Observation results during the nominal operation period

ALOS-2 observation results during the nominal operation period (2014/8/4～2019/5/23) are summarized in the KML files for each of the following beam types;

Details of observation results during the nominal operation period

●Overview

Observation results during the nominal operation period shows the number of observations for each scene separately by beam type during nominal operation period in KML and JPEG format.

●Scope of ALOS-2 observation results

Observation modes adopted in the basic observation scenario are included.

●Information stored in KML files

The following table shows the contents of KML files.

No.	Definition	Contents
1	Path number	001～207
2	Frame number	0000～7190
3	Number of observations	1～60
4	Beam number	Ex.) F2-5
5	Orbit direction	A:Ascending D:Descending
6	Observation direction	R:Right looking L：Left looking

●Beam Number

The following tables indicate relationship between the beam number and observation mode/off-nadir angle.

Beam Number	Observation mode	Off-nadir angle (deg)
U2-6	StripMap 3m (SM1)	29.1
U2-7		32.7
U2-8		35.4
U2-9		38.2
U3-10		40.6
U3-11		42.7
U3-12		44.7
U3-13		46.4
U3-14		48.0
FP6-3	StripMap 6m (SM2）	18.0
FP6-4		21.9
FP6-5		25.6
FP6-6		29.1
FP6-7		32.7
F2-5	StripMap 10m (SM3)	28.2
F2-6		32.7
F2-7		36.2
W2	ScanSAR	34.9

●Definition of KML file name

The definitions of KML file name is following;

  {Beam Number}_{A/D^※1}_{R/L^※2}_{date of the first observation}
  _{date of the last observation}_{Table Number}_{Version}.kml

※1
A：Ascending
D：Descending

※2
R：Right looking
L：Left looking

●Legend of color

This legend indicates relationship between the color in the files and the number of observations.