ARD Landsat Tiles Data Dictionary
The Data Dictionaries are a set of information describing the contents, format, and structure of elements for EarthExplorer products.
- Field Definition: The year, month, and day that the scene was acquired.
Format:
YYYY/MM/DD
- Field Definition: The data version for the Landsat ARD Tile data set.
Values:
01
- Field Definition: The latitude and longitude of the boundaries of the tile.
Values:
Bounding North Latitude
Bounding South Latitude
Bounding East Longitude
Bounding West Longitude
Latitude Format Decimal Degrees: -90.000 through 90.000
Longitude Format Decimal Degrees: -180.000 through 180.000
- Field Definition: The data version for the Landsat CCDC Tile data set.
Values:
01
- Field Definition: The percentage of non-fill data in the tile obscured by cloud cover.
- Field Definition: The percentage of non-fill data in the tile obscured by cloud shadows.
- Field Definition: The latitude and longitude are provided in decimal degrees for the following fields:
Values:
Scene Center Latitude and Longitude
UL_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
UL_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
UR_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
UR_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
LR_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
LR_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
LL_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
LL_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
Latitude Format Decimal Degrees: -90.000 through 90.000
Longitude Format Decimal Degrees: -180.000 through 180.000
Number of decimal places will vary by dataset – check collection in EE.
- Field Definition: The date this image was entered into the database at EROS.
Coordinates - Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
- Field Definition: The latitude and longitude are provided in degrees, minutes, and seconds for the following fields:
Values:
Scene Center Latitude and Longitude
UL_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
UL_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
UR_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
UR_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
LR_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
LR_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
LL_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
LL_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
Longitude Format:
DDDMMSS.SSH
DDD = Degree(s) with a range of 0 through 180
MM = Minute(s) with a range of 0 through 59
SS.SS = Second(s) with a range of 0 through 59.99
H = Hemisphere with E for east and W for west
Latitude Format:
DDMMSS.SSH
DD = Degree(s) with a range of 0 through 90
MM = Minutes(s) with a range of 0 through 59
SS.SS = Second(s) with a range of 0 through 59.99
H = Hemisphere with N for north and S for south
- Field Definition: The first day of data acquisition.
- Field Definition: The last day of data acquisition.
- Field Definition: The date this image was updated in the database at EROS. A blank field indicates not yet updated.
- Field Definition: The horizontal reference system associated with the image.
- Field Definition: The percentage of tile with no data values.
- Field Definition: Version of Level-1 Collection used in processing.
Values:
C01
C02
- Field Definition: Geographic projection of the image.
Values:
AEA = Albers Equal Area
- Field Definition: Specific Landsat vehicle number used to capture this acquisition.
Values:
1 = Landsat satellite #1
2 = Landsat satellite #2
3 = Landsat satellite #3
4 = Landsat satellite #4
5 = Landsat satellite #5
7 = Landsat satellite #7
8 = Landsat satellite #8
- Field Definition: The number of scenes used in the creation of tile.
- Field Definition: This field is used to identify the sensor that acquired the original source data.
Values:
OLI/TIRS
ETM+
TM
- Field Definition: The percentage of non-fill data in the tile covered by snow and/or ice.
- Field Definition: Spacecraft from which the data was captured.
Values:
Landsat 1
Landsat 2
Landsat 3
Landsat 4
Landsat 5
Landsat 7
Landsat 8
- Field Definition: The date against which future Standing Request queries will run.
- Field Definition: Horizontal tile number associated with the 5000 x 5000 pixel tile grid within its region.
- Field Definition: The region associated with the grid coverage area.
Values:
CU = CONUS
AK = Alaska
HI = Hawaii
- Field Definition: Vertical tile number associated with the 5000 x 5000 pixel tile grid within its region.
- Field Definition: The unique identification of each tile.
ARD
LXSS_US_HHHVVV_YYYYMMDD_yyyymmdd_CCC_VVV
L = Landsat
X = Sensor (“C” = OLI/TIRS Combined, “E” = ETM+, “T” = TM)
SS = Satellite (“04” = Landsat 4, “05” = Landsat 5, “07” = Landsat 7, “08” = Landsat 8)
US = Regional grid of the U.S. (“CU” = CONUS, “AK” = Alaska, “HI” = Hawaii)
HHH = Horizontal tile number
VVV = Vertical tile number
YYYYMMDD = Acquisition year (YYYY) month (MM) day (DD)
YYYYMMDD = Production year (YYYY) month (MM) day (DD)
CCC = Level-1 Collection number (“C01,” “C02”)
VVV = Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Version number (“V01,” “V02”)
PRODUCT = Data product (“TA” = top of atmosphere reflectance, “BT” = brightness temperature, “SR” = surface reflectance,Product download options append to the Tile Identifier _PRODUCT.tar
“QA” = quality assessment)
Example
LT05_AK_007004_20090817_20170806_C01_V01
Burned Area
The BA .tar packages “untar” (unzip) into two individual Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF; .tif) raster files with an XML (.xml) metadata file. The two raster files include maximum BP and BC.
LXSS_US_HHHVVV_YYYYMMDD_yyyymmdd_CCC_VVV_PRODUCT.ext
L = Landsat
X = Sensor (“C” = OLI/TIRS, “E” = ETM+, “T” = TM)
SS = Satellite (“08” = Landsat 8, “07” = Landsat 7, “05” = Landsat 5, “04” = Landsat 4)
US = Regional grid of the U.S. (“CU” = CONUS)
HHH = Horizontal tile number
VVV = Vertical tile number
YYYY = Acquisition year
MM = Acquisition month
DD = Acquisition day
yyyy = Production year
mm = Production day
dd = Production day
CCC = Level-1 Collection number (“C01”, “C02”, …)
VVV = Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Version number (“V01”, “V02”)
PRODUCT = Data product (“BP” = maximum burn probability, “BC” = burn classification)
ext = File extension (“.tif” = GeoTIFF, “.xml” = Extensible Markup Language)
Example
LT05_CU_002006_19920904_20170915_C01_V01_BC.tif
Dynamic Surface Water Extent
The DSWE .tar packages “untar” (unzip) into six individual Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF) (.tif) raster files and an Extensible Markup Language (XML) (.xml) metadata file. The six raster files include a diagnostic layer, interpreted layer, mask layer, interpreted layer with the mask applied, hillshade, and percent slope.
LXSS_US_HHHVVV_YYYYMMDD_yyyymmdd_CCC_VVV_PRODUCT.ext
L = Landsat
X = Sensor (“C” = OLI / TIRS, “E” = ETM+, “T” = TM)
SS = Satellite (“08” = Landsat 8, “07” = Landsat 7, “05” = Landsat 5, “04” = Landsat 4)
US = Regional grid of the U.S. (“CU” = CONUS, “AK” = Alaska, “HI” = Hawaii)
HHH = Horizontal tile number
VVV = Vertical tile number
YYYY = Acquisition year
MM = Acquisition month
DD = Acquisition day
yyyy = Production year
mm = Production month
dd = Production day
CCC = Level 1 Collection number (“C01”, “C02”, etc.)
VVV = Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Version number (“V01”, “V02”, etc.)
PRODUCT = Data product (“DIAG” = diagnostic layer, “INTR” = interpreted layer, “INWM” = interpreted layer with mask applied, “MASK” = mask layer, “SHADE” = hillshade, “SLOPE” = percent slope)
ext = File extension (“.tif” = GeoTIFF, “.xml” = Extensible Markup Language)
Example
LC08_CU_006006_20160715_20171205_C01_V01_INTR.tif
Fractional Snow Covered Area
The fSCA .tar packages “untar” (unzip) into two individual Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF) (.tif) raster files and an .xml metadata file. The two raster files include a per-pixel snow cover fraction and a revised cloud mask.
LXSS_US_HHHVVV_YYYYMMDD_yyyymmdd_CCC_VVV_PRODUCT.ext
L = Landsat
X = Sensor (“C” = OLI / TIRS, “E” = ETM+, “T” = TM)
SS = Satellite (“08” = Landsat 8, “07” = Landsat 7, “05” = Landsat 5, “04” = Landsat 4)
US = Regional grid of the U.S. (“CU” = CONUS)
HHH = Horizontal tile number
VVV = Vertical tile number
YYYY = Acquisition year
MM = Acquisition month
DD = Acquisition day
yyyy = Production year
mm = Production month
dd = Production day
CCC = Level-1 Collection number (“C01”, “C02”)
VVV = Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Version number (“V01”, “V02”)
PRODUCT = Data product (“SNOW” = fractional snow covered area, “REVCM” = revised cloud mask)
ext = File extension (“.tif” = GeoTIFF, “.xml” = Extensible Markup Language)
Example
LE07_CU_003011_200008285_20170918_C01_V01_REVCM.tif
- Field Definition: The creation date of the Landsat ARD tile product.
- Field Definition: The mapping units associated with tile.
Values:
meters
The Data Dictionaries are a set of information describing the contents, format, and structure of elements for EarthExplorer products.
- Field Definition: The year, month, and day that the scene was acquired.
Format:
YYYY/MM/DD
- Field Definition: The data version for the Landsat ARD Tile data set.
Values:
01
- Field Definition: The latitude and longitude of the boundaries of the tile.
Values:
Bounding North Latitude
Bounding South Latitude
Bounding East Longitude
Bounding West Longitude
Latitude Format Decimal Degrees: -90.000 through 90.000
Longitude Format Decimal Degrees: -180.000 through 180.000
- Field Definition: The data version for the Landsat CCDC Tile data set.
Values:
01
- Field Definition: The percentage of non-fill data in the tile obscured by cloud cover.
- Field Definition: The percentage of non-fill data in the tile obscured by cloud shadows.
- Field Definition: The latitude and longitude are provided in decimal degrees for the following fields:
Values:
Scene Center Latitude and Longitude
UL_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
UL_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
UR_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
UR_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
LR_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
LR_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
LL_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
LL_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
Latitude Format Decimal Degrees: -90.000 through 90.000
Longitude Format Decimal Degrees: -180.000 through 180.000
Number of decimal places will vary by dataset – check collection in EE.
- Field Definition: The date this image was entered into the database at EROS.
Coordinates - Degrees, Minutes, Seconds
- Field Definition: The latitude and longitude are provided in degrees, minutes, and seconds for the following fields:
Values:
Scene Center Latitude and Longitude
UL_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
UL_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
UR_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
UR_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
LR_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
LR_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
LL_CORNER_LAT - Corner Latitude
LL_CORNER_LON - Corner Longitude
Longitude Format:
DDDMMSS.SSH
DDD = Degree(s) with a range of 0 through 180
MM = Minute(s) with a range of 0 through 59
SS.SS = Second(s) with a range of 0 through 59.99
H = Hemisphere with E for east and W for west
Latitude Format:
DDMMSS.SSH
DD = Degree(s) with a range of 0 through 90
MM = Minutes(s) with a range of 0 through 59
SS.SS = Second(s) with a range of 0 through 59.99
H = Hemisphere with N for north and S for south
- Field Definition: The first day of data acquisition.
- Field Definition: The last day of data acquisition.
- Field Definition: The date this image was updated in the database at EROS. A blank field indicates not yet updated.
- Field Definition: The horizontal reference system associated with the image.
- Field Definition: The percentage of tile with no data values.
- Field Definition: Version of Level-1 Collection used in processing.
Values:
C01
C02
- Field Definition: Geographic projection of the image.
Values:
AEA = Albers Equal Area
- Field Definition: Specific Landsat vehicle number used to capture this acquisition.
Values:
1 = Landsat satellite #1
2 = Landsat satellite #2
3 = Landsat satellite #3
4 = Landsat satellite #4
5 = Landsat satellite #5
7 = Landsat satellite #7
8 = Landsat satellite #8
- Field Definition: The number of scenes used in the creation of tile.
- Field Definition: This field is used to identify the sensor that acquired the original source data.
Values:
OLI/TIRS
ETM+
TM
- Field Definition: The percentage of non-fill data in the tile covered by snow and/or ice.
- Field Definition: Spacecraft from which the data was captured.
Values:
Landsat 1
Landsat 2
Landsat 3
Landsat 4
Landsat 5
Landsat 7
Landsat 8
- Field Definition: The date against which future Standing Request queries will run.
- Field Definition: Horizontal tile number associated with the 5000 x 5000 pixel tile grid within its region.
- Field Definition: The region associated with the grid coverage area.
Values:
CU = CONUS
AK = Alaska
HI = Hawaii
- Field Definition: Vertical tile number associated with the 5000 x 5000 pixel tile grid within its region.
- Field Definition: The unique identification of each tile.
ARD
LXSS_US_HHHVVV_YYYYMMDD_yyyymmdd_CCC_VVV
L = Landsat
X = Sensor (“C” = OLI/TIRS Combined, “E” = ETM+, “T” = TM)
SS = Satellite (“04” = Landsat 4, “05” = Landsat 5, “07” = Landsat 7, “08” = Landsat 8)
US = Regional grid of the U.S. (“CU” = CONUS, “AK” = Alaska, “HI” = Hawaii)
HHH = Horizontal tile number
VVV = Vertical tile number
YYYYMMDD = Acquisition year (YYYY) month (MM) day (DD)
YYYYMMDD = Production year (YYYY) month (MM) day (DD)
CCC = Level-1 Collection number (“C01,” “C02”)
VVV = Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Version number (“V01,” “V02”)
PRODUCT = Data product (“TA” = top of atmosphere reflectance, “BT” = brightness temperature, “SR” = surface reflectance,Product download options append to the Tile Identifier _PRODUCT.tar
“QA” = quality assessment)
Example
LT05_AK_007004_20090817_20170806_C01_V01
Burned Area
The BA .tar packages “untar” (unzip) into two individual Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF; .tif) raster files with an XML (.xml) metadata file. The two raster files include maximum BP and BC.
LXSS_US_HHHVVV_YYYYMMDD_yyyymmdd_CCC_VVV_PRODUCT.ext
L = Landsat
X = Sensor (“C” = OLI/TIRS, “E” = ETM+, “T” = TM)
SS = Satellite (“08” = Landsat 8, “07” = Landsat 7, “05” = Landsat 5, “04” = Landsat 4)
US = Regional grid of the U.S. (“CU” = CONUS)
HHH = Horizontal tile number
VVV = Vertical tile number
YYYY = Acquisition year
MM = Acquisition month
DD = Acquisition day
yyyy = Production year
mm = Production day
dd = Production day
CCC = Level-1 Collection number (“C01”, “C02”, …)
VVV = Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Version number (“V01”, “V02”)
PRODUCT = Data product (“BP” = maximum burn probability, “BC” = burn classification)
ext = File extension (“.tif” = GeoTIFF, “.xml” = Extensible Markup Language)
Example
LT05_CU_002006_19920904_20170915_C01_V01_BC.tif
Dynamic Surface Water Extent
The DSWE .tar packages “untar” (unzip) into six individual Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF) (.tif) raster files and an Extensible Markup Language (XML) (.xml) metadata file. The six raster files include a diagnostic layer, interpreted layer, mask layer, interpreted layer with the mask applied, hillshade, and percent slope.
LXSS_US_HHHVVV_YYYYMMDD_yyyymmdd_CCC_VVV_PRODUCT.ext
L = Landsat
X = Sensor (“C” = OLI / TIRS, “E” = ETM+, “T” = TM)
SS = Satellite (“08” = Landsat 8, “07” = Landsat 7, “05” = Landsat 5, “04” = Landsat 4)
US = Regional grid of the U.S. (“CU” = CONUS, “AK” = Alaska, “HI” = Hawaii)
HHH = Horizontal tile number
VVV = Vertical tile number
YYYY = Acquisition year
MM = Acquisition month
DD = Acquisition day
yyyy = Production year
mm = Production month
dd = Production day
CCC = Level 1 Collection number (“C01”, “C02”, etc.)
VVV = Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Version number (“V01”, “V02”, etc.)
PRODUCT = Data product (“DIAG” = diagnostic layer, “INTR” = interpreted layer, “INWM” = interpreted layer with mask applied, “MASK” = mask layer, “SHADE” = hillshade, “SLOPE” = percent slope)
ext = File extension (“.tif” = GeoTIFF, “.xml” = Extensible Markup Language)
Example
LC08_CU_006006_20160715_20171205_C01_V01_INTR.tif
Fractional Snow Covered Area
The fSCA .tar packages “untar” (unzip) into two individual Georeferenced Tagged Image File Format (GeoTIFF) (.tif) raster files and an .xml metadata file. The two raster files include a per-pixel snow cover fraction and a revised cloud mask.
LXSS_US_HHHVVV_YYYYMMDD_yyyymmdd_CCC_VVV_PRODUCT.ext
L = Landsat
X = Sensor (“C” = OLI / TIRS, “E” = ETM+, “T” = TM)
SS = Satellite (“08” = Landsat 8, “07” = Landsat 7, “05” = Landsat 5, “04” = Landsat 4)
US = Regional grid of the U.S. (“CU” = CONUS)
HHH = Horizontal tile number
VVV = Vertical tile number
YYYY = Acquisition year
MM = Acquisition month
DD = Acquisition day
yyyy = Production year
mm = Production month
dd = Production day
CCC = Level-1 Collection number (“C01”, “C02”)
VVV = Analysis Ready Data (ARD) Version number (“V01”, “V02”)
PRODUCT = Data product (“SNOW” = fractional snow covered area, “REVCM” = revised cloud mask)
ext = File extension (“.tif” = GeoTIFF, “.xml” = Extensible Markup Language)
Example
LE07_CU_003011_200008285_20170918_C01_V01_REVCM.tif
- Field Definition: The creation date of the Landsat ARD tile product.
- Field Definition: The mapping units associated with tile.
Values:
meters