ALOS-2

Observation results during the nominal operation period

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
1Path number001～207
2Frame number0000～7190
3Number of observations1～60
4Beam numberEx.) F2-5
5Orbit directionA:Ascending
D:Descending
6Observation directionR: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)
U2-6SM1
（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
W2ScanSAR 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.