The Remote Sensing Laboratory has come into being in the system of radio industry of USSR in 1981. In the initial period of the laboratory existence the basic direction of works were the researches in the field of reception of the microwave images for various objects on a background of surface with the help of mm wave radiometers. Together with other organizations the methods of digital registration of radiometer signals and also subsequent processing of the received images on the computers were fulfilled.

More then 15 years ago the employees of laboratory began a cycle of works on application subsurface radar for reception of the images of objects located at small depth in the ground. As a result of researches the method of continuous wave multi-frequency sounding for the condensed medium was developed.

On the basis of the developed method was designed and is started in pilot production the RASCAN radar, intended for sounding of building designs with the high resolution. A group of the laboratory employees, who developed the RASCAN radar, are Russian Federation Government prizewinners in the field of science and technology for 1999. Results of the researches are reflected in the numerous publications. They had been reported both at the international and domestic scientific conferences.

Now the research on creation of software for the automated recognition of abandoned land mines on aerial photographs is being carried out in the laboratory.

In many aspects our researches can be applied to humanitarian demining operations.