ALOS

Calibration and Validation

Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS, the nickname "Daichi") was successfully launched on January 24, 2006. After the initial mission check, the initial Calibration and Validation (Cal/Val) operation, which involve sensor characterizations, image quality measurements, and accuracy improvement of the standard products, were carried out from May 16 to November 23, 2006. After the initial Cal/Val operation, JAXA is continuously evaluating the standard products to improve those absolute accuracies. As the results of Cal/Val, the accuracies of standard products processed at JAXA Earth Observation Center (EOC) can be found at

The related information on the processing software at EOC can be found at

http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/about/distribution/info/alos/1004_syorisoft_en.html

More information on ALOS Cal/Val will be updated at this homepage.