on September 15th the NovaSAR-S satellite is scheduled for its launch into space.
Even it might take a while till the data will be available, the reader is already present.
Airbus has provided the core code for reading the data, which was turned into a plugin for SNAP. So it was a small but nice collaborative work.
Thanks again to Martin Cohen and his colleagues for providing the code.
If you want to know more about NovaSAR, please have a look at the eoportal.org
The plugin can be installed via the Plugin Manager (Tools / Plugins).
It’s nice to have the reader for NovaSAR-S. Will data be openly available through CSIRO and commercial elsewhere? How will it be maintained? Should it be merged into S1TBX so that changes to the core will be passed on to this module?
I have no info about data availability. But I can try to find it out.
Regarding the merge into s1tbx and the maintenance. I think it is also good to have community plugins. This shows that there is a vital community. Not everything needs to be merged into a toolbox.
If the SNAP core code changes the plugin will be updated, of course.
Absolutely brilliant, Marco, thank you for spreading this valuable information.
Thanks to the developers (SNAP/Airbus etc). We will be prime users of this plugin.
I’ve now got news on the data availability. I simply quote from the email I’ve got:
Following commissioning of the satellite, SSTL will commence its seven-year mission to provide S-BAND SAR acquisition data to its Mission Partners, targeted to start Q2 2019.
Requests for access to the data should be made to the appropriate mission partner. Currently the following national agencies are confirmed partners, UKSA, CSIRO, ISRO and discussions continue with other potential partners. SSTL will confirm via press release as new partners are welcomed to the mission.
SSTL would like to see maximum exploitation of the mission and will encourage the mission partners to make the data as widely accessible as possible.
Congratulation guys, that’s a nice new feature. Will something similar happen for SAOCOM, which seems to finally be launched 7th of October?
Cheers,
Andreas
Yes, thanks! I knew the trick.
Had you got already any sample image to play with?
If so, is there any official procedure to get data for scientific purposes?