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Document - Tool

- PALSAR baseline calculator Ver. 2.1 -

We will distribute the PALSAR baseline calculator that gives the perpendicular baseline of any combination of the PALSAR modes over assigned geographical location and search duration. This may help you to select the PALSAR image pair for InSAR application. (Last update: Jan. 21, 2009)

- ALOS Reference System for Planning (RSP) map -

Path Map : Please download the map for each observation mode from below.

Page size is setting the A-0 size (1189×841 mm) for the world maps, and the A-3 size (420×297 mm) for Japan.

The pointing angles are assumed +1.2 degree for PRISM, and 0.0 degree for AVNIR-2.

PRISM

AVNIR-2

PALSAR

Product Format

Please note that these documents will be revised, if necessary. (Last Update: Jul. 4, 2017)

Document - Level 1 Product Format

NEB-01006(ALOS-DPFT-J01)	ALOS PRISM Level 1 Product Format Descriptions Rev.J, October 2006 -- Format itself has not been changed. Additional explanation added. PRISM_L1_J_ENa.zip (ZIP Compress / 789KB)
NEB-01006(ALOS-DPFT-J02)	ALOS AVNIR-2 Level 1 Product Format Descriptions Rev.J, October 2006 -- Format itself has not been changed. Additional explanation added. AVNIR2_L1_J_ENa.zip (ZIP Compress / 785KB)
NEB-01006(ALOS-DPFT-J03)	ALOS PALSAR Level 1 Product Format Description (Vol.1: Level 1.0)Rev.J, October 2006 -- Format itself has not been changed. Some offset values modified from the result of initial Calibration. PALSAR_L10_J_ENa.zip (ZIP Compress / 894KB)
NEB-070062B(ALOS-DPFT-J04)	ALOS PALSAR Level 1 Product Format Description (Vol.2: Level 1.1/1.5) Rev.L, July 2009 PALSAR_x_Format_EL.pdf (pdf file / 789KB)
ALOS GeoTIFF Products Format Description	ALOS_GeoTIFF_Format_EN.pdf (pdf file / 917KB)
Additonal volume: How to use the restore batch file for Level 1 product January 2005	CD_Batch_EN.pdf (pdf file / 354KB)
ALOS Data Users Handbook Rev.C, March 2008	ALOS_HB_RevC_EN.pdf (pdf file / 2.33MB)

ALOS User handbook

NDX-070015

ALOS User handbook Nov. 2007 (PDF file / 32.1MB)

Document - Sample Product

Calibrated sample products can be available at EORC via. bellow web site; http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/en/imgdata/publication/eorc_cd_dvd-rom.html where, you can find "Sample Products Dataset 2 for the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS)" at "JAXA/EORC 082".

Please refer Product Format Descriptions" to get data descriptions.

JAXA (and METI for PALSAR) retains ownership of data. JAXA cannot guarantee any problem caused by or possibly caused by using the data.

When print or publish the image using the sample product, you have to describe "the original data are provided by JAXA as the ALOS sample product" and " © JAXA (and METI for PALSAR)".

(Last Update: Dec. 9, 2019)

Document - Simulated Sample Data

Please refer "Product Format Descriptions" to get data descriptions. Note that these data will be revised, if necessary. (Last Update: PALSAR Nov. 8, 2005, PRISM/AVNIR-2 Sep. 7, 2005)

- PALSAR -

Polarimetric Mode, 4 Polarization (PLR)
(R:G:B=HH:HV:VV)	Level 1.1 PLR_L11.zip (zip Compress/ 796MB) Level 1.5 PLR_L15.zip (zip Compress/ 73.5MB)
ScanSAR Mode, Single Polarization (WB1)
	Level 1.0 WB1_L10.zip (zip Compress/ 622MB) Level 1.5 WB1_L15.zip (zip Compress/ 22.4MB)
Fine Mode, Single Polarization (FBS)
	Level 1.1 FBS_L11.zip (ZIP Compress/ 1.34GB) Level 1.5 FBS_L15.zip (ZIP Compress/ 202MB)
Fine Mode, Dual Polarization (FBD)
	Level 1.0 FBD_L10.zip (ZIP Compress/ 456MB) Level 1.1 FBD_L11.zip (ZIP Compress/ 1.33GB) Level 1.5R (Geo-reference) FBD_L15R.zip (ZIP Compress/ 107MB) Level 1.5G (Geo-coded) FBD_L15G.zip (ZIP Compress/ 107MB)

- PRISM -

OB1 (Forward view of triplet observing mode)
	Level 1A ALPSMF001722390-O1A____F.zip (ZIP Compress/ 35.3MB) Level 1B1 ALPSMF001722390-O1B1___F.zip (ZIP Compress/ 34.3MB) Level 1B2 (Geo-reference) ALPSMF001722390-O1B2R_UF.zip (ZIP Compress/ 40.3MB)
OB2 (Nadir view (70km) of Nadir + Backward observing mode)
	Level 1A ALPSMW012594720-O1A____W.zip (ZIP Compress/ 97.7MB) Level 1B1 ALPSMW012594720-O1B1___W.zip (ZIP Compress/ 98.7MB) Level 1B2 (Geo-reference) ALPSMW012594720-O1B2R_UW.zip (ZIP Compress/ 102MB)

OB1 (Forward view of triplet observing mode)