Data Policy & Attributions

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Data Policy

Open S2 will enforce a principle of non-discriminatory data access so that all users will be treated equally. For data products supplied from an international partner or another agency, Open S2 will restrict access only to the extent required by the appropriate Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).

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Data Attribution

Below describes the data used by Open S2. Each layer uses various sources as describled below. Some data is proprietary and is not encluded in this list.

Vector

Landcover

Contains datasets made by ESA and the consortium as a part of ESA Climate Change Initiative and in particular its Land Cover project as the source of the CCI-LC database.

Satellite

Blue Marble © NASA's Earth Observatory.

Contour lines, hillshade and derivated DEM maps