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NISAR_COP·v1·dataset

Plan of what the NISAR radar satellite will watch each day (NASA-ISRO)

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.