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By subscribing to the Standard Virtual Machines plan through WEkEO, you can tap into a vast and continuously growing repository of data, access it through multiple interfaces, and even process it directly in the cloud. This article guides you on how to gain direct access to EODATA and make the most of the available resources.
What is EODATA?
EODATA represents a comprehensive and diverse set of Earth observation data from various satellite missions within the Copernicus programme and other sources. Here's an overview of what EODATA includes:
Sentinel-1: C-band radar data, covering the entire world, available in formats such as GRD, SLC, and others
Sentinel-2: High-resolution multispectral data, available in L1C and L2A processing levels
Sentinel-3: Data from altimetry, radiometry, and optical oceanography, available in various processing levels and categories (OLCI, SLSTR, SRAL, SYN)
Sentinel-5P: Atmospheric monitoring data, with L1B and L2 processing levels
Landsat: Historical and current data from Landsat-5, Landsat-7, and Landsat-8, covering Europe and other regions
Envisat: Data from the MERIS instrument, covering the period from 2002 to 2012
SMOS: Microwave radiometry data, available since 2010
ECOSTRESS: Thermal surface monitoring data, available since 2022
These data are accessible through various interfaces, including S3-like object storage, WMS/WMTS, and file systems, allowing easy integration into different processing and analysis workflows.
Get direct access to EODATA
As a WEkEO user who has purchased a Standard Virtual Machines plan, you have access to data, including:
Online
Local and immediate access to Earth observation data, growing by around 20 TB daily.
EODATA, available online
full (time and space coverage) Sentinel-1 GRD, Sentinel-2, Sentinel-3, new Sentinels (like 5P), ESA/Landsat, Envisat/Meris,
full Sentinel-1 SLC for Europe and
6 months rolling archive for Sentinel-1 SLC outside Europe,
elements of Copernicus Services (check available datasets in the Data Catalogue)
Immense cache
Starting at 1 PB for external data; API call to order any data available in the Finder.
Wide range of data access interfaces:
S3-like object interface,
WMS/WMTS access,
file system (best effort, not recommended) interface for legacy software
No need to download data
The data can be processed directly from the cloud; for sample processing app check S2Scenes.
Easy tools to discover and browse data
Finder tools to browse and download data
💡WEkEO Pro Tip: find all the documentation to get a direct access to EODATA:
List of all available EODATA
Satellite | Product type | Instrument | Spatial Range | Temporal Range | Type of Access |
Sentinel-1 | GRD | SAR C-BAND | World | Last 1 Year | IAD |
Sentinel-1 | GRD-COG | SAR C-BAND | World | Oct-14 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-1 | RTC | SAR C-BAND | World | Dec-14 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-1 | OCN | SAR C-BAND | World | Dec-14 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-1 | RAW | SAR C-BAND | Europe World Rest of World | Jan-21 - Present Oct-14 - Present-1 year Last 1 year | IAD DAD IAD |
Sentinel-1 | SLC | SAR C-BAND | World | Oct-14 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-2 | L1C | MSI | World | Jul-15 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-2 | L2A | MSI | World | Jul-15 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | OLCI Level-1 NTC | OLCI | World | Mar-16 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | OLCI Level-1 NRT | OLCI | World | Last 1 year | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | OLCI Level-2 NTC | OLCI | World | Mar-16 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | OLCI Level-2 NRT | OLCI | World | Last 1 year | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SLSTR Level-1 NTC | SLSTR | World | Mar-16 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SLSTR Level-1 NRT | SLSTR | World | Last 1 year | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SLSTR Level-2 NTC | SLSTR | World | Mar-16 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SLSTR Level-2 NRT | SLSTR | World | Last 1 year | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SRAL Level-1 NTC | SRAL | World | Mar-16 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SRAL Level-1 STC | SRAL | World | Last 1 month | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SRAL Level-1 NRT | SRAL | World | Last 1 year | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SRAL Level-2 NTC | SRAL | World | Mar-16 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SRAL Level-2 STC | SRAL | World | Last 1 month | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SRAL Level-2 NRT | SRAL | World | Last 1 year | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SYN Level-2 NTC | SYNERGY | World | Mar-16 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-3 | SYN Level-2 STC | SYNERGY | World | Last 1 month | IAD |
Sentinel-5P | Level-1B NTC | TROPOMI | World | Apr-18 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-5P | Level-2 NTC | TROPOMI | World | Apr-18 - Present | IAD |
Sentinel-5P | Level-2 NRT | TROPOMI | World | Last 1 month | IAD |
Sentinel-6A | L1, L2 | POS-4, AMR-C | World | Full archive | IAD |
Landsat-5 | L1G, L1T, L1GT | TM | Europe | 1984-2011 | IAD |
Landsat-7 | L1G, L1T, L1GT | ET | Europe | 1999-2017 | IAD |
Landsat-8 | L1T, L1GT | OLI, OLI TIRS |
| Coverage of Europe | IAD |
Envisat | L1 | MERIS | World | 2002-2012 | IAD |
SMOS | L1B, L1C, L2 | MIRAS | World | 2010 - present | IAD |
S2GL | - | - | Europe | 2017 | IAD |
ECOSTRESS | - | - | WORLD | 2022 | IAD |
Subscribe to the Standard Virtual Machines plan
To benefit from direct access to EODATA and other features, you need to subscribe to the Standard Virtual Machines plan.
Steps to Subscribe:
For more information on features and pricing, visit the Computing page and click on "See pricing options".
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