FORMOSAT-2 products are available in 3 preprocessing levels

• Level 1A
  Radiometric corrections to remove distortions due to variations in sensitivity of elementary detectors in the imaging sensor.
• Level 2A
  Radiometric corrections identical to Level 1A. Geometric corrections to frame the image in a given map projection (default projection is UTM WGS 84).
• Ortho
  Radiometric corrections identical to Level 1A. Geometric corrections to frame the image in a map projection specified by the user and to remove relief distortions (map and/or control points and digital elevation model supplied by user).

FORMAT

Products are delivered in DIMAP format:

• Image in GeoTiff
• Metadata in XML

DELIVERY

• Posted online (FTP) within 48 - 72 working hours of acquisition
• CD-ROM/DVD if requested

FORMOSAT-2 Mapping Appli

FORMOSAT-2 Mapping Applications

FORMOSAT-2 satellite images support monitoring and detecting land change for any specific region for various industries and mapping applications. Users can task the satellite to keep track by scheduling revisits to detect changes on land and infrastructures, to observe movement overtime and helps to keep a current database to know what is happening on the ground so users can make informed decisions.

• Urban Land Utilization Monitoring
• Environment Monitoring and Planning
• Farm Crop Management
• Forest Management and Monitoring
• Disaster Area Evaluation
• Ecological Environment and Resources Research
• Tourism and Traveling
• Defense Mapping
• Coastal Management