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UAVSAR_POL_KMZ·v1·dataset

Map-view radar images from research aircraft

UAVSAR_POLSAR_KMZ
deformation NASA ASF Level 1 active
In plain English

What it measures. Map-ready radar images of the land surface, packaged so they can be viewed directly on a map.

How it's made. Produced from the UAVSAR radar instrument flown aboard a research aircraft, delivered as ready-to-view KMZ map files.

How & where you'd use it. Lets people view aircraft radar scenes overlaid on map tools; the abstract gives little detail beyond the format.

What's measured

SOLID EARTH › TECTONICS › VOLCANIC ACTIVITY

Coverage & cadence

  • Time span2008-07-24 → 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 PolSAR Scene KMZ

Get the data

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

results = earthaccess.search_data(
    short_name="UAVSAR_POL_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.