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Sentinel 1 Radiometrically Terrain Corrected (RTC)
The [Sentinel-1](https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-1) mission is a constellation of two polar-orbiting satellites, operating day and night performing C-band synthetic aperture radar imaging. The Sentinel-1 Radiometrically Terrain Corrected (RTC) data in this collection is a radiometrically terrain corrected product derived from the [Ground Range Detected (GRD) Level-1](https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/dataset/sentinel-1-grd) products produced by the European Space Ag
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Licence: CC-BY-4.0
Evidence quality: 32.3
Listed in planetary-computer 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 llm-inferred
- Sentinel-1 C-band SAR radiometrically terrain corrected (RTC) backscatter, derived from GRD Level-1 products
- Coverage llm-inferred
- Global
- Access llm-inferred
- Free/open; no authentication listed (auth null); licence CC-BY-4.0
Useful for
- Use cases llm-inferred
- Flood extent and wetness screening from SAR for FRA evidence · Backscatter change detection for water body mapping near development sites · Terrain-corrected SAR inputs for site-scale land cover or surface condition checks
- Audience llm-inferred
- GIS analysts · hydrologists · flood consultants · geotechnical engineers
Limitations
- Constraints llm-inferred
- Entry description is truncated; resolution, time span and format are not stated in the metadata · SAR backscatter requires specialist interpretation · Hosted by a third-party platform, so availability depends on that service
Evidence
- https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/sentinel-1-rtc
- https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/dataset/sentinel-1-rtc
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