{"id":2437,"date":"2024-09-20T15:19:38","date_gmt":"2024-09-20T15:19:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/?page_id=2437"},"modified":"2026-03-12T14:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T14:39:51","slug":"sen2cor-v2-12","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/snap-supported-plugins\/sen2cor\/sen2cor-v2-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen2Cor v2.12"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n    table, th, td {<br \/>      border: 1px solid gray;<br \/>    }<br \/>    <\/style>\n<p>Sen2Cor <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">v2.12.04<\/span> installation packages are provided as standalone installers.  For a short introduction of how to install the standalone version of Sen2Cor, read the installation steps described in Sen2Cor Quick Guide <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/docs\/Sen2Cor_Quick_Guide_V_2_2_0.pdf\">Sen2Cor_Quick_Guide_V_2_2_0.pdf<\/a><br \/>\nThe main new features in the Sen2Cor <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">v2.12.04<\/span> release with regard to the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sen2Cor v2.12.03<\/span> include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Support of the input L1C products generated with the current (<a href=\"https:\/\/sentinels.copernicus.eu\/documents\/d\/sentinel\/sentinel-2-products-specification-document-15_1\" target=\"_blank\">15.1<\/a>) and previous (15.0, 14.9, 14.6, 14.5 and 14.2) PSD (Products Specification Document).<\/li>\n<li>Perfective Maintenance (See <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/docs\/OMPC.TPZG.SRN.007 - i1r1 - Sen2Cor 2.12.04 Software Release Note.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Software Release Note<\/a> ):\n<ul>\n<li>Fix Saturation value equal 0 for 10m Bands<\/li>\n<li>Updated the path for the schema Location attribute in L2A DS and TL metadata which are used later in the L2 processing (OLQC)<\/li>\n<li>Updated the path for the schema Location attribute in L2A DS and TL metadata which are used later in the L2 processing (OLQC)<\/li>\n<li>Cast BOA_Negative_Pixels as uint32 for correct reporting of higher values<\/li>\n<li>Optimise url link path (posixpath) for the DEM download process on Windows machines<\/li>\n<li>Stop Processing if any of the Solar Zenith Angle from the 23 x 23 Matrix within the MTD_TL metadata is higher than 90<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is important to know, that the default configuration of the L2A algorithm provided with Sen2Cor version <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2.12.04<\/span> is the same configuration as for the L2A &#8220;Core&#8221; Products processing in Sentinel-2 Ground Segment with L2A processing baseline <a href=\"https:\/\/sentiwiki.copernicus.eu\/web\/s2-processing#S2Processing-L2AProcessingBaselineS2-Processing-L2A-Processing-Baselinetrue\" target=\"_blank\">05.11<\/a>. Therefore, no further tuning should be required on user side to get L2A Products similar to L2A Core Products.<\/p>\n<p>In order to generate products compatible with the L2A Core Products it is necessary to set the usage of a Digital Elevation Model to improve Scene Classification and have the activation of the <a href=\"https:\/\/climate.esa.int\/en\/projects\/land-cover\/\" target=\"_blank\">Land Cover ESA Climate Change Initiative<\/a> (CCI) data-package to be downloaded <a href=\"https:\/\/earth.esa.int\/eogateway\/ftp\/Sentinel-2\/ESACCI-LC-L4-ALL-FOR-SEN2COR-2.10.tar.gz\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and installed. The usage of ESA CCI data package for Sen2Cor is detailed in the dedicated Software User Manual: <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/docs\/OMPC.TPZ.SUM.003 - i1r0 - Sen2Cor 2.12.04 Configuration and User Manual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S2-OMPC-L2A-SUM-V2.12.04.pdf<\/a>.<br \/>\nThe usage of and access to the Copernicus DEM is detailed in the Software User Manual: <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/docs\/OMPC.TPZ.SUM.003 - i1r0 - Sen2Cor 2.12.04 Configuration and User Manual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S2-OMPC-L2A-SUM-V2.12.04.pdf<\/a>. Thanks to a dedicated tool it is possible to retrieve for any L1C product the corresponding Copernicus DEM geocells from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem (<a href=\"https:\/\/dataspace.copernicus.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDSE<\/a>). Those geocells can then directly be used by Sen2Cor software. This tool can be accessed here: <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/senbox-org\/CDSE-Copernicus-DEM-downloader\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Senbox: CDSE-Copernicus-DEM-downloader<\/a> and a quick guide explaining how to operate the tool is available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/docs\/CDSE_DEM_Downloader_v1_3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CDSE_DEM_Downloader_v1_3.pdf<\/a>. It is recommended to use this tool as it is designed around Sen2Cor and provide a simple access to the official Copernicus DEM data.<br \/>\nUsing the Copernicus DEM@30m, the main differences between L2A &#8220;Toolbox&#8221; and L2A &#8220;Core&#8221; Products are reported in the following table:<\/p>\n<table class=\"my_table\" style=\"border: 0px solid white; height: 123px;\" width=\"891\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Category of Difference<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Difference<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>L2A Toolbox<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>L2A Core Products<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" rowspan=\"5\">Product Format<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">HTML Folder<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">No<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Manifest<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\">Same Set of Items but arranged in different order<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Product Quality Metadata<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Copied from L1C<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Generated by L2A On-line Quality Check (OLQC)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">JPEG2000 encoding library<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">OpenJPEG<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Kakadu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Processing baseline<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">99.99<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Official, e.g. <strong>05.09<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The evolution of the processing baseline used to process Sentinel-2 L2A Core Products in Ground Segment are reported in the <a href=\"https:\/\/sentiwiki.copernicus.eu\/web\/document-library#Library-S2-Performance-DQR\" target=\"_blank\">L2A Data Quality Report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>For any questions about the usage of Sen2Cor, please follow the general STEP forum area dedicated to Sen2Cor: <a href=\"https:\/\/forum.step.esa.int\/c\/optical-toolbox\/sen2cor\" target=\"_blank\">ESA STEP-Forum<\/a>.<br \/>\nLatest release:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2.12.04<\/span> &#8211; It was released on 10 February, 2026 . This version runs on the operating systems: Linux and Windows (64 bit is mandatory). For details about the features and fixes, see the Software Release Note Document.\n<ul>\n<li>Standalone installers:<br \/>\nWindows installer: <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/Sen2Cor-02.12.04-win64.zip\">Sen2Cor-02.12.04-win64.zip<\/a><br \/>\nLinux installer: <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/Sen2Cor-02.12.04-Linux64.run\">Sen2Cor-02.12.04-Linux64.run<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Detailed information on all changes implemented in the new format of Sentinel-2 L2A product is available in the dedicated documentation online: <a href=\"https:\/\/sentinels.copernicus.eu\/documents\/d\/sentinel\/sentinel-2-products-specification-document-15_1\" target=\"_blank\">Sentinel-2 Products Specification Document (PSD)<\/a>. The Sentinel-2 Level 2A Algorithm Theoretical Baseline Document (<a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.10.0\/docs\/S2-PDGS-MPC-L2A-ATBD-V2.10.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" >ATBD<\/a>) provides the user with a very good insight of the algorithm.<\/p>\n<p>Software Release Note: <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/docs\/OMPC.TPZG.SRN.007 - i1r1 - Sen2Cor 2.12.04 Software Release Note.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S2-OMPC-L2A-SRN-V2.12.04.pdf<\/a><br \/>\nSoftware Installation Quick Guide: <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/docs\/Sen2Cor_Quick_Guide_V_2_2_0.pdf\">Sen2Cor_Quick_Guide_V_2_2_0.pdf<\/a><br \/>\nSoftware User Manual: <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/docs\/OMPC.TPZ.SUM.003 - i1r0 - Sen2Cor 2.12.04 Configuration and User Manual.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\">S2-OMPC-L2A-SUM-V2.12.04.pdf<\/a><br \/>\nSentinel-2 Level 2A Input Output Data Definition: <a href=\"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/thirdparties\/sen2cor\/2.12.0\/docs\/OMPC.TPZG.IOD.003 - i1r0 - Sen2Cor 2.12.04 Input Output  Data Definition.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">S2-OMPC-L2A-IOD-V2.12.04.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Enjoy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sen2Cor v2.12.04 installation packages are provided as standalone installers. For a short introduction of how to install the standalone version of Sen2Cor, read the installation steps described in Sen2Cor Quick Guide Sen2Cor_Quick_Guide_V_2_2_0.pdf The main new features in the Sen2Cor v2.12.04<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":854,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"publish_to_discourse":"","publish_post_category":"","wpdc_auto_publish_overridden":"","wpdc_topic_tags":"","wpdc_pin_topic":"","wpdc_pin_until":"","discourse_post_id":"","discourse_permalink":"","wpdc_publishing_response":"","wpdc_publishing_error":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2437","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2631,"href":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2437\/revisions\/2631"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/854"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/step.esa.int\/main\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}