ALOS Data Users Handbook

ALOS Data Users Handbookoperational use in accordance with their agreement with JAXA.- Geographical Survey Institute (GSI)- Ministry of Environment (MOE)- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF)- Japan Coast Guard (JCG)(7) Overseas Ground Stationsa) X band Support StationX band support stations will support data reception via X band when DRTS contingency. X band support stationhas not been developed before launch. JAXA is planning to make a contract with SSC (Swedish SpaceCorporation) if DRTS contingency would occur as a tentative solution so that it may start backup reception bySSC Esrange station within three months of DRTS contingency.The permanent solution for DRTS contingency is still under consideration, but it might be either X-band backupreception or TDRSS support.b) Foreign Ground StationForeign ground stations are the ground stations for reception of low rate data (138.76Msps) via X band for theirown purpose. Some stations belonging to the ALOS data node organizations are planned as the stations.JAXA has the right to acquire a copy of the data received at Foreign ground stations, but does not routinelyexpect to do so.(8) Data Node OrganizationTo promote international data use and operational use of ALOS data, data node organizations will be appointedfor different regions world-wide.The data node organizations will receive ALOS Level 0 data from JAXA and generate and distribute products toregional users in accordance with their agreement with JAXA.And also the data node organizations will be able to receive ALOS data via X band stations (regarded as ForeignGround Station in this project) by agreement with JAXA.4-3