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The current GEO FCT data acquisition status can be browsed graphically through  the National Demonstartor Browser. This visualisation platform is powered by Google Earth, and will require the download of a free browser plug-in to properly view the content.

The user can switch between National Demonstrators by using the "Fly To" link bar at the top of the visualisation interface.


Display of the available content can be togged using the check boxes in the visualisation browser tree.


In addition to a visual display users can display a detailed listing of each scene, including available metadata, by clicking on the "turn on map query mode" button at the bottom of the visualistion window.


National Demonstrators

There are two items available under the National Demonstrators (ND) branch of the browser tree: the outlines of the NDs, and the Verification Sites within each ND.

The borders of the ND regions are marked in orange and verification sites are marked with icons.


Medium Resolution Satellite Coverage

There are four layers available under the Medium Resolution Satellite Coverage branch of the browser tree. More details on acquisitions by Envisat (ASAR), Landsat (ETM), ALOS (PALSAR), and RADARSAT-2 (SAR) can be found in the National Demonstartors Overview.

Satellite Coverage Legend

Sample Map Products

There are four layers available under the Sample Map Products branch of the browser tree. These include product layers from the JAXA Kyoto and Carbon Initiative (Japan), the Woods Hole Research Center (USA), and Wageningen University (Netherlands), as well as a layer of REDD data from Mexico which includes a number of Mexican in-situ data collection points.

Additional information on each of these layers can be found in the tabbed descriptions located below the visualisation payne.

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