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June 27, 2026Drone Systems and ApplicationsOpen Access

DroneSCAT: A Drone-Borne and Low-Cost Microwave Scatterometer for Subsurface Imaging

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SLSylvia LopezPPPhilippe PaillouFDFranck Delalee

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Randomized trial validates DroneSCAT for subsurface imaging, revealing detectable structures, indicating its potential use in various applications.

Key Points

  • This research aims to develop a low-cost drone-borne microwave scatterometer for subsurface imaging applications.
  • Designed and realized a microwave scatterometer using commercial components for 1-6 GHz range.
  • Instrument carried by DJI drones with positioning aided by Centipede GNSS system.
  • Validated over a coastal sand dune and tested for archeological prospecting.
  • Detected buried paleosols down to 3 meters deep.
  • Identified a strong reflector at 1 meter depth during archeological tests.
  • Demonstrated effective subsurface structure detection without ground contact.

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Lopez et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a3f68cdaea7db3c1953fbedhttps://doi.org/10.1139/dsa-2026-0010
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