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TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X full archive and tasking

How To Access Data

Project Proposal (Restrained)

  1. Go to the ESA User Services Portal
  2. Register or log in to EO Sign In
  3. After logging in, complete and submit the form with your proposed use of the data
  4. The proposal will be evaluated by ESA, which normally takes between 4 and 6 weeks
  5. Upon successful evaluation, you will receive a confirmation email, which describes the amount of data to be provided, and details of how to order the data
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The collection is open for research and application development, prototype and test projects to users located in the territory of ESA Member States (including Canada), in the European Commission Member States and in Africa.

Data are available to order on demand upon submission of a Project Proposal subject to evaluation and acceptance by ESA and the data owner.

ESA will support as many high-quality and innovative projects as possible within the quota limit available, therefore only a limited amount of products can be allowed to each project.

The products are available as part of the Airbus provision from TerraSAR-X and Tandem-X missions with worldwide coverage: the TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X Catalogue can be accessed to discover and check the basic product data readiness.

All details about data provision and availability, data access conditions, usage restrictions and the quota assignment procedure are described in the Terms of Applicability document available in the Resources section.

If you need help with the proposal form, consult this guide on how to access data requiring a project proposal

For further information about the EO Sign In Service you can visit TellUs

Should you need support to prepare your proposal or access the data, please contact EOHelp

Description

TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X full archive and new tasking products can be acquired in six image modes with flexible resolutions (from 0.25 m to 40 m) and scene sizes and are provided in different packages:

  • Staring SpotLight (basic, Interferometric pack, and Maritime pack)
  • High Resolution SpotLight (basic, Interferometric pack, and Maritime pack)
  • SpotLight (basic, Interferometric pack, and Maritime pack)
  • StripMap (basic, Interferometric pack, and Maritime pack)
  • ScanSAR (basic and Maritime pack)
  • Wide ScanSAR (basic and Maritime pack)

 

Product Overview
ProductsSAR-STSAR-HSSAR-SLSAR-SMSAR-SCSAR-WS
Instrument modeStaring SpotlightHigh Resolution SpotLightSpotLightStripMapScanSARWide ScanSAR
Available resolutions (up to)0.25 m1 m2 m3 m18 m40 m
Scene size4x3.7 km210x5 km210x10 km230x50 km2 (up to 30x1650)100x150 km2 (up to 100x1650)270x200 km2 (up to 270x1500)
Available processing levelsSSC (Single Look Slant Range Complex): azimuth - slant range (time domain)

MGD (Multi Look Ground Range Detected): azimuth - ground range (without terrain correction)

GEC (Geocoded Ellipsoid Corrected): map geometry with ellipsoidal corrections only (no terrain correction performed)

EEC (Enhanced Ellipsoid Corrected): map geometry with terrain correction, using a DEM
FormatSSC: DLR-defined COSAR binary

MGD: GeoTiff

GEC: GeoTiff

EEC: GeoTiff
Spatial coverageWorldwide
Interferometry package
  • InSAR-ST, InSAR-HS, InSAR-SL, InSAR-SM
  • Only SSC
  • At least five ordered scenes within six months from first order
N/AN/A
Maritime Monitoring package
  • MmSAR-ST, MmSAR-HS, MmSAR-SL, MmSAR-SM, MmSAR-SC, MmSAR-WS
  • Only SSC, MGD, GEC
  • At least 75% of the scene area is water
  • More than five ordered scenes in three months

 

The following WorldDEM products can be requested:

ProductsDescription
WorldDEMcoreWorldDEMcore is output of interferometric processing of StripMap data pairs without any post-processing
WorldDEMTMWorldDEMTM is produced based on WorldDEMcore, representing the surface of the Earth (including buildings, infrastructure and vegetation). Hydrological consistency is ensured
WorldDEM DTMIn additional editing steps, WorldDEMTMis transformed into a Digital Terrain Model (DTM) representing bare Earth elevation
WorldDEM BundleIncludes WorldDEMTM, WorldDEM DTM, and Quality Layers


The main specifications of the WorldDEM products are:

  • Horizontal Coordinate Reference System: World Geodetic System 1984 (WGS84-G1150)
  • Vertical Coordinate Reference System: Earth Gravitational Model 2008 (EGM2008)
  • Absolute Horizontal Accuracy: <6 m
  • Vertical Accuracy: 2 m Relative, 4 m Absolute
  • Quality Layers (including water body mask) can be requested as an option with the WorldDEM and WorldDEM DTM
  • Auxiliary Layers are delivered together with the WorldDEMcore product

As per ESA policy, very high-resolution data over conflict areas cannot be provided.

Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Spatial coverage:
90.0 N, -90.0 S, -180.0 W, 180.0 E
Temporal coverage:
2007-11-19 - present
Date of launch:
2007-06-15, 2010-06-21
Operators:
DLR
Mission status:
onGoing
Orbit height:
514 km
Orbit type:
Sun-synchronous
Swath width:
5-10 km x 10 km for SpotLight, 30 km for StripMap, 100 km for ScanSAR
Resolution:
Very High Resolution - VHR (0 - 5m), High Resolution - HR (5 - 20 m), Medium Resolution - MR (20 - 500 m)
Wavelengths:
X-Band (2.8 - 5.2 cm)

PROCESSING LEVEL

level 1, multiple

APPLICABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS

Specific restrictions to the use of data may apply for TPMs according to the terms of applicability valid for each mission. Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions
READ T&C

RESOURCES

Product Specification

TerraSAR-X Product Specification

Product Specification

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Technical Note

TerraSAR-X calibration document

Technical Note

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Product Specification

TerraSAR-X Format Specification Document

Product Specification

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Product Specification

WorldDEM Product Specification Summary

Product Specification

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Product Specification

WorldDEM Technical Specification

Product Specification

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Product Specification

WorldDEM4Ortho Technical Specification

Product Specification

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Product Specification

WorldDEM DTMlite Technical Specification

Product Specification

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Product Document

TerraSAR-X Product Guide

Product Document

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Catalogue

TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X Catalogue

Catalogue

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Technical Note

TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X Terms of Applicability

Technical Note

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Software Tools

TerraSAR Software Tools

Software Tools

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