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UAVSAR_INSAR_INT·v1·dataset

Radar map of ground shifts from aircraft (UAVSAR)

UAVSAR_INSAR_INTERFEROGRAM
deformation NASA ASF Level 1 active
In plain English

What it measures. An interferogram showing how the ground surface shifted between two radar passes, revealing subtle movements of the land.

How it's made. Made by comparing two repeat radar flights of the airborne UAVSAR system aboard a G-III aircraft.

How & where you'd use it. Useful for mapping ground motion such as that from earthquakes, landslides, or sinking land, though the provided description is brief.

What's measured

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Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2008-04-28 → ongoing
  • Measured byG-III (UAVSAR)
  • Processing levelLevel 1
  • StatusACTIVE

What you can do with it

  • Measure ground motion and subsidence (InSAR)
  • Track earthquakes, volcanoes and landslides
  • Map elevation and terrain change
Official description

UAVSAR Repeat Pass Interferometry Scene

Get the data

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

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