United Kingdom government agencies processed Copernicus Sentinel-2 satellite data into a surface reflectance product. The dataset contains Level 2 Analysis Ready Data (ARD) created by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) using a common specification. The majority of the data was captured between July 2015 and August 2017.
Use Cases
- Land cover and land use change detection based on surface reflectance time series.
- Environmental condition monitoring for agriculture or conservation based on processed satellite imagery.
- Training and validating computer vision models for geospatial applications using Analysis Ready Data.
Strengths
- Data is processed to Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Level 2 surface reflectance standard, reducing preprocessing burden.
- Created by UK government agencies (Defra and JNCC) using a common specification for complementary outputs.
- Covers a defined time range, with the majority of data from July 2015 to August 2017.
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC), processed from Copernicus Sentinel-2 data.
- Collection Method
- Sentinel-2 Level 1C data processed into a surface reflectance product (Level 2) on separate platforms using a common specification.
- Time Range
- July 2015 to August 2017 (majority of data).
- Freshness
- null
- Geography
- null