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What is the smallest object that can be seen in an image?
What is the smallest object that can be seen in an image?
The smallest object in the image is determined by the image resolution. For example, a vessel of 6m length detected in a 3m resolution SAR image will show as two bright pixels. The same vessel in a 30cm resolution image will be much more detailed.