Radar images (maps) in FC, DCS, reality

[topol-m]

Guys, is there any chance that we can see some radar clutter (echoes from targets like land, sea, buildings, clouds, other atmospheric effects, etc.) in FC ( ;) the hope never dies), or future DCS add-ons? Also can you post some radar images (fighters/airliners/land based radars), these are pretty rare or maybe i don`t look in the right place. Thanks.

[GGTharos]

Unlikely to see such a thing in FC, but DCS - maybe :D

 

As for images, they are rare, but they are out there. SAR images are available, and there's old PPI scope images from SAM stations demonstrating clutter.

[golfsierra2]

See here for some examples:

http://watman.com/PASTWORK/SAR/

[topol-m]

Unlikely to see such a thing in FC, but DCS - maybe :D

 

 

Lets hope for such level of realism than. Probably difficult to reproduce it with high grade of quality in a game but...

 

 

See here for some examples:

http://watman.com/PASTWORK/SAR/

 

Thanks. Nice pictures though with this radar small details can hardly be recognized, modern ones probably have been improved a lot?

[GGTharos]

Actually they have 30cm resolution which is pretty good, and probably as good as it gets with an X-band radar, at least for now.

 

http://watman.com/PASTWORK/SAR/jpoc06.jpg

 

An image of ground clutter:

 

http://www.radartutorial.eu/11.coherent/pic/clutter.big.jpg

 

In particular look close to center. Note that there are radars that filter this out.

 

And also a study:

http://www.amsradar.org/library/presentations/global_local.ppt

Edited June 1, 2009 by GGTharos

[topol-m]

Many thanks :thumbup: