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The low sun angle at this time of year in Australia means that Landsat 5 paths are being truncated at around row 70 (Cape York to Arnhem Land; ~15°S). This is because of constraints associated with low sun angles and a fixed solar array panel.
Fortunately this situation will improve as we progress toward the summer months. By 25 August the sensor should be imaging down to at least row 78 (Sunshine Coast to Shark Bay; ~26°S), with the whole continent being covered by 1 October.
Since February IRS-P6 data has been acquired and archived over the whole of Australia as part of our Landsat contingency plan. These data will become available in the near future as processing and delivery systems become finalised.
18 Jun 2008 09:00:00 +1000
Geoscience Australia now offers group purchasing facilities for pre-approved ALOS clients. ALOS Group Purchasing permits pre-approved ALOS non-commercial users to share the cost of purchasing the same ALOS data over a common area. Although costs are shared, it is important to note this concept does not involve a group licence. Each group member must be licensed individually and will receive products directly from us.
An ALOS group purchase requires the nomination of a lead agency from the group. Other members of the group will be known as collaborators.
The lead agency is responsible for placing all orders with us and paying invoices on behalf of the group. The lead agency must also decide which collaborators it wishes to include or exclude from the group, and may choose to invoice collaborators to facilitate cost sharing within the Group. Geoscience Australia may be the lead agency of some groups.
All information relating to ALOS group purchasing, including pricing, is available at the ALOS group purchase page.