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NISAR_COP·v1·dataset

Plan of what the NISAR radar satellite will observe

NISAR Coordinated Observation Plan
land NASA ASF Level Not Provided active XML
In plain English

What it measures. Daily plans of what the NISAR radar satellite intends to observe — a schedule of upcoming observations rather than any actual measurement of the Earth.

How it's made. Compiled as planning documents for the joint NASA-ISRO NISAR radar mission.

How & where you'd use it. Helps researchers and data users know in advance where and when NISAR will collect data so they can plan their work.

What's measured

SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › PLATFORM CHARACTERISTICSSPECTRAL/ENGINEERING › SENSOR CHARACTERISTICS

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2025-08-21 → ongoing
  • Measured byNISAR (L-SAR, S-SAR)
  • Processing levelLevel Not Provided
  • Spatial extent-180, -90, 180, 90
  • FormatsXML
  • StatusACTIVE

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 daily observation plans for the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR) mission.

Get the data

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

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="NISAR_COP",
    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.