the pair of synthetic aperture radar satellites TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X are processed in the facility.
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Artist's impression of the TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X satellites in orbit
Generation of a high-resolution, three-dimensional digital elevation model of all of Earth’s land surface.
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The Integrated TanDEM-X Processor (ITP) facility is part of the German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD) at DLR Oberpfaffenhofen. The facility serves to process data acquired by a pair of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X, into digital elevation data.

Reception of TanDEM-X mission data

The large-scale ITP research facility at the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) has been operational since 2010 and continues to apply the latest techniques for broadband memory access and system-intrinsic redundancy. It is used to process the data from the TanDEM-X and is the platform for the Integrated TanDEM-X Processor.

The goal of the TanDEM-X mission is to generate a high-resolution, three-dimensional digital elevation model of all of Earth's land surface with a consistent level of quality. The TanDEM-X mission comprises two almost identical satellites, TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X.

Contact

Maximilian Schwinger

Head of Department
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD)
International Ground Segment
Oberpfaffenhofen, 82234 Weßling
Tel: +49 8153 28-1418

Volker Speelmann

Head of Research Infrastructures
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Executive Board department for Innovation, Transfer and Research Infrastructure
Linder Höhe, 51147 Cologne