Cosmo-SkyMed image acquired on 06 Jun 2013 in RGB colors – Etang de Berre (Bouches du Rhône) © ASI

Radar (CSM – TSX)

Data access

ids.equipex-geosud.fr

Presentation

Radar images at very high spatial resolution were acquired in the framework of GEOSUD, a project (ANR-10-EQPX-20) of the program “Investissements d’Avenir” managed by the French National Research Agency. These are images in X-band of TerraSAR-X and Cosmo-SkyMed sensors (wavelength of about 3 cm). The objective of this initiative is to facilitate the access of the scientific community and public stakeholders to radar imagery.

These images were acquired in France and abroad in the context of thematic research projects:

  • Mapping sugarcane cut in La Reunion
  • Estimation of soil moisture in France (La Crau) and Tunisia
  • Monitoring of tidal water bodies in France
  • Monitoring of rice in Vietnam
  • Monitoring of volcanic activity by radar interferometry
  • Mapping and monitoring at fine-scale the vines phenology in Argentina
  • Mapping of forest gaps in French Guiana
  • Mapping of crops in Senegal (especially millet and groundnut) and monitoring their growth during the rainy season.

Contact: demande.imagerie@equipex-geosud.fr

Satellite

Name : Cosmo-SkyMedName : TerraSAR-X
Imaging mode : RadarImaging mode : Radar
Spectral bands : X band (~ 3 cm wavelength)Spectral bands : X band (~ 3 cm wavelength)
Incidence : 20°- 60°Incidence : 20°- 60°
Polarization : HH, VV, HH+HV, VV+VH, HH+VVPolarization : HH, VV, HH+HV, VV+VH, HH+VV
Resolution : from 1 mResolution : from 1 m

Observation capability 

  • Swath : from 10 km
  • Revisit : daily (programmable)

Observation capability 

  • Swath : from 10 km
  • Revisit : daily (programmable)

Coverage: 

  • Area : France, South America, Asia
  • Period : 2013 – 2014

Coverage: 

  • Area : France, Amérique du Sud, Asie
  • Period : 2003 – 2009

For more information see cosmo-skymed.it

For more information see dlr.de

Format

Raw format brut requiring geospatial image processing software like ENVI, ERDAS, or ESA NEST software (free).

License

Download Radar CosmoSkymed license on ids.equipex-geosud.fr
Download Radar TerraSAR-X license on ids.equipex-geosud.fr

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