NISAR data can be used for a broad range of applications, as indicated by the figure below.

Figure 1:NISAR applications overview
More information related to applications can be found in the NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission Science Users’ Handbook NISAR, 2025, applications white papers and the Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documents (ATBDs). There are also ATBDs for a number of higher level products available as Python notebooks.
Refer also to the interactive NISAR StoryMap Tutorials illustrating how NISAR data can be used for a range of applications.
- NISAR. (2025). NASA-ISRO SAR (NISAR) Mission Science Users’ Handbook, Second Edition (Second Edition). NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 10.48577/jpl.UD4HV3