GMTI radar data analysis and simulation

GMTI radars produce a huge amount of data with measurements of up to several thousands of objects. So the analysis and realistic simulation of GMTI data is a big challenge, since the sensor dynamics, its moving platform and the radar characteristics also have to be taken into account as the data load. Still the land and sea environment of the targets, including models using road maps or straits, increase the complexity of GMTI data interpretation and simulation as well. Finally, with the NATO STANAG 4607 there exists a standard but also very generic and complex GMTI radar interface which describes the data encoding and gives furthermore the ability to map the sensor dynamics into the data. Violations of this standard are sometimes difficult to find though they have a great impact on GMTI tracker performance. This paper describes the problems that can occur with a GMTI radar interface and presents the principles of a tooling suite for GMTI radar data analysis and simulation.