RADARSAT-2 data collections consist of C-Band SAR products acquired through the satellite's beam modes:

• ScanSAR Wide and Narrow (Single or Dual Pol)
• Wide (Single or Dual Pol)
• Fine (Single or Dual Pol)
• Standard (Single or Dual Pol)
• Extended High and Low (Single Pol)

The following RADARSAT-2 products are available:

• SLC (Single Look Complex): Amplitude and phase information is preserved. Data is in slant range. Georeferenced and aligned with the satellite track.
• SGF (Path Image): Data is converted to ground range and may be multi-look processed. Scene is oriented in direction of orbit path. Georeferenced and aligned with the satellite track.
• SGX (Path Image Plus): Same as SGF except processed with refined pixel spacing as needed to fully encompass the image data bandwidths. Georeferenced and aligned with the satellite track.
• SSG (Map Image): Image is geocorrected to a map projection
• SPG (Precision Map Image): Image is geocorrected to a map projection. Ground control points (GCP) are used to improve positional accuracy.
• SCN (ScanSAR Narrow)/SCF (ScanSAR Wide): ScanSAR Narrow/Wide beam mode product with original processing options and metadata fields (for backwards compatibility only). Georeferenced and aligned with the satellite track.
• SCF (ScanSAR Fine): ScanSAR product equivalent to SGF with additional processing options and metadata fields. Georeferenced and aligned with the satellite track.
• SCS (ScanSAR Sampled): Same as SCF except with finer sampling. Georeferenced and aligned with the satellite track.

Samples of the RADARSAT products are available over ESA's test site at Neustrelitz in Germany, which you can use to preview what the data collections offer in order to assess their type and resolution.  If you would like to compare RADARSAT products with other missions, download sample data from other Third Party Missions.

Each sample data ZIP file contains a .TIF file of the processed product, and specifications of the acquired scene.

Download RADARSAT sample data

• SAR Georeferenced Fine (SGF Path Image):
  • Ultrafine SGF HH sample dataset acquired on 4 November 2011 (663 MB)
  • Ultrafine SGF HH sample dataset acquired on 5 November 2011 (365 MB)
  • Multi-Look Fine SGF HH sample dataset (137 MB)
  • Standard SGF HH HV sample dataset (259 MB)
  • Fine SGF HH sample dataset (139 MB)
  • Wide SGF HH HV sample dataset (452 MB)

• SLC (Single Look Complex):
  • Fine Quad Polarization HH VV HV VH SLC sample dataset (397 MB)
  • Extra Fine SLC HH sample dataset (48 MB)
  • Standard Quad Polarization HH VV HV VH Sample dataset (50 MB)

RADARSAT data collections

If these samples suit your requirements, learn more about the RADARSAT data collections and find out how to download products from this mission:

• RADARSAT-1 & 2 full archive and tasking

ESA also offers access through the Online Dissemination server to the following data collections for registered users:

• RADARSAT-2 ESA archive

All RADARSAT-2 products are freely accessible in accordance with ESA’s Earth observation data policy to users located in ESA Member States and ESA Cooperating/Associate States.

Products distributed via ESA dissemination services – nominally those available in the ESA archive collections – are published in EO-SIP format, which is a package that contains the metadata file, browse images, and original data in their native format.