ERS SAR Data held by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

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Title: ERS SAR Data held by the National Institute for Space Research (INPE), Brazil

Description:

Abstract:

INPE's only receiving station for ERS-1 and ERS-2 SAR is located in Cuiaba, MT (geographic coordinates approx. 15.5S/56.0W). The SAR tapes recorded at Cuiaba are air shipped to the processing and distribution center in Cachoeira Paulista, SP, where they are kept. A copy of all recorded tapes is sent to the ESA PAF at the DLR facilities in Germany. Early ERS-1 SAR data were acquired primarily for station checkout and Principal Investigator service. A small number of passes, 15 seconds to 2 minutes long, were acquired from August, 1991 to March, 1992, during the Commissioning and Ice phases where the repeat cycle was 3 days but the ground coverage was sparse. More extensive and regular acquisitions began in April, 1992, with the satellite already in the so-called Multidisciplinary phase (full ground coverage and 35-day repeat cycle). INPE is allowed to service user requests originated in Brazil only. Only digital products are available. Requests for products and for image search listings will be handled directly by the processing center (listed at the Data Center entry), through contacts by mail, phone or fax. No online remote access is available, although plans exist to implement it, including the International Directory protocols. No firm date is speculated for that, but hopes are that it can be made before 1998. Requests from countries other that Brazil must be routed to the ESA licensed regional distributors. Information can be obtained with the ESA ERS-1 Order Desk, c/o ESRIN, C.P. 64, I-00044 Frascati, Italy. The phone numbers are +39.6.941-80600 (voice) and +39.6.941-80510 (fax).

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Time_Period_of_Content:

Time_Period_Information:

Range_of_Dates/Times:

Beginning_Date: 19910826

Ending_Date: Unknown

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -80.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: -33.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 8.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -40.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: PROJECT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ANCILLARY KEYWORDS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > LANDFORMS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > TOPOGRAPHY > SURFACE ROUGHNESS

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > MICROWAVE > MICROWAVE IMAGERY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > RADAR > RADAR IMAGERY

Theme_Keyword: ERS-1 > EUROPEAN REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE-1

Theme_Keyword: ERS-2 > EUROPEAN REMOTE SENSING SATELLITE-2

Theme_Keyword: SAR > SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR

Theme_Keyword: AMI > ACTIVE MICROWAVE INSTRUMENT

Theme_Keyword: IAI-DIS > INTER-AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL CHANGE RESEARCH

Theme_Keyword: Active Microwave Instrument

Theme_Keyword: Cloud Penetration

Theme_Keyword: Dielectric Constant

Theme_Keyword: Soil Humidity

Theme_Keyword: Surface Roughness

Theme_Keyword: ELEVATION

Theme_Keyword: IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL

Place_Keyword: CONTINENT > SOUTH AMERICA

Access_Constraints: Not Available

Use_Constraints:

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Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: JOSE BORGES ESCADA JR.

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Divisao de Geracao de Imagens-DGI

Address: Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais-INPE

Address: Caixa Postal 1

City: Cachoeira Paulista, SP

Postal_Code: 12630-000

Country: Brazil

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +55.12.5609201

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +55.12.5612088

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: escada@dgi.inpe.br

Data_Quality_Information:

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Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: BR/INPE/DGI > Image Generation Division, National Institute for Space Research, Brazil

Contact_Person: MIGUEL DRAGOMIR ZANIC'-CUELLAR

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: INPE - DGI

Address: Rod. Dutra, Km 40

City: Cachoeira Paulista

State_or_Province: SP

Postal_Code: 12630-000

Country: BRAZIL

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +55.12.560-9271

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +55.12.561-2088

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: miguel@dgi.inpe.br

Resource_Description: ERS SAR

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Format_Name: Not Available

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.dgi.inpe.br/siteDgi/index_pt.php

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.dgi.inpe.br/siteDgi/index_pt.php

Access_Instructions:

Fees: Not Available

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date:

Metadata_Review_Date: 20111027

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: JOSE LUIZ DE BARROS AGUIRRE

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: INPE - IAI

Address: Av. dos Astronautas, 1758

City: Sao Jose dos Campos

State_or_Province: SP

Postal_Code: 12227-010

Country: Brazil

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +55.12.325-6866

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +55.12.325-6870

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: aguirre@iai.inpe.br

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time