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

Volker Speelmann

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

Erhard Diedrich

Head of Department
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
German Remote Sensing Data Center (DFD)
International Ground Segment
Münchener Straße 20, 82234 Weßling