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JAXA ALOS Series Open and Free Data
Freely available ALOS and ALOS-2 satellite data including PALSAR/PALSAR-2 SAR imagery, global forest/non-forest maps, and digital elevation models as CEOS Analysis Ready Data
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global, ALOS (2006-2011) and ALOS-2 (2014-present)
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Space Agency
What's inside
- SAR Backscatter
- Forest/Non-Forest Maps
- Digital Elevation Model
- L-Band SAR
- Analysis Ready Data
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
No-gauge areas
Monitor places with no ground stations.
Because it has: SAR Backscatter
- 02
Long records
Use consistent records going back decades.
- 03
Change mapping
Map changes in water, land and vegetation.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Segmentation
Map water, crops and land use pixel by pixel with deep learning.
- 02
Data fusion
Blend satellite and ground data into one better estimate.
- 03
Change detection
Find what changed, at national scale, automatically.
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