# Source: ALOS Forest/Non-Forest Annual Mosaic
# Type: cog
# Catalog: STACConnector
# Generated by: folia catalog import
# Generated at: 2026-02-08T00:49:05.295225+00:00
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source:
  id: planetary-computer-alos-fnf-mosaic
  name: ALOS Forest/Non-Forest Annual Mosaic
  type: cog
  url: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/alos-fnf-mosaic
  description: 'The global 25m resolution SAR mosaics and forest/non-forest maps are
    free and open annual datasets generated by [JAXA](https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/dataset/fnf_e.htm)
    using the L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar sensors on the Advanced Land Observing
    Satellite-2 (ALOS-2 PALSAR-2), the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS PALSAR)
    and the Japanese Earth Resources Satellite-1 (JERS-1 SAR).


    The global forest/non-forest maps (FNF) were generated by a Random Forest machine
    learning-based classification method, with the re-processed global 25m resolution
    [PALSAR-2 mosaic dataset](https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/dataset/alos-palsar-mosaic)
    (Ver. 2.0.0) as input. Here, the "forest" is defined as the tree covered land
    with an area larger than 0.5 ha and a canopy cover of over 10 %, in accordance
    with the FAO definition of forest. The classification results are presented in
    four categories, with two categories of forest areas: forests with a canopy cover
    of 90 % or more and forests with a canopy cover of 10 % to 90 %, depending on
    the density of the forest area.


    See the [Product Description](https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/dataset/pdf/DatasetDescription_PALSAR2_FNF_V200.pdf)
    for more details.

    '
  provider: Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
  license: proprietary
  metadata:
    stac: true
    stac_api: true
    connector_id: planetary-computer
    tags:
    - ALOS
    - JAXA
    - Forest
    - Land Cover
    - Global
    dataset:
      tier: 1
      thematic_group: Land Cover & Land Use
      format: cog
      crs: EPSG:4326
      temporal:
        range: 2015-01-01/2020-12-31
        frequency: annual
        type: time_series
        default_range: latest
      quality:
        coverage: global
      layout:
        type: tiled
      stac_collection_id: alos-fnf-mosaic
      homepage: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/alos-fnf-mosaic