PALSAR
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| ALOS Data Users Handbook, 2008 | Overview of the ALOS Project and related technological information on satellites and land systems |
| ALOS User Guide | Overview, products, product format, operations |
| PALSAR Product Format | Detailed L1.1 and L1.5 product format description |
| PALSAR Product Format (a zip file will download) | Detailed L1.0 product format description |
Radiometrically Terrain-Corrected (RTC)
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| RTC Product Guide, 2015 | Guide for radiometrically terrain-corrected products. |
| RTC Product Specification, 2014 | This product format specification defines standard terrain-corrected products generated at ASF. It contains the definition for the ISO-compliant XML metadata. |
| RTC ATBD, 2015 | Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document: Provides the theoretical background of the algorithms and processing flows used for the generation of terrain-corrected products processed by ASF. |
Software Tools
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| MapReady, ASF | Terrain correct, geocode, and apply polarimetric decompositions to multi-pol SAR data |
| Convert to Vector, ASF | Transform point or scene information to formats compatible with Google Earth, GIS, and more |
| SAR Training Processor, ASF | We apologize, but this tool is no longer available |
| Bulk Download, ASF | Bulk download from the ASF datapool via Metalink files |
| Other Software Tools | Access a variety of tools for viewing, analyzing, and processing radar data |
GIS Platforms
RTC GeoTIFF products are readily visualized in GIS programs such as ArcGIS or QGIS.
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| QGIS: open source | Windows, Mac, Linux, BSD |
| ArcGIS: commercial software | Windows, Linux |
Processors
PALSAR Processor versions used to process data at ASF
| Processing Dates | Processor Version | JAXA Calibration Result as of (MM-DD-YYYY) |
|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2007- April 26, 2007 | 3.00 | 10-23-2006 3-29-2007 |
| April 27, 2007- March 17, 2008 | 4.00 | 3-29-2007 9-28-2007 |
| March 18, 2008 - June 12, 2008 | 4.03 | 9-28-2007 |
| June 13, 2008 - February 3, 2009 | 5.00 | 9-28-2007 |
| February 4, 2008 - ? | 5.04 | 9-28-2007 7-1-2009 |
| September, 2013 | 6.07 | 9-6-2011 |
Optical Processor versions used to process data at ASF
| Processing Dates | Processor Version | JAXA Calibration Result as of (MM-DD-YYYY) |
|---|---|---|
| April 18, 2007- April 26, 2007 | 3.00 | 10-23-2006 3-29-2007 |
| April 27, 2007- March 30, 2009 | 4.01 | 3-29-2007 9-28-2007 |
| March 31, 2009 - February 3, 2010 | 5.02 | 9-28-07 7-1-2009 |
| February 4, 2010 - January 18, 2011 | 5.09 | 7-1-2009 |
| January 18, 2011 - Present | 6.03 | 7-1-2009 |
