Data Sources

This page gives a brief description of access to the data products supported by the reader modules provided in the standard installation of the Sentinel Toolbox.

More information about access to ESA data can be obtained from https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/pi-community/apply-for-data

Data Sources Overview

  Instrument Platform Format Links
1 MERIS Envisat Envisat N1 / SAFE ESA Online Dissemination: https://meris-ds.eo.esa.int/oads/access/collection
2 (A)ATSR ERS / Envisat ERS / Envisat N1 ESA User Services Portal: https://esatellus.service-now.com/
3 ASAR Envisat Envisat N1 ESA (A)SAR Online Dissemination Service: https://esar-ds.eo.esa.int
4 SAR ERS Envisat N1 ESA (A)SAR Online Dissemination Service: https://esar-ds.eo.esa.int .
5 Chris Proba HDF4 ESA Third Party Mission catalogue: https://tpm-ds.eo.esa.int/smcat/PROBA1-CHRIS/
HTTP: https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/data-access/browse-data-products?p_r_p_564233524_assetIdentifier=proba-chris-level-1a-1488
6 MIRAS (SMOS) SMOS Earth Explorer ESA SMOS dissemination service https://smos-diss.eo.esa.int
7 AVNIR-2 ALOS CEOS ESA User Services Portal: https://esatellus.service-now.com/csp?id=dar&dataset=ALOS.AVNIR-2.L1C
8 PRISM ALOS CEOS ESA User Services Portal: https://esatellus.service-now.com/csp?id=dar&dataset=ALOS_PRISM_L1B
9 MODIS Aqua, Terra HDF Ocean data: http://oceancolor.gsfc.nasa.gov/cgi/browse.pl?sen=am
Land data: https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/
10 AVHRR/3 NOAA-KLM NOAA METOP NOAA: https://www.avl.class.noaa.gov/saa/products/welcome
METOP: https://eoportal.eumetsat.int/userMgmt/protected/dataCentre.faces?acronym=AVHEAR00
11 TM Thematic Mapper Landsat 4/5 Fast Format ESA Landsat Dissemination Service: https://landsat-diss.eo.esa.int/socat/LandsatTM

12 TM, ETM+, OLI, TIRS Landsat 4, 5, 7, 8 GeoTIFF Format USGS EROS (Earth Resources Observation and Science Center): http://eros.usgs.gov/
USGS Earth Explorer: http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
USGS GloVis: http://glovis.usgs.gov/
13 SPOT VEGETATION SPOT HDF The SPOT VEGETATION homepage: http://www.spot-vegetation.com/
14 Aquarius SPOT HDF FTP: ftp://podaac-ftp.jpl.nasa.gov/allData/aquarius/
OPeNDAP: https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/dataset/AQUARIUS_L2_SSS_V5
15 VIIRS Suomi NPP HDF NASA: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/learn/find-data/near-real-time/viirs
NOAA: https://ncc.nesdis.noaa.gov/VIIRS/
16 GlobAerosol n/a NetCDF FTP: ftp://ftp.globaerosol.info/
17 GlobColour multiple NetCDF https://hermes.acri.fr/index.php?class=archive
18 Medspiration n/a NetCDF https://cersat.ifremer.fr/Projects/Previous-projects/Medspiration/Products-and-Services
19 GETASSE DEM n/a Generic https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/tools/amorgos

Data Access Details and Distribution Policy

  Instrument How to get data
1 MERIS

Data Access

MERIS data can be downloaded from ESA MERIS dissemination services. Login required.

Data Policy

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions. https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/documents/20142/1564626/Terms-and-Conditions-for-the-use-of-ESA-Data.pdf .

2 (A)ATSR

Data Access

(A)ATSR data can be downloaded from ESA User Services Portal. Login required.

Data Policy

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions. https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/documents/20142/1564626/Terms-and-Conditions-for-the-use-of-ESA-Data.pdf .

3 ASAR

Data Access

ESA (A)SAR Online Dissemination Service. Login required.

Data Policy

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions. https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/documents/20142/1564626/Terms-and-Conditions-for-the-use-of-ESA-Data.pdf .

4 SAR (N1 Format)

Data Access

ESA (A)SAR Online Dissemination Service. Login required.

Data Policy

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions. https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/documents/20142/1564626/Terms-and-Conditions-for-the-use-of-ESA-Data.pdf .

5 CHRIS

Data Access

Data can be ordered through ESA Third Party Mission catalogue. Loginrequired.

Data Policy

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions. https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/documents/20142/1564626/Terms-and-Conditions-for-the-use-of-ESA-Data.pdf .

6 SMOS

Data Access

Data can be ordered through the ESA SMOS dissemination service. Login required.

Data Policy

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions. https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/documents/20142/1564626/Terms-and-Conditions-for-the-use-of-ESA-Data.pdf .

7 AVNIR-2

Data Access

Archived data can be ordered through ESA User Services Portal. Login required.

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions. https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/documents/20142/1564626/Terms-and-Conditions-for-the-use-of-ESA-Data.pdf .

8 PRISM

Data Access

Data can be ordered through the ESA User Services Portal. Login required.

Data Policy

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions. https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/documents/20142/1564626/Terms-and-Conditions-for-the-use-of-ESA-Data.pdf

9 MODIS

Data Access

MODIS data can be ordered through:

  • The Ocean Biology Processing Group Portal
  • The LP DAAC

Data Policy

  • No registration is required to download MODIS data from the OBPG portal.
  • Registration is required to download MODIS data from the LP DAAC portal.
10 AVHRR/3

Data Access

AVHRR/3 data from NOAA are available through direct reception of the satellite data or via various http and ftp server.
AVHRR/3 data from Metop-A (Eumetsat) are available by the Eumetsat Earth Observation Portal.

Data Policy
Both ways of download require registration.

11 TM Thematic Mapper

Data Access

Data can be ordered through ESA Landsat Dissemination Service.

Data Policy

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions. https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/documents/20142/1564626/Terms-and-Conditions-for-the-use-of-ESA-Data.pdf

12 TM Thematic Mapper

Data Access

TM data in GeoTIFF format can be ordered through both the USGS EROS portal and the USGS Earth Explorer.

Data Policy

Both ways of download require registration.

13 SPOT VEGETATION

Data Access

SPOT data can be ordered through the SPOT VEGETATION homepage.

Data Policy

See http://www.spot-vegetation.com/pages/policy.html for the data policy on SPOT data.

14 Aquarius

Data Access

Aquarius data can be downloaded through an FTP or an OPeNDAP-server.

Data Policy

None.

15 VIIRS

Data Access

VIIRS data can be downloaded from the NASA or the NOAA.

Data Policy

The NOAA portal requires basic registration, the NASA portal does not.

16 GlobAerosol

Data Access

GlobAerosol data can be downloaded from a dedicated public FTP server.

Data Policy

None.

17 GlobColour

Data Access

GlobAerosol data can be downloaded from a dedicated catalogue system.

Data Policy

None.

18 Medspiration

Data Access

Medspiration data can be downloaded from a dedicated public FTP server.

Data Policy

Registration by mail is required.

19 Getasse DEM

Data Access

The Getasse DEM can be downloaded from ESA.

Data Policy

None.