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SAOCOM Europe data products

How To Access Data

External Data (Restrained)

The data is offered through ASI’s service.

  1. Follow ASI’s steps to access the data
  2. Go to the ASI SAOCOM Data Hub
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For accessing the products it is necessary to download the SAOCOM Registration Data Package and submit a registration request via email.

Details can be found on the ASI SAOCOM web page and from the following ordering guide

Should you need support when accessing the data, please contact EOHelp.

Description

This collection provides access to the SAOCOM products acquired in the ASI Zone of Exclusivity, that correspond mainly to the European territory plus the international waters in front of North Africa and the Middle East, archived and catalogued in the ASI/CONAE dissemination system.

ASI Zone of Exclusivity
ASI Zone of Exclusivity

 

PlatformSAOCOM 1A only (in future SAOCOM-1B will be added)
InstrumentL-Band SAR, 1.275 GHz
Sensor modeSTRIPMAP for data acquired at fixed azimuth steering (beam from S1 up to S10)

TOPSAR for data acquired in ScanSAR like mode (Mode A, Mode B or Wide)

Processing level

L1A - SLC (single look complex, slat range),

L1B - DI (detected image, ground range),

L1C - GEC (geocoded on ellipsoid),

L1D - GTC (geocoded on DEM)

Resolution

STRIPMAP: 10m

TOPSAR Narrow: 30 - 50m

TOPSAR WIDE: 50 - 100m

Swath Width

STRIPMAP: 20 - 40 km

TOPSAR Narrow: 100 - 150 km

TOPSAR Wide: 220 - 350 km

Polarization

Single polarization (HH or VV) only for STRIPMAP

Double polarization (HHHV or VHVV) for both STRIPMAP and TOPSAR

Quad Polarization for both STRIPMAP and TOPSAR

Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Spatial coverage:
80 N, 30 S, -10 W, 50 E
Temporal coverage:
2019-02-01 - present
Date of launch:
2018-11-07, 2020-08-30
Operators:
ASI - CONAE
Mission status:
Ongoing
Orbit height:
620 km
Orbit type:
Sun-synchronous
Swath width:
14-66 km (beam dependent) for stripmap 108-235 km (beam dependent) for topsar
Resolution:
High Resolution - HR (5 - 20 m), Medium Resolution - MR (20 - 500 m)
Wavelengths:
L-Band (19.4 - 76.9 cm)

PROCESSING LEVEL

Level 1a, Level 1b, Level 1c, Level 1d

RESOURCES

Website

ASI SAOCOM Portal

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Catalogue

ASI SAOCOM Data Hub

Catalogue

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User Guide

Membership Guide

User Guide

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Product Specification

Level 1 Products Format

Product Specification

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