ALOS-2
Accumulated observation results
Accumulated observation results
ALOS-2 accumulated observation results (from observation start date to present:2014/8/4~2024/12/8) of SM1 (StripMap 3m) and SM2 (StripMap 6m) mode are summarized in the KML files.
Details of accumulated observation results
Overview
ALOS-2 accumulated observation results show the number of observations for each scene during the period 2014/8/4~2024/12/8. The results are summarized in the KML and JPEG format for each observation mode/beam respectively.
Observation Mode
SM1(StripMap 3m)and SM2(StripMap 6m)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 table shows the relationship between the beam number and observation mode/off-nadir angle.
| Beam Number | Observation mode | Off-nadir angle (deg) | 
| U2-6 | SM1 (StripMap 3m) | 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 | SM2 (StripMap 6m) | 18.0 | 
| FP6-4 | 21.9 | |
| FP6-5 | 25.6 | |
| FP6-6 | 29.1 | |
| FP6-7 | 32.7 | 
Definition of KML file name
                    The definitions of KML file name are as follows; 
                     
                    {Beam Number}_{A/D※1}_{R/L※2}_
                      {Date of the first observation}_{Date of the last observation}.kml 
                    
                    ※1
                    A:Ascending
                    D:Descending
                    
                    ※2
                    R:Right looking
                    L:Left looking
                    
Legend of color
The legend below shows the relationship between the color in the KML files and the number of observations.
 
      
