The scope of this document is to be used as an annex for the ESA EO Framework (EOF) – CSC – Common Entity Definition Document in order to describe:

• The POD files packaging,
• The Product Entity Properties,
• The Product Attributes,
• The corresponding metadata elements that shall be catalogued and queryable, in order to support nominal operations, as well as any other kind of activities (e.g. Reprocessing campaigns, Cal/Val, etc.), for all POD files circulating through the Copernicus Space Component (CSC) Ground Segment (GS), as described by CSC GS Data Flow Configuration. 

Additionally, the document describes the format of the POD products’ packages and the applicability to each Sentinel constellation.