dataset · United Kingdom
Sentinel 1 and Sentinel 2 data (external access)
Defra and JNCC aim to provide timely, cost effective and high quality, Analysis Ready Sentinel Data (ARD) for a wide range of applications. These data are provided for the UK geographic area for this project. These products will be produced using the Copernicus satellites, Sentinel 1 and Sentinel 2. Attribution statement: © Crown Copyright
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Licence: ["There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the licence identified.", "There are no public access constraints to this data. Use of this data is subject to the
Evidence quality: 42.5
Listed in data.gov.uk 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
- Analysis Ready Sentinel-1 data · Analysis Ready Sentinel-2 data
- Coverage docs-verified
- UK geographic area (latitude 49.943° to 55.816°, longitude -6.236° to 2.072°)
- Update frequency docs-verified
- as needed (no fixed schedule stated)
- Access docs-verified
- Free and open; no public access constraints; Open Government Licence
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- UK-wide Sentinel-1 SAR flood extent mapping as input to flood risk assessments · Satellite-based land cover and vegetation baselines for BNG habitat mapping · Multi-temporal change detection across UK sites for monitoring and planning studies
- Audience llm-inferred
- GIS analysts · flood consultants · ecologists · hydrologists · planners
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Updated as needed rather than on a fixed schedule · Product formats, spatial and temporal resolution are not stated on the dataset page · Provided for a specific project, so ongoing availability and maintenance are not guaranteed by the page · Dataset description is truncated in the metadata; the linked data resource details were not visible in the docs
Evidence
- https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/14818d07b867480c90ed01fbf81d9346
- https://www.data.gov.uk/dataset/23579c89-7228-4406-89d5-a897907bef7d/sentinel-1-and-sentinel-2-data-external-access
Check upstream coverage, uncertainty and licence before use. Station observations are not forecasts or design levels.