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Utah FORGE: Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Data from 2023 and 2024

Published by University of Wisconsin - Madison | Department of Energy | Catalog Last Checked: April 16, 2026 at 05:46 AM | Dataset Last Updated: April 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The dataset comprises Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data from the TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellite missions, covering the Utah FORGE site. This data includes interferometric pairs created using GMT-SAR processing software, chosen for their short orbital separations between May 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Included are various data and metadata, including Digital Elevation Models, unit vectors, and correlation coefficients. The dataset is packaged in several compressed tar files and formatted in NetCDF. To utilize this dataset, users will need software capable of handling NetCDF files and tools for decompressing tar files.

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Complete Metadata
@type dcat:Dataset
accessLevel public
bureauCode 
                                            [
  "019:20"
]
contactPoint 
                                            {
  "fn": "Sam Batzli",
  "@type": "vcard:Contact",
  "hasEmail": "mailto:sabatzli@wisc.edu"
}
dataQuality 
                                            true
description The dataset comprises Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR) data from the TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X satellite missions, covering the Utah FORGE site. This data includes interferometric pairs created using GMT-SAR processing software, chosen for their short orbital separations between May 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Included are various data and metadata, including Digital Elevation Models, unit vectors, and correlation coefficients. The dataset is packaged in several compressed tar files and formatted in NetCDF. To utilize this dataset, users will need software capable of handling NetCDF files and tools for decompressing tar files.
distribution 
                                            [
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "0README.txt",
    "format": "txt",
    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1619/0README.txt",
    "mediaType": "text/plain",
    "description": "This includes information about the files in this dataset."
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "PAIRSmake.txt",
    "format": "txt",
    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1619/PAIRSmake.txt",
    "mediaType": "text/plain",
    "description": "List of interferometric pairs including metadata headers. Interferometric pairs were selected to have short orbital separations (Bperp less than or equal to 30 meters in absolute value)."
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "corr_utm.tgz",
    "format": "tgz",
    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1619/corr_utm.tgz",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Compressed tar file containing correlation coefficients for each pair in NetCDF format. Made with following command: ls In*/corr_utm.grd > corr_utm.lst; tar -czvf corr_utm.tgz `cat corr_utm.lst`"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "dem_utm.grd",
    "format": "grd",
    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1619/dem_utm.grd",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Digital Elevation Model in Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates (meters) in NetCDF format."
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "drhomaskd_utm.tgz",
    "format": "tgz",
    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1619/drhomaskd_utm.tgz",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Compressed tar file containing masked range change for each pair in NetCDF format. Made with following command: ls In*/drhomaskd_utm.grd > drhomaskd_utm.lst; tar -czvf drhomaskd_utm.tgz `cat drhomaskd_utm.lst`"
  },
  {
    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "led.tgz",
    "format": "tgz",
    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1619/led.tgz",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Compressed tar file containing metadata for individual images acquired on specific dates; these LED files were delivered with the RAW data. Made with following command: ls In*/*.LED > led.lst; tar -czvf led.tgz `cat led.lst`"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "mean_unit_vectors.txt",
    "format": "txt",
    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1619/mean_unit_vectors.txt",
    "mediaType": "text/plain",
    "description": "List of mean vectors for each epoch pointing from target on ground to sensor aboard satellite."
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "phasefilt_mask_utm.tgz",
    "format": "tgz",
    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1619/phasefilt_mask_utm.tgz",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Compressed tar file containing masked range change for each pair in NetCDF format. Made with following command: ls In*/phasefilt_mask_utm.grd > phasefilt_mask_utm.lst; tar -czvf phasefilt_mask_utm.tgz `cat phasefilt_mask_utm.lst`"
  },
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "prm.tgz",
    "format": "tgz",
    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1619/prm.tgz",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Compressed tar file containing metadata for individual images acquired on specific dates; These PRM files are created by GMTSAR. Made with following command: ls In*/*.PRM > prm.lst; tar -czvf prm.tgz `cat prm.lst`"
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    "@type": "dcat:Distribution",
    "title": "uvs.tgz",
    "format": "tgz",
    "accessURL": "https://gdr.openei.org/files/1619/uvs.tgz",
    "mediaType": "application/octet-stream",
    "description": "Compressed tar file of unit vectors for each pixel in each pair. Made with following three commands: ./calculate_vectors2.sh (followed by) ./calculate_means.sh (followed by) ls In*/*_unit_vectors.txt > uvs.lst; tar -czvf uvs.tgz `cat uvs.lst`"
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DOI 10.15121/2404535
identifier https://data.openei.org/submissions/7691
issued 2024-07-17T06:00:00Z
keyword 
                                            [
  "DEM",
  "Digital Elevation Model",
  "EGS",
  "FORGE",
  "GMT-SAR",
  "NetCDF",
  "TanDEM-X",
  "TerraSAR-X",
  "Utah FORGE",
  "Utah geothermal",
  "energy",
  "engineering",
  "fracturing",
  "geothermal",
  "hydraulic",
  "inSAR",
  "remote sensing",
  "reservoir",
  "satellite"
]
landingPage https://gdr.openei.org/submissions/1619
license https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
modified 2026-04-15T22:36:41Z
programCode 
                                            [
  "019:006"
]
projectLead Lauren Boyd
projectNumber EE0007080
projectTitle Utah FORGE
publisher 
                                            {
  "name": "University of Wisconsin - Madison",
  "@type": "org:Organization"
}
spatial 
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title Utah FORGE: Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar Data from 2023 and 2024

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