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ALOS_PSR_KMZ·v1·dataset

Map-ready radar terrain images of the land (ALOS PALSAR)

KMZ for ALOS PALSAR Radiometric Terrain Corrected Product
land NASA ASF Level Not Provided
In plain English

What it measures. These are ready-to-view map files showing radar images of the land that have been corrected for the distorting effects of terrain and slope, so features line up properly with real-world locations.

How it's made. They are companion KMZ files for ALOS PALSAR radar imagery, terrain-corrected and packaged by the Alaska Satellite Facility for easy viewing.

How & where you'd use it. Handy for quickly viewing radar terrain images in tools like Google Earth, useful for anyone exploring land cover or terrain without specialized software.

What's measured

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Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2006-03-23 → 2011-04-22
  • Measured byALOS (PALSAR)
  • Processing levelLevel Not Provided
  • Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90
  • StatusCOMPLETE

What you can do with it

  • Track deforestation, fire scars and land-cover change
  • Monitor crop and vegetation health (NDVI/EVI)
  • Map how built-up vs. green an area is over time
Official description

This collection contains KMZ data to to accompany ALOS PALSAR Radiometric Terrain Corrected (RTC) datasets from the Alaska Satellite Facility.

Get the data

alos_psr_kmz_access.py
import earthaccess
earthaccess.login(strategy="netrc")          # free Earthdata Login

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="ALOS_PSR_KMZ",
    version="1",
    bounding_box=(-122.5, 37.2, -121.8, 37.9),  # your area (W,S,E,N)
    temporal=("2024-01-01", "2024-12-31"),       # your dates
)
files = earthaccess.open(results)   # stream straight from ASF
Browsing CMR needs no login. Downloading or streaming bytes needs a free Earthdata Login + the earthaccess package.