GOES NOAA 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 the data was acquired.
Format:
YYYY/MM/DD
- Field Definition: The time of day in hours and minutes the data was acquired.
Example:
1900
- Field Definition: Start date of acquisition
Values:
Format:
YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss
Example
Start Date: 2017/07/01 08:37:19 To 2017/08/01 08:37:18.
- Field Definition: End date of acquisition
Format:
YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss
Example
End Date: 2017/07/01 08:37:19 To 2017/08/01 08:37:18.
- Field Definition: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) generates ABI products in support of the GOES-R Program.
- Field Definition: The latitude and longitude are provided in decimal degrees for the following fields:
Values:
Scene Center Latitude and Longitude
Northeast (NE) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Northwest (NW) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Southeast (SE) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Southwest (SW) Corner Latitude and 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.
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
Northeast (NE) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Northwest (NW) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Southeast (SE) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Southwest (SW) Corner Latitude and 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: This module provides operations on the type INT32 of signed 32-bit integers. Unlike the built-in int type, the type INT32 is guaranteed to be exactly 32-bit wide on all platforms. The download includes NDVI, visible (640 nm), and near-IR (860 nm) bands in 32-bit signed integer.
Values:
INT32 = 32-Bit integers
- Field Definition: The datum used to map the data.
Values:
WGS84
- Field Definition: A unique file name assigned to identify each individual image.
Format:
OR_ABI-AA-BBBB-CCEEE_FFF_SYYYYDDDHHMMSSs_EYYYYDDDHHMMSSs_CYYYYDDDHHMMSSs
OR = System is operational
ABI = Instrument Type - Advanced Baseline Imager
AA = Level 2 Data
BBBB = Project Coverage
CC = Mode
EEE = Channel
FFF = Satellite
SYYYYDDDHHMMSSs = Scan start: 4 digit year, 3 digit day of year (Julian day), hour, minute, second, tenth second
EYYYYDDDHHMMSSs = Scan End: 4 digit year, 3 digit day of year (Julian day), hour, minute, second, tenth second
CYYYYDDDHHMMSSs = File Creation: 4 digit year, 3 digit day of year (Julian day), hour, minute, second, tenth second
Example:
OR_ABI-L2-CMIPC-M6C02_G16_S20202561056158_E20202561058531_C20202561059036
- Field Definition: Operating spatial coverage for the acquisition
Values:
Full Disk (e.g. F in CMIPF)
CONUS (e.g. C in CMIPC)
Mesoscale (e.g. M in CMIPM)
- Field Definition: The scanning mode, which determines the acquisition frequency
Values:
3 (e.g. M3 in M3C02)
6 (e.g. M6 in M6C02)
- Field Definition: The GOES-R ABI spectral band number
Values:
2 (e.g. C02 in M3C02)
3 (e.g. C03 in M3C03)
- Field Definition: The reference system used to map the data.
Example:
LAMBERT_AZIMUTHAL_EQUAL_AREA
- Field Definition: The distance on the ground represented by one pixel.
Values:
2,222.2
- Field Definition: The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R Series (GOES-R) acquired the data.
- Field Definition: The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary instrument on GOES-R.
- Field Definition: The unit of measurement associated with the resolution.
Values:
Meter
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 the data was acquired.
Format:
YYYY/MM/DD
- Field Definition: The time of day in hours and minutes the data was acquired.
Example:
1900
- Field Definition: Start date of acquisition
Values:
Format:
YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss
Example
Start Date: 2017/07/01 08:37:19 To 2017/08/01 08:37:18.
- Field Definition: End date of acquisition
Format:
YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss
Example
End Date: 2017/07/01 08:37:19 To 2017/08/01 08:37:18.
- Field Definition: The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) generates ABI products in support of the GOES-R Program.
- Field Definition: The latitude and longitude are provided in decimal degrees for the following fields:
Values:
Scene Center Latitude and Longitude
Northeast (NE) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Northwest (NW) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Southeast (SE) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Southwest (SW) Corner Latitude and 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.
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
Northeast (NE) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Northwest (NW) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Southeast (SE) Corner Latitude and Longitude
Southwest (SW) Corner Latitude and 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: This module provides operations on the type INT32 of signed 32-bit integers. Unlike the built-in int type, the type INT32 is guaranteed to be exactly 32-bit wide on all platforms. The download includes NDVI, visible (640 nm), and near-IR (860 nm) bands in 32-bit signed integer.
Values:
INT32 = 32-Bit integers
- Field Definition: The datum used to map the data.
Values:
WGS84
- Field Definition: A unique file name assigned to identify each individual image.
Format:
OR_ABI-AA-BBBB-CCEEE_FFF_SYYYYDDDHHMMSSs_EYYYYDDDHHMMSSs_CYYYYDDDHHMMSSs
OR = System is operational
ABI = Instrument Type - Advanced Baseline Imager
AA = Level 2 Data
BBBB = Project Coverage
CC = Mode
EEE = Channel
FFF = Satellite
SYYYYDDDHHMMSSs = Scan start: 4 digit year, 3 digit day of year (Julian day), hour, minute, second, tenth second
EYYYYDDDHHMMSSs = Scan End: 4 digit year, 3 digit day of year (Julian day), hour, minute, second, tenth second
CYYYYDDDHHMMSSs = File Creation: 4 digit year, 3 digit day of year (Julian day), hour, minute, second, tenth second
Example:
OR_ABI-L2-CMIPC-M6C02_G16_S20202561056158_E20202561058531_C20202561059036
- Field Definition: Operating spatial coverage for the acquisition
Values:
Full Disk (e.g. F in CMIPF)
CONUS (e.g. C in CMIPC)
Mesoscale (e.g. M in CMIPM)
- Field Definition: The scanning mode, which determines the acquisition frequency
Values:
3 (e.g. M3 in M3C02)
6 (e.g. M6 in M6C02)
- Field Definition: The GOES-R ABI spectral band number
Values:
2 (e.g. C02 in M3C02)
3 (e.g. C03 in M3C03)
- Field Definition: The reference system used to map the data.
Example:
LAMBERT_AZIMUTHAL_EQUAL_AREA
- Field Definition: The distance on the ground represented by one pixel.
Values:
2,222.2
- Field Definition: The Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R Series (GOES-R) acquired the data.
- Field Definition: The Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) is the primary instrument on GOES-R.
- Field Definition: The unit of measurement associated with the resolution.
Values:
Meter