---
name: "otbgui_SARPolarMatrixConvert"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "otb-bin-qt"
version: "6.6.1+dfsg-1+b1"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/otbgui_SARPolarMatrixConvert"
---

# otbgui\_SARPolarMatrixConvert(1)

OTB SARPolarMatrixConvert application

## NAME

otbgui\_SARPolarMatrixConvert - OTB SARPolarMatrixConvert application

## DESCRIPTION

This is the SARPolarMatrixConvert application, version 5.2.0 This applications allows converting classical polarimetric matrices to each other.

Complete documentation: http://www.orfeo-toolbox.org/Applications/SARPolarMatrixConvert.html

### Parameters:

- **-progress** \<boolean\>

  Report progress

- **-inc**

  \<string\>         Input : multi-band complex image  (optional, off by default)

- **-inf**

  \<string\>         Input : multi-band real image  (optional, off by default)

- **-inhh**

  \<string\>         Input : one-band complex image (HH)  (optional, off by default)

- **-inhv**

  \<string\>         Input : one-band complex image (HV)  (optional, off by default)

- **-invh**

  \<string\>         Input : one-band complex image (VH)  (optional, off by default)

- **-invv**

  \<string\>         Input : one-band complex image (VV)  (optional, off by default)

- **-outc**

  \<string\> \[pixel\] Output Complex Image  \[pixel=cfloat/cdouble\] (default value is cfloat) (optional, off by default)

- **-outf**

  \<string\> \[pixel\] Output Real Image  \[pixel=uint8/uint16/int16/uint32/int32/float/double\] (default value is float) (optional, off by default)

- **-conv**

  \<string\>         Conversion \[msinclairtocoherency msinclairtocovariance msinclairtocircovariance mcoherencytomueller mcovariancetocoherencydegree mcovariancetocoherency mlinearcovariancetocircularcovariance muellertomcovariance bsinclairtocoherency bsinclairtocovariance bsinclairtocircovariance sinclairtomueller muellertopoldegandpower\] (mandatory, default value is msinclairtocoherency)

- **-ram**

  \<int32\>          Available RAM (Mb)  (optional, off by default, default value is 128)

- **-inxml**

  \<string\>         Load otb application from xml file  (optional, off by default)

## EXAMPLES

otbgui\_SARPolarMatrixConvert -inhh HH.tif -invh VH.tif -invv VV.tif -conv msinclairtocoherency -outc mcoherency.tif

## SEE ALSO

The full documentation for **otbgui\_SARPolarMatrixConvert** is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the **info** and **otbgui\_SARPolarMatrixConvert** programs are properly installed at your site, the command

-

  **info otbgui\_SARPolarMatrixConvert**

should give you access to the complete manual.