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ESA WorldCover Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 10m Annual Composites
The WorldCover 10m Annual Composites were produced, as part of the European Space Agency (ESA) WorldCover project, from the yearly Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 archives for both years 2020 and 2021. These global mosaics consists of four products composites. A Sentinel-2 RGBNIR yearly median composite for bands B02, B03, B04, B08. A Sentinel-2 SWIR yearly median composite for bands B11 and B12. A Sentinel-2 NDVI yearly percentiles composite (NDVI 90th, NDVI 50th NDVI 10th percentiles). A
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Licence: CC-BY 4.0
Evidence quality: 33.1
Listed in aws-odr public catalogue API on 2026-10-16; relevance/value screened (haiku).
Metadata checked: 2026-10-14T13:20:00.000Z
What's in it
- Data offered docs-verified
- Sentinel-2 RGB+NIR yearly median composite (B02, B03, B04, B08) · Sentinel-2 SWIR yearly median composite (B11, B12) · Sentinel-2 NDVI yearly percentiles composite (NDVI p90, p50, p10) · Sentinel-1 GAMMA0 yearly median composite (VV, VH, VH/VV, power scaled)
- Coverage docs-verified
- Global · 2020 and 2021
- Resolution docs-verified
- 10 m (0.3 arc seconds); SWIR composite 20 m (0.6 arc seconds)
- Update frequency docs-verified
- Not updated
- Formats docs-verified
- COG (Cloud-Optimized GeoTIFF)
- Access docs-verified
- Free open access via AWS S3 with no AWS account required (aws s3 ls --no-sign-request); licence CC-BY 4.0
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Vegetation and habitat context for BNG baseline mapping using NDVI percentiles · Radar backscatter (Sentinel-1 GAMMA0) for surface wetness and flood-extent context in desk-based FRA screening · SWIR bare-soil and moisture indicators for earthworks or site characterisation screening
- Audience llm-inferred
- GIS analysts · ecologists · flood risk consultants · hydrologists
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Static dataset: not updated, covers only 2020 and 2021 · SWIR composite is 20 m, not 10 m · Delivered as 1x1 degree tiles, so mosaicking is needed for a UK-wide area · No UK-specific coverage or validation stated in the docs · Sentinel-1 composite is pre-processed radar data, which needs radar interpretation expertise
Evidence
- arn:aws:s3:::esa-worldcover-s2, arn:aws:s3:::esa-worldcover-s1
- https://registry.opendata.aws/esa-worldcover-vito-composites/
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.