Biomass Processing Suite (BPS)

Introduction

Biomass Processing Suite (BPS) is the operational processing system developed for the ESA Biomass Mission. BPS is designed to transform raw satellite observations acquired by the Biomass mission into calibrated and scientifically usable geophysical products that support the study of global forest ecosystems and the Earth’s carbon cycle.

Within this context, the purpose of BPS is to provide an end-to-end operational framework for generating Level-1, Level-2, and Level-3 products from Biomass SAR acquisitions. These products include calibrated SAR imagery, interferometric and polarimetric measurements, forest disturbance indicators, forest height estimates, and global above-ground biomass maps.

The suite has been developed to support systematic, large-scale, and repeatable processing of Biomass mission data, enabling scientists, researchers, and operational users to access consistent Earth observation products for environmental monitoring and climate research.