Naming Convention Overview¶
There are three different patterns used for naming NISAR data products, depending on the product type:
A detailed description of these naming conventions is available in Cuddy et al. (2025). A summary is presented below.
Products Generated from a Single Acquisition¶
This naming convention is used for products that take a single NISAR acquisition as input for processing, including:
This naming convention is also used for L3 SME2 products, which are not truly single-acquisition products, as they leverage time-series data.
Figure 1:NISAR naming convention for data products generated from a single acquisition (RSLC, GSLC, GCOV) and SME2 products.
Products Generated from a Pair of Acquisitions¶
This naming convention is used for products that require pairs of NISAR acquisitions as input for processing, including:
Figure 2:NISAR naming convention for data products generated from pairs of acquisitions (RIFG, RUNW, GUNW, ROFF, GOFF).
Raw Data Products¶
This naming convention is only used for Level 0 products, such as the Level 0B RRSD products.
Figure 3:NISAR naming convention for raw (L0B) data products (RRSD).
- Cuddy, D., Agram, P., & Mortensen, H. (2025). Science Data Systems (SDS) L-SAR Product File Naming Conventions (JPL D-102255 (Revision C)). NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. https://nisar.asf.earthdatacloud.nasa.gov/NISAR-SAMPLE-DATA/DOCS/NISAR_D-102255C_SDS_L-SAR_File_Naming_Convention-20251019_clean_w_esigs.pdf