ALOS-2
Accumulated observation results
Accumulated observation results
ALOS-2 accumulated observation results (from observation start date to present：2014/8/4～2023/12/10) of SM1 (StripMap 3m) and SM2 (StripMap 6m) mode are summarized in the KML files.
SM1 (StripMap 3m)
U2 Right-looking Descending
SM2 (StripMap 6m)
FP Right-looking Ascending
Details of accumulated observation results
Overview
ALOS-2 accumulated observation results show the number of observations for each scene during the period 2014/8/4～2023/12/10. 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.
