The Rapid Terrain Visualization (RTV) interferometric synthetic aperture radar sensor was designed and developed by Sandia National Laboratories for the Joint Precision Demonstration Project Office of the United States Army (Intelligence, Electronic Warfare & Sensors PEO). This radar provides the ability to generate highly accurate map products in real-time, including digital elevation models (DEMs), orthorectified SAR images, as well as a measure of the data quality.

The DEMs can be produced according to the draft standards for DTED Level III or DTED Level IV, though RTV's accuracies exceed those standards. The system is capable of an absolute height accuracy of 1-meter LE90 (90% of the data within the map is within 3 feet of its true position), and the absolute ground position accuracy is 2-meters CE90 (90% of the data within the map are within a 6-foot radius circle in north/east of their true position).

(DHC-7 Dash 7 RTV platform)

For more information about RTV, please visit the Joint Precision Strike Demonstration Project Office RTV website.

RTV Synthetic Aperture Radar Imagery

(Note: Resolutions are for original images prior to downsampling for world wide web viewing.)

	M-47 Tanks, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM (1-ft resolution)
	M-47 Tanks, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM (9-inch resolution)
	M-47 Tanks, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM (6-inch resolution)
	M-47 Tanks, Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, NM (4-inch resolution)
	Digital Elevation Model of Twin Lakes, New Mexico (DTED Level IV, note the high-tension power line poles in image) and corresponding orthorectified SAR image
	Digital Elevation Model of Four Hills Country Club, Albuquerque, New Mexico (DTED Level IV) and corresponding orthorectified SAR image
	3-D Rendering of La Cueva High School, Albuquerque, New Mexico (From DTED Level IV DEM)
	3-D Rendering of La Cueva High School area, Albuquerque, New Mexico (From DTED Level IV DEM)
	3-D Rendering of Northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico (From DTED Level IV DEM)