Primary Copernicus Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 MSI source scenes covering the hazard corridor — Microsoft Planetary Computer STAC
- Outcome
- Completed
- Search date
- Source
- European Space Agency (ESA) & Microsoft Planetary Computer
- Reference
- RUN-20260915-057
- Aim
- Register canonical primary satellite acquisitions (Sentinel-1 RTC and Sentinel-2 L2A) covering the pre-event baseline, event transition, and post-event damage corridor.
- Source and interface
- European Space Agency (ESA) & Microsoft Planetary Computer — Planetary Computer STAC API
- Search method
- Query Planetary Computer STAC for collections 'sentinel-1-rtc' and 'sentinel-2-l2a' intersecting WGS84 bbox [84.3976, 27.7320, 85.5508, 28.3500] for dates 2026-08-15 to 2026-09-02. Enumerate exact scene identifiers, orbits, polarizations, and band assets.
- Criteria
Criterion Sentinel-1 IW GRD RTC (VV, VH) and Sentinel-2 L2A (10-20m multispectral + SCL). Corridors across Rasuwa and Nuwakot. - Coverage
- Complete calibrated radar backscatter and cloud-filtered multispectral surface reflectance scenes supporting all derived change analyses.
- Stopping rule
- Exhaust all valid STAC items overlapping the spatial bounding box across the 18-day window.
- Result
2 primary satellite observation collections recovered across 4 assets: multi-temporal Sentinel-1 RTC radar backscatter scenes and cloud-screened Sentinel-2 L2A multispectral granules.
Resource links below show the completed assessment outcomes. The search result above records discovery at the search date.
Sentinel-1 RTC collection and metadata service (Planetary Computer)
Sentinel-2 L2A collection and metadata service (Planetary Computer)