Observation results of Supersites

Observation areas of Supersites

The following maps shows the currently observing areas of the ALOS-2 Supersites.

■10m Supersites ■Asia-RiCE/SAFE Project

■Asia-RiCE/SAFE Project Supersites and ■JJ-FAST Supersites
   JECAM Supersites

■K&C ■PI Supersites

■Volcano Supersites ■World priority disaster prevention

Observation results of Supersites

Observation results of Supersites (from observation start date to present:2014/8/4~2020/12/13) are summarized in the KML files for each observation sites.
※There is no KML for the requests without observation results.

■10m Supersites ■Asia-RiCE/SAFE Project


Descending
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Descending
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■Asia-RiCE/SAFE Project Supersites and ■JJ-FAST Supersites
   JECAM Supersites


Ascending
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Descending
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■K&C


Descending
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Ascending
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■PI Supersites


Descending
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Ascending
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■Volcano Supersites ■World priority disaster prevention


Ascending
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Ascending
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Details of observation results of Supersites

●Overview

Observation results of Supersites shows the number of observations for each scene during
the period 2014/8/4~2020/12/13. The results are summarized in the KML and JPEG format
for each observation Site Name respectively.


●Observation Mode

SM1(StripMap 3m), SM2(StripMap 6m), SM3(StripMap 10m)and W2(ScanSAR)are included.


●Information stored in KML files

The following table shows the contents of KML files.

No.DefinitionContents
1Path number001~207
2Frame number0000~7190
3Number of observations1~over 60
4Beam numberEx.) F2-5
5Orbit directionA:Ascending
D:Descending
6Observation directionR:Right looking
L:Left looking

●Beam Number

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

Beam NumberObservation modeOff-nadir angle (deg)
U2-6SM1
(StripMap 3m)
29.1
U2-732.7
U2-835.4
U2-938.2
U3-1040.6
U3-1142.7
U3-1244.7
U3-1346.4
U3-1448.0
FP6-3SM2
(StripMap 6m)
18.0
FP6-421.9
FP6-525.6
FP6-629.1
FP6-732.7
F2-5SM3
(StripMap 10m)
28.2
F2-632.7
F2-736.2
F3-839.3
F3-941.9
F3-1044.3
W2ScanSAR34.9

●Definition of KML file name

The definitions of KML file name are as follows;

  {Site Name}_{Beam Number}_{A/D※1}_{R/L※2}_
 {The first observation day in storage data※3}_{The last observation day in storage data※4}.kml

※1
A:Ascending
D:Descending

※2
R:Right looking
L:Left looking

※3/4
Observation results period of this time


●Legend of color

The legend below shows the relationship between the color in the KML files and the number of observations.