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The FAQ applies to Terrascope and Proba-V MEP. Please note that the FAQ is in English only.

Frequently asked questions

Sentinel 1

What are the processing steps for the Sentinel-1 GRD sigma0 product?

A full description can be found in the TERRASCOPE SENTINEL-1 ALGORITHM THEORETICAL BASE DOCUMENT (ATBD).

Which region of interest is available now for the Sentinel-1 products?

What is the file format of the Sentinel-1 products?

  • SENTINEL data products are distributed using a SENTINEL-specific variation of the Standard Archive Format for Europe (SAFE) format specification. The SAFE format has been designed to act as a common format for archiving and conveying data within ESA Earth Observation archiving facilities. SAFE was recommended for the harmonisation of the GMES missions by the GMES Product Harmonisation Study.

The SENTINEL-SAFE format wraps a folder containing image data in a binary data format and product metadata in XML. This flexibility allows the format to be scalable enough to represent all levels of SENTINEL products.

A SENTINEL product refers to a directory folder that contains a collection of information. It includes:

  • a 'manifest.safe' file which holds the general product information in XML
  • subfolders for measurement datasets containing image data in various binary formats
  • a preview folder containing 'quicklooks' in PNG format, Google Earth overlays in KML format and HTML preview files
  • an annotation folder containing the product metadata in XML as well as calibration data
  • a support folder containing the XML schemes describing the product XML.

(Referentie: https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/user-guides/sentinel-1-sar/data-formats/safe-specification)

Sentinel 3

When will the Sentinel-3 data be available?

Sentinel-3 synergy (SYN) products will be made available through the Terrascope platform as soon as they are officially released by ESA. According to the latest Sentinel-3 mission status reports, SYN products based on Sentinel-3A data are currently only available to expert users with an official release planned after upgrades of the processor baseline. Furthermore it should be noted that both Sentinel-3A and 3B acquisitions are required for fully operational SYN products comparable to the VGT and PROBA-V S1 and S10 products.  Sentinel-3B is currently in the commissioning phase with routine operations expected to start in 2019. 
VITO is a member of the Sentinel-3 Mission Performance Center (MPC). As Expert Support Laboratory (ESL), VITO provides expert analyses with respect to the OLCI L1 radiometry and the SYN VGT products. Within the ESL Level 2 LAND VAL group, the objective is to validate the Sentinel-3 SYN VGT products and to verify the similarity of these products with the combined time series of SPOT-VGT and PROBA-V.

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