Topics
New Arrival
- Apr. 2, 2020JAXA EORC
- "ALOS World 3D-30m (AW3D30)" version 3.1 was released.
This version covers approx. 99.9% of land in northern from S60 latitude. - Feb. 18, 2020JAXA EORC
- Massive bushfires in Australia seen from Space was released.
- Dec. 27, 2019
- PALSAR-2 global mosaic map (2018 global dataset) was released.
- Dec. 18, 2019ESA
- Global Above-Ground Biomass map for 2017 has been released by ESA. The map is based on radar (including ALOS-2), optical and lidar data.
What's NEW!
- Issues about user registration from some e-mail accounts：
Currently, due to problems with the JAXA's mail system, it is not possible to register users from Microsoft's e-mail accounts (Hotmail, Outlook, Live etc). If you are in a hurry, please register from another e-mail account. Thank you for your understanding. - Apr. 1, 2020
- • Advanced Optical Satellite (ALOS-3) homepage launched.
• Advanced Land Observing Satellite-4 (ALOS-4) homepage launched. - Mar. 31, 2020
- ALOS-2 Basic Observation Scenario (3rd Edition,Rev. D) was uploaded.
- Mar. 24, 2020
- • ALOS-2 accumulated observation results (from observation start date to present：2014/8/4～2019/12/15) were uploaded.
• ALOS-2 annual observation results were uploaded. - Feb. 28, 2020
- Presentation materials of the 26th Science Team Meeting for "ALOS Kyoto & Carbon Initiative" was uploaded.
Project
Achieving wide swath observation with high resolution, as successor of "DAICHI-2" (ALOS-2).
Achieving high resolution observation with wide swath, as successor of optical mission of "DAICHI" (ALOS).
Follow-on mission from "DAICHI" (ALOS), which contributes to cartography, regional observation, disaster monitoring, and resource surveys.
This project aimed to contribute various earth observation field as mapping, disaster monitoring, and resource surveying in global.
The first satellite in Japan equipped with synthetic aperture radar and stereoscopic observation optical sensor and observed global land area for various purpose.
Dataset
Global PALSAR-2/PALSAR/JERS-1 Mosaic and Forest/Non-Forest map
Global 25m-resolution mosaic using ALOS-2 PALSAR-2, ALOS PALSAR, and JERS-1 SAR images and global forest/non-forest map
Precise Global Digital 3D Map "ALOS World 3D"
The precise global digital 3D map using some 3 million data images acquired by the ALOS
High Resolution Land-Use and Land-Cover Map
Research products developed by ALOS/ALOS-2 Science Project and "Earth Observation Priority Research: Ecosystem Research Group"
ALOS Ortho Rectified Image Product (ALOS-ORI)
This consists of the ALOS/AVNIR-2 ORI product with approx
Monitoring the north and south polar regions using PALSAR for contributing " International Polar Year "
Glacial Lake Inventory of Bhutan
Data Release Glacial Lake Inventory of Bhutan using AVNIR-2 and PRISM