Sarproz is a software designed for Multi Temporal Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Interferometric SAR (InSAR) data processing and analysis. Sarproz is a very advanced software and at the same time it comes with a user friendly interface. Many processing options can be chosen by advanced users; nevertheless, default options allow a newcomer to easily tackle SAR and InSAR. More Sarproz characteristics can be found in the Sarproz Brochure.

Sarproz supports most existing satellite formats and imaging modes. However, Sarproz has no focusing module. Thus, SLC (Single Look Complex) data are needed. SLC data can either be ordered from data providers, or focused with other software. Sarproz can automatically import SLC data from Gamma and from Roi-Pac. The full list of supported satellite formats and imaging modes is available in the Sarproz Brochure.

Sarproz is a software written in Matlab. It can be used either within Matlab (pcodes version) or independently from it (compiled version). To request a copy of the code (pcodes or compiled versions) and to get information about terms and conditions of use, you have to fill the Sarproz Application Form. To run the software, you need a license.

The installation of Sarproz is very easy. For the pcodes version, you need Matlab. A couple of settings are required (here you can find detailed instructions, together with the list of the needed Matlab toolboxes). For the compiled version, you need to download and install the -freely available- Matlab MCR. Also for the compiled version you need to set a couple of variables (depending on you operating system), and the detailed instructions are available online as well. To run the code, you need a license. Both pcodes and compiled versions are completely parallelized and can run on multiple-cores/computer clusters.

To know whether your Operating System is supported or not, check whether Matlab can run on it. Currently, Sarproz has been tested in several versions of Windows, Linux, Mac. Since the Sarproz pcodes version runs in Matlab, no issues are expected if Matlab is correctly installed. For the compiled version, the software needs to be prepared in the appropriate environment. Contact the Developer in case of particular needs. Even if Sarproz works on several OSs, since it’s a software for data processing, we suggest to use the pcodes version under Linux. Some functions as data untar-rar-zip are not automatic in the Windows environment.

Two licensing systems are supported by Sarproz: USB-dongle based and encrypted-license+internet connection based. In the first case, you need to apply for a USB dongle (and the software works offline). In the second case, you need to run the software on a computer connected to internet. In particular in the second case, the License is machine-dependent (you cannot run Sarproz on a non-authorized computer). More details on the licensing system can be found here.