Efficient Time-Series InSAR Data Processing via Modular Cloud-Native Parallelization

Efficiently processing massive satellite datasets is a critical challenge in the field of remote sensing. The limitations of computational resources, bottlenecks in I/O operations, and pressures from data storage and transmission have long constrained the efficiency of large-scale synthetic aperture radar(SAR) data processing. Based on the concept of cloud-native computing, this study proposes a modular, multi-node parallel framework for time-series InSAR processing. The framework leverages containerization and a microservices-based architecture, incorporating multi-level parallel methods to optimize existing workflows. It achieves efficient resource allocation, alleviates I/O load, and significantly enhances data processing performance. Experimental results demonstrate that, compared to local computing resources of similar scale, this approach improves the efficiency of key processing steps by 33.1% and 16.6%, respectively. When the data volume is increased several-fold, the program's processing efficiency remains stable. The framework exhibits excellent performance under large-scale tasks and diverse computational resource scenarios, with peak CPU utilization reaching nearly 100% and memory utilization stabilizing above 80%. Moreover, it achieves high-efficiency data read/write operations across varying task scales, showcasing outstanding resource scheduling capabilities, elasticity, and scalability. This framework offers an efficient and practical solution for large-scale InSAR data processing and paves the way for broader applications of cloud-native technologies in remote sensing data analysis.

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IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
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2025-01-01
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https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2025.3573026
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Inertial Sensor and Navigation
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Efficient Time-Series InSAR Data Processing via Modular Cloud-Native Parallelization

Haihang You, Yixian Tang, Shaoyang Guan, Peichen Yu et al.
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
Inertial Sensor and Navigation
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Efficient Time-Series InSAR Data Processing via Modular Cloud-Native Parallelization

Haihang You, Yixian Tang, Shaoyang Guan, Peichen Yu, Lichuan Zou, Hong Zhang, Weikang Zhang, Chao Wang
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Abstract

Efficiently processing massive satellite datasets is a critical challenge in the field of remote sensing. The limitations of computational resources, bottlenecks in I/O operations, and pressures from data storage and transmission have long constrained the efficiency of large-scale synthetic aperture radar(SAR) data processing. Based on the concept of cloud-native computing, this study proposes a modular, multi-node parallel framework for time-series InSAR processing. The framework leverages containerization and a microservices-based architecture, incorporating multi-level parallel methods to optimize existing workflows. It achieves efficient resource allocation, alleviates I/O load, and significantly enhances data processing performance. Experimental results demonstrate that, compared to local computing resources of similar scale, this approach improves the efficiency of key processing steps by 33.1% and 16.6%, respectively. When the data volume is increased several-fold, the program's processing efficiency remains stable. The framework exhibits excellent performance under large-scale tasks and diverse computational resource scenarios, with peak CPU utilization reaching nearly 100% and memory utilization stabilizing above 80%. Moreover, it achieves high-efficiency data read/write operations across varying task scales, showcasing outstanding resource scheduling capabilities, elasticity, and scalability. This framework offers an efficient and practical solution for large-scale InSAR data processing and paves the way for broader applications of cloud-native technologies in remote sensing data analysis.

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote SensingVol. 18
Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN), Institute of Computing Technology (CN), Aerospace Information Research Institute (CN)
Openalex Percentile: Top 85%
Inertial Sensor and Navigation
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