Landsat Collection 1 Data Dictionary

Acquisition Date

• Field Definition:  The year, month and day that the scene was acquired.

              Format:
              YYYY/MM/DD
 

Acquisition Quality

• Field Definition:  Acquisition Quality is a value, expressed as a single digit number, based on (1) errors encountered during archive processing; and/or (2) visible artifacts in the data when manually inspected.

              Values:
              9 = Excellent (no quality issues or errors detected)
              7-8 = Good (minor quality issues and/or errors detected)
 

Bias Parameter File Name OLI

• Field Definition:  ​ The Bias Parameter File used for processing OLI.
   

Bias Parameter File Name TIRS

• Field Definition:  The Bias Parameter File used for processing TIRS.
   

Browse Exists

• Field Definition:  Availability of reduced-resolution browse.

              Values:
              Y = Yes, a browse does exist for this scene
              N = No, a browse does not exist for this scene
 

Calibration Parameter File

• Field Definition:  The calibration Parameter file used for processing.
   

Capture Device ID

• Field Definition:  Capture device identifier on which the reference data was captured.
   

Capture Source

• Field Definition:  Capture source or AQPSK channel in the raw data
   

CCT Source Available

• Field Definition:  CCT source(s) (comma separated list) available in the archive for this scene.

               Values:
               CORRECTED = One or more corrected TM CCT quad tapes available.
               UNCORRECTED = One or more uncorrected TM CCT quad tapes available.
               N = No CCT tape exists.
 

Cloud Cover

• Field Definition:  Cloud coverage (percent) of a WRS scene.

               Values:
               0.00 - 100.00
               -1 = Cloud cover not calculated or assessed
 

Cloud Cover Land

• Field Definition:  All sensors = Cloud coverage over land (percent) assigned to a WRS scene.

              Values:
              -1 = Cloud cover land not calculated or assessed.
 

Collection Category

• Field Definition:  Landsat Collection 1 is organized by a tiered inventory structure to indicate the quality and level of processing of the data.
  
    Values:
    T1 = Tier 1 is the highest available quality and processing level. This category is suitable for time-series analysis across the different Landsat sensors.
  
    T2 = Tier 2 scenes contain significant cloud cover and have insufficient ground control to generate precision and terrain corrected products.
  
    RT = Real-Time indicates initial processing with additional processing required to achieve Tier 1 or Tier 2.
   

Collection Number

• Field Definition:  Landsat Collections provides a quality controlled selection of radiometrically calibrated and consistently geolocated data with sufficiently geographically aligned pixels to support time series analysis through the full Landsat record.
   

Collection Type

• Field Definition:  The collection type of the image.
  
  Values:
  Earth Imaging
  Lunar
  OLI Lamp
  OLI Shutter
  OLI Shutter Integration Time Sweep
  OLI Solar
  OLI Solar Integration Time Sweep
  OLI Test Patterns
  Stellar
  SSR PN Test Sequence
  Side Slither
  TIRS Blackbody
  TIRS Blackbody Temperature Sweep
  TIRS Blackbody Stability
  TIRS Deepspace
  TIRS Integration Time Sweep
  TIRS Test Patterns
   

Contact Start Time

• Field Definition:  Year, Day of year and GMT when the capture started.

               Format:
               Format: YYYY:DDD:HH:MI:SS.SSSSSSS
               YYYY = Four digit year
               DDD = day of year (001-366)
               HH = Hour (00-23)
               MI = Minute (00-59)
               SS.SSSSSSS = Fractional seconds
               h2. Admin: Landsat ETM Mission
               h3. Result Metadata: Export
 

Contact Version (L7)

• Field Definition:  Contact version number for that RCC data. (Zero represents the first occurrence of the data.)
   

Coordinates - Decimal Degrees

• 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
 

Data Anomaly

• Field Definition:  Special sensor condition for Level-1 scene processing.

               Values:
               NO_PCD = Payload Correction Data missing.
               NA = None; no special sensor conditions.
 

Data Category

• Field Definition:  Current data category where the data has been placed.

              Values:
              NOMINAL = Nominal Data
              EXCHANGE = Exchange Data
              TEST = Test Data
              ENGINEERING = Engineering Data
              VALIDATION = Validation Data
 

Data Type L-1

• Field Definition:  Data type identifier string used to create the L-1 product.

               Values:
               L1G = L1G Data
               L1GT = L1Gt Data
               L1T = L1T Data
 

Data Type Level 0Rp

• Field Definition:  Data type identifier string used to create Level 0Rp products.

               Values:
               L0RP = L0RP Data
 

Date Acquired

• Field Definition:  Year, month and day that this scene was imaged.

               Format:
               YYYY/MM/DD
 

Date Acquired Gap Fill

• Field Definition:  Acquisition date of the input scenes used for the scan gap fill (comma separated list with a maximum of five input scenes); included only for gap-filled and SLC-Off products.
   

Date L-1 Generated

• Field Definition:  All sensors = The most recent date that the Level-1 Product has been produced.
   

Date L-1 Generated First

• Field Definition:  All sensors = Year, Day of year and GMT that the first level-1 record or metadata was generated.
   

Datum

• Field Definition:  Datum used in creating the image.

               Values:
               WGS84 = World Geodetic System 1984
 

Day/Night

• Field Definition:  Day or night condition of the scene.

               Values:
               DAY = Day scene
               NIGHT = Night scene
 

DCT Source Available

• Field Definition:  Digital archive source(s) (comma separated list) available for this scene id.

               Values:
               TMA = One or more radiometrically corrected/geometrically uncorrected TMA DCTs exist
               TMR = One or more TMR DCTs exist
               N = No DCT exists
 

Digital Source Available

• Field Definition:  Indicates whether a digital source exists.

               Values:
               Y = Yes, a digital source does exist for this scene
               N = No, a digital source does not exist for this scene
 

DLT Source Available

• Field Definition:  DLT source available for this scene.

              Values:
              Y = Yes, a DLT exists
              N = No, DLT does not exist
 

Effective Date/Time

• Field Definition:  Date and start time for which the data are effective
   

Elevation Source

• Field Definition:  Digital elevation dataset that was used to terrain-correct the product.

               Values:
               NED = National Elevation Dataset
               SRTM = Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
               GTOPO30 = Global 30 Arc Second Elevation Digital Data
               GLS2000 = Global Land Survey 2000
               RAMP = Radarsat Antarctic Mapping Project
 

Ellipsoid

• Field Definition:  Ellipsoid used in creating the image.

              Values:
              WGS84 = World Geodetic System 1984
 

Ephemeris Type

• Field Definition:  Orbital ephemeris type used.

               Values:
               Definitive = Definitive ephemeris
               Predictive = Predictive ephemeris
 

False Easting

• Field Definition:  Value added to all "x" values in the rectangular coordinates for a map projection. Frequently assigned to eliminate negative numbers. Expressed in the unit of measure identified in Planar Coordinate Unit.
   

False Northing

• Field Definition:  Value added to all "y" values in the rectangular coordinates for a map projection. Frequently assigned to eliminate negative numbers. Expressed in the unit of measure identified in Planar Coordinate Unit.
   

File Name

• Field Definition:  Name of the data file including extension
   

Film Source Available

• Field Definition:  Indicates whether a black-and-white film source exists.

               Values:
               Y = Yes, a black-and-white film source does exist for this scene
               N = No, a black-and-white film source does not exist for this scene
 

Full Aperture Calibration

• Field Definition:  This field indicates if the scene was used for ​Full Aperture Solar Calibration​ (FASC).

               Values:
               Y = Scene was used for Full Aperture Solar Calibration

               N = Scene was not used for Full Aperture Solar Calibration

Full or Partial Interval

• Field Definition:  Completeness of a WRS interval

               Values:
               FULL = Full WRS interval
               PARTIAL = Partial WRS interval
 

Full/Partial Scene

• Field Definition:  Completeness of a WRS Scene.

               Values:
               FULL = Full WRS scene
               PARTIAL= Partial WRS scene
 

Gain Band (1 - 5, 6 VCID* 1, 6 VCID* 2, 7 - 8)

• Field Definition:  Band gain state of band detected at the start of a WRS scene.

               Values:
               H = Band was acquired in high gain mode
               L = Band was acquired in low gain mode
               U = Unknown

               * (Virtual Channel Identifier)
 

Gain Change - Band (1 - 5, 6 VCID* 1, 6 VCID* 2, 7 - 8)

• Field Definition:  The presence and direction of change in detector gain state within the WRS scene.

               Values:
               0 = Indicates no gain change
               + = Indicates change from low to high gain
               - = Indicates change from high to low gain
               HH = No band gain change within the scene whose gain band state was acquired in high gain mode
               LL = No band gain change within the scene whose gain band state was acquired in low gain mode
               LH = A low to high band gain change within the scene
               HL = A high to low band gain change within the scene
               U = Unknown

               * (Virtual Channel Identifier)
 

Gap Fill

• Field Definition:  Percentage of image data used as fill for gap-filled and SLC-Off products.
   

Gap Phase Source

• Field Definition:  Source of ephemeris data from which the gap phase statistic was generated. Used for ETM+ SLC-off data only.

              Values:
              DE = Definitive Ephemeris
              PCD = Payload Correction Data
              NA = Not Applicable (Scan Line Corrector (SLC)-on data.
 

Gap Phase Statistic

• Field Definition:  The along-track distance from the center of the closest forward-to-reverse scan gap to the nominal WRS scene center. (NULL only for scan line corrector (SLC)-on data)

              Values:   
              -17.000000 through +17.0000000
              Null
 

Geometric RMSE Model

• Field Definition:  Combined RMSE of the geometric residuals (meters) in both across-track and along-track directions measured on the GCPs used in geometric precision correction.
   

Geometric RMSE Model X

• Field Definition:  RMSE of the geometric residuals (meters) measured on the GCPs used in geometric precision correction.

               Values:
               ETM+ - along-track direction
               TM - along-track direction
               MSS - sample direction
               OLI - across-track direction
               TIRS - across-track direction
 

Geometric RMSE Model Y

• Field Definition:  RMSE of the geometric residuals (meters) measured on the GCPs used in geometric precision correction.

               Values:
               ETM+ - across-track direction
               TM - across-track direction
               MSS - line direction
               OLI - along-track direction
               TIRS - along-track direction
 

Geometric RMSE Verify

• Field Definition:  RMSE of the geometric residuals (pixels) in both line and sample directions measured on the terrain-corrected product independently using GLS2000.
   

Grid Cell Size Panchromatic

• Field Definition:  Grid cell size used in creating the image for the panchromatic band.
   

Grid Cell Size Reflective

• Field Definition:  Grid cell size used in creating the image for the reflective band.
   

Grid Cell Size Thermal

• Field Definition:  Grid cell size used in creating the image for the thermal band.
   

Ground Control Points Model

• Field Definition:  The number of ground control points used in the verification of the terrain corrected product.

               Values:
               -1 to 1615 (- 1 = not available)
 

Ground Control Points Version

• Field Definition:  The version number of the ground control points used in the verification of the terrain corrected product.

              Values:
              -1, 1, 2, 3, etc. (-1 = not available)
 

Image Quality Landsat 8-9

• Field Definition:  Composite image quality for the bands. For Landsat 8 or 9, if scene is OLI or OLI_TIRS combined, value will reflect OLI quality score. If TIRS, the TIRS quality score will be used

              Values:
              9 = Best
              0 = Worst
              -1 = Image quality not calculated or assessed
 

Image Quality VCID 1 - 2

• Field Definition:  A single digit number that represents an image quality value used by the Landsat 7 Processing System (LPS). Image Quality 1 represents quality for format 1 (bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6l) and Image Quality 2 represents quality for format 2 (bands 6h, 7 and 8). Values for each format can range from 0 - 9.
  
  The image quality is based on the number and distribution of bad scans or equivalent bad scans in a scene. It is computed by dividing the total number of filled minor frames for a scene by 6313 (the nominal number of image data minor frames in a major frame for 30 meter bands). This will give a number of equivalent bad scans. The distribution of filled minor frames is characterized as being either clustered or scattered. A cluster of 128 bad scans will still yield a scene with a cluster of 246 good scans which is two-thirds of a scene. A scattering of 128 bad scans may make the entire image worthless.

              Values:
              VCID = Virtual Channel Identifier

              Value for Image Quality:
              9 = No errors detected, a perfect scene
              8 = Less than or equal to 4 equivalent bad scans, clustered
              7 = Less than or equal to 4 equivalent bad scans, scattered
              6 = Less than or equal to 16 equivalent bad scans, clustered
              5 = Less than or equal to 16 equivalent bad scans, scattered
              4 = Less than or equal to 64 equivalent bad scans, clustered
              3 = Less than or equal to 64 equivalent bad scans, scattered
              2 = Less than or equal to 128 equivalent bad scans, clustered
              1 = Less than or equal to 128 equivalent bad scans, scattered
              0 = Greater than 128 equivalent bad scans, scattered (more than 33% of scene is bad)
              -1 = Image quality not calculated or assessed
 

Landsat Interval Identifier

• Field Definition:  Landsat Interval Identifier

              Format:
              LXSPPPRRRRRRYYYYDDDGSIV
              L = Landsat
              X = Sensor (T = TIRS, O = OLI, C = OLI_TIRS)
              S = Satellite
              PPP = WRS Path
              RRRRRR = WRS Interval Start and End Row
              YYYY = Year of Acquisition
              DDD = Day of Acquisition Year
              GSI = Ground Station Identifier
              VV = Version
 

Landsat Product Identifier

• Field Definition:  The naming convention of each L7 ETM+ Collection 1 Level-1 image is based on acquisition and processing parameters.

              Format:
              LXSS_LLLL_PPPRRR_YYYYMMDD_yyyymmdd_CC_TX
              L = Landsat
              X = Sensor (E = Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus)
              SS = Satellite (07 = Landsat 7)
              LLLL = Processing Correction Level (L1TP = precision and terrain, L1GT = systematic terrain, L1GS = systematic)
              PPP = WRS Path
              RRR = WRS Row
              YYYYMMDD = Acquisition Date expressed in Year, Month, Day
              yyyymmdd = Processing Date expressed in Year, Month, Day
              CC = Collection Number (01)
              TX = Collection Category (RT = Real Time, T1 = Tier 1, T2 = Tier 2)

              Example: LE07_L1TP_029030_20140715_20140805_02_T1
 

Landsat Scene Identifier

• Field Definition:  Landsat scene identifier.

               Format:
               LXSPPPRRRYYYYDDDGSIVV
               L = Landsat
               X = Sensor (T = TIRS, O = OLI, C = OLI_TIRS)
               S = Satellite
               PPP = WRS Path
               RRR = WRS Row
               YYYY = Year of Acquisition
               DDD = Day of Acquisition Year
               GSI = Ground Station Identifier
               VV = Version
 

L8-9 File Type

• Field Definition:  Type of mission date file

               Values:
               mission_checksum
               mission
               IDF
 

L8-9 Mission File Name

• Field Definition:  Name of the Mission data file including extension.
   

Map Projection L0Ra

• Field Definition:  L0Ra map projection selectively applied to HDTs based on geographic location. Used for processed archive data.

              Values:
              HOM = Hotine Oblique Mercator
              UTM = Universal Transverse Mercator
 

Map Projection L-1

• Field Definition:  L1 map projection applied to this data. Used for processed archive data.

               Values:
               PS = Polar Stereographic
               UTM = Universal Transverse Merc
 

Mission Data Type

• Field Definition:  Data type identifier string used to create the RCC file

               Values:
               OLI/TIRS MISSION
               OLI_MISSION
               TIRS_MISSION
               ETM_RCC
               TMR_RCC
               TMA_RCC
 

MOE Interval Identifier

• Field Definition:  Unique MOE interval identifier

               Format:
               000000_SS_T
               000000 = six-digit orbit number
               SS = two-digit sequence of interval within that orbit
               T = one-character indicating the type of interval
 

Nadir-Off-Nadir

• Field Definition:  Nadir or Off-Nadir condition of the interval or scene.
   

Orientation

• Field Definition:  Orientation used in creating the image.

               Values:
               NOMINAL = Nominal Path
               NORTH_UP = North Up
               TRUE_NORTH = True North
                USER = User
 

Output Format

• Field Definition:  Output format of the image.

               Values:
               GEOTIFF = Geostationary Earth Orbit Tagged Image File Format
 

Panchromatic Lines

• Field Definition:  Number of product lines for the panchromatic band.
   

Panchromatic Samples

• Field Definition:  Number of product samples for the panchromatic band.
   

Processing Software Version

• Field Definition:  Name and version of the processing software used to generate the L-1 product.
   

Product Available L0Rp

• Field Definition:  Field Definition: L0Rp product is available for this scene.

               Values:
               Y = Yes, the product exists for download
               W = Processing is required, wait to download
 

QPSK Channel (L7)

• Field Definition:  Capture source or AQPSK channel of the raw data file
  
    Values:
    0-9 = Frequency.
    I = I channel (in-phase signal component)
    Q = Q channel (quadrature signal component)
   

Quality Band (1 - 7)

• Field Definition:  Quality band is a value, expressed as a single digit number, based on (1) errors encountered during archive processing; and/or (2) visible artifacts in the data when manually inspected.

               Values:
               9 = Excellent (no quality issues or errors detected)
               7-8 = Good (minor quality issues and/or errors detected)
               5-6 = Fair (moderate quality issues and/or errors detected)
               3-4 = Poor (significant quality issues and/or errors detected)
               1-2 = Extremely Poor (severe quality issues and/or errors detected)
               0 = Worst
               M = Band is missing
               U = Band has an unknown quality score (expected but insufficient information)
 

RCC File Name (L7)

• Field Definition:  RCC file name that produced this interval.
   

RCC File Version (L7)

• Field Definition:  RCC File Version number for that RCC data.
   

Reflective Lines

• Field Definition:  Number of product lines for the reflective bands.
   

Reflective Samples

• Field Definition:  Number of product samples for the reflective bands.
   

Resampling Option

• Field Definition:  Resampling option used in creating the image.

               Values:
               NEAREST_NEIGHBOR = Nearest Neighbor
               CUBIC_CONVOLUTION = Cubic Convolution
               MODULATION_TRANSFER_FUNCTION = Modulation Transfer Function
               BILINEAR = Bilinear
               KAISER DAMPED = Kaiser Damped
               16_POINT_SINC = 16-point sinc (sin(x)/(x)
               8_POINT_SINC = 8-point sinc (sin(x)/(x)
               DAMPED_WINDOW = Damped Window
 

RLUT File Name

• Field Definition:  Name of the Response Linearization Lookup Table file used to create the image.
   

Roll Angle

• Field Definition:  The amount of spacecraft roll at scene center. Positive roll is to the port side of the spacecraft and the negative roll is to the starboard side. A non-zero value indicates an off nadir acquisition.

               Values:
               -90.0000 through +90.00000
 

Satellite

• 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
            

Scan Gap Interpolation

• Field Definition:  Maximum scan gap width (in units of ETM+ 30-m detectors/pixels) filled by interpolation.
   

Scan Line Corrector

• Field Definition:  All Landsat 7 scenes collected since May 30, 2003 have data gaps due to the Scan Line Corrector (SLC) failure. Landsat 7 scenes acquired after this date are categorized as SLC-OFF.

               Values:
               SLC-OFF (2003-present)
               SLC-ON (1999-2003)
 

Scene Center Scan Time

• Field Definition:  Spacecraft time associated with the center of a WRS scene center scan.
   

Scene Center Time Number

• Field Definition:  Number of seconds from epoch time of 1995 at midnight.

               Values:
               1 - 999999999999
 

Scene Mode

• Field Definition:  Signal processing prior to transmission from satellite to ground station.

               Values:
               COMPRESSED = Compressed mode used to acquire the first 3 bands; the remaining bands are acquired in a linear mode
               LINEAR = Linear mode used to acquire all bands
               U = Unknown
 

Scene Source

• Field Definition:  Source that this version of the scene is stored.

               Values:
               LAM = Landsat Archive Manager
               DLT = Digital Linear Tape
               HDT = High Density Tape
               FILM = Film
               DCT = Digital Cassette Tape
 

Scene Status

• Field Definition:  Orderability status of either the Digital ID.s archive source, Film archive source, or LAM archive source.

               Values:
               G = Good source archived at EROS
               X = Archive data unavailable at EROS; only problem/bad data sources exist
               S = Archive data not currently in orderable status; they are in a spare status.

               Another marketable instance of this scene exists. Multiple records for a new_scene_id can be in 'S' status
               L = Archive data at status .S. or .G. that has been processed by LACS
               C = Archive data at status .X. that has been processed by LACS
 

Sensor Anomalies L-1

• Field Definition:  Source that this version of the scene is stored.

               Values:
               ASCENDING_DESCENDING = Ascending/Descending problem Landsat 4/5 coordinates recalculated for descending.
               BAND_4_NOT_DECOMPRESSED = Band 4 is not decompressed = dynamic range of 0 - 64.

               Affects only the first few months of Landsat 4, band 4 acquisitions.

               BUMPER_MODE = Landsat 5 or Landsat 7 scene acquired while the satellite was in bumper mode.
               Landsat 5 was permanently placed into bumper mode May 1, 2002.
               Landsat 7 was permanently placed into bumper mode April 1, 2007.
 
               LINE_START_ANOMALY = Line Start Anomaly (Landsat 3 only); up to one third of the image data is missing; quality ratings based on image data present.

               N = No sensor anomaly exists.
 

Sensor Identifier - Landsat 8

• Field Definition:  Sensor used to capture Landsat 8 data.

               Values:
               OLI = Operational Land Imager
               TIRS = Thermal Infrared
               OLI_TIRS = Operational Land Imager (OLI)/Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS)
 

Sensor Mode

• Field Definition:  Mode that the sensor was in during capture of this interval.

              Values:
              BUMPER = Bumper mode
              SAM = SAM (Scan Angle Monitor) mode
 

Spacecraft Identifier

• Field Definition:  Spacecraft from which the data was captured.

              Values:
              Landsat 1
              Landsat 2
              Landsat 3
              Landsat 4
              Landsat 5
              Landsat 7
              Landsat 8

Spacecraft Source

• Field Definition:  Identifies whether data were generated from the MODIS Aqua satellite, MODIS Terra satellite, or both.

               Values:
               Terra
               Aqua
               Both
 

Start Time

• Field Definition:  Year, Day of year and GMT spacecraft start time of either the first major frame of the interval or the start of a WRS scene.

               Format:
               YYYY:DDD:HH:MI:SS.SSSSSSS
               YYYY = Four digit year
               DDD = Day of year
               HH = Hour (00-23)
               MI = Minute
               SS.SSSSSSS = Fractional seconds
 

Station Identifier

• Field Definition:  Original ground receiving station to which this data was downlinked. All data received from ground stations are archived at the USGS EROS unless otherwise noted. Maps showing these stations can be found at https://landsat.usgs.gov/igs-network/.

              Values:
              AAA = North America receiving site unknown
              AA0 = North America receiving site unknown
              ABG = Awutu Bawjiase, Ghana
              ABN = Abuja, Nigeria
              AGS = Poker Flats, Alaska, USA
              ASA = Alice Springs, Australia
              ASK = Astana, Kazakhstan
              ASN = Alice Springs, Australia
              ATG = Atlanta, Georgia, USA (test site)
              AWE = Aswan, Egypt
              BIK = Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
              BJC = Beijing, China
              BKT = Bangkok, Thailand
              BOC = Bogatá, Colombia
              CBA = Canberra, Australia
              CHM = Chetumal, Mexico
              CLT = Chung-Li, Taiwan
              CNB = Cuiabá, Brazil
              COA = Còrdoba, Argentina
              CPE = Cotopaxi, Ecuador
              CUB = Cuiabá, Brazil
              DJK = Daejeon, Korea
              DKI = Parepare, Indonesia
              DUB = Dubai, United Arab Emirates
              DVU = Dunaivtsi, Ukraine
              DWA = Darwin, Australia
              EDC = Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA (aka LGS)
              EV1 = Eagle Vision 1
              EV3 = Eagle Vision 3
              EV4 = Eagle Vision 4
              FAK = Fairbanks, Alaska, USA
              FFF = Foreign (non-North American) Receiving Site
              FUI = Fucino, Italy
              GDS = Goldstone, California, USA
              GLC = Gilmore Creek, Alaska, USA
              GMD = Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
              GNC = Gatineau, Canada
              HAJ = Hatoyama, Japan
              HCA = Datron testing in California, USA
              HIJ = Hiroshima, Japan
              HCV = Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
              HLV = Hoa Lac, Vietnam
              HNV = Hanoi, Vietnam
              HOA = Hobart, Australia
              IKR = Irkutsk, Russia
              ISP = Islamabad, Pakistan
              IVC = Inuvik, Canada
              JSA = Hartebeesthoek, South Africa (aka Johannesburg)
              KHC = KaShi, China
              KIS = Kiruna, Sweden
              KLM = Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
              KMC = Kunming, China
              KUJ = Kumamoto, Japan
              LBG = Libreville, Gabon
              LGN = Landsat Ground Network (Landsat 8)
              LGS = Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA (aka EDC)
              LUZ = Lusaka, Zambia
              MCM = Mexico City, Mexico
              MGR = Magadan, Russia
              MGS = McMurdo, Antarctica
              MLK = Malindi, Kenya
              MOR = Moscow, Russia
              MPF = Montpelier, France
              MPS = Maspalomas, Spain
              MTI = Matera, Italy
              NOK = Norman, Oklahoma, USA
              NPA = North Pole, Alaska, USA
              NP1 = North Pole, Alaska, USA
              NP2 = North Pole, Alaska, USA
              NP3 = North Pole, Alaska, USA
              NP4 = North Pole, Alaska, USA
              NP5 = North Pole, Alaska, USA
              NRK = Nairobi, Kenya
              NSG = Neustrelitz, Germany
              NSN = Neustrelitz, Germany
              NWN = Noordwijk, Netherlands
              OHA = O’Higgins, Antarctica
              PAC = Prince Albert, Canada
              PFS = Poker Flats, Alaska, USA
              PF1 = Poker Flats, Alaska, USA
              PF2 = Poker Flats, Alaska, USA
              PUC = Punto Arenas, Chile
              RPI = Rumpin, Indonesia
              RSA = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
              SAC = Santiago, Chile
              SEK = Seoul, South, Korea
              SGI = Shadnagar, India
              SGP = Singapore
              SGS = Svalbard, Norway
              SG1 = Svalbard, Norway
              SNC = SanYa, China
              SRT = Si Racha, Thailand
              TFT = Taipei, Taiwan (fix Location)
              TGS = Transportable Ground Station
              TMT = Taipei, Taiwan (mobile location)
              TOF = Toulouse, France
              UHI = Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
              ULK = Ulsan, South Korea
              ULM = Ulan Bator, Mongolia
              UPR = Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
              WPS = Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
              XX0 = Receiving station unknown
              XXX = Receiving station unknown
 

Stop Time

• Field Definition:  Year, Day of year and GMT spacecraft stop time of either the last major frame of the interval or the stop of a WRS scene.

              Format:
              YYYY:DDD:HH:MI:SS.SSSSSSS
              YYYY = Four digit year
              DDD = Day of year
              HH = Hour (00-23)
              MI = Minute
              SS.SSSSSSS = Fractional seconds
 

Sun Azimuth L-1

• Field Definition:  Sun azimuth angle (degrees) at the WRS scene center of the L-1 product. A positive (+) value indicates angles to the East or clockwise from geographic North. Zero (0) indicates geographic North. A negative (-) value indicates angles to the West or counterclockwise from geographic North.

               Values:
               -180.0000000 through +180.0000000 degrees
 

Sun Azimuth L0Ra

• Field Definition:  Sun azimuth angle (degrees) at the WRS scene center of the L0Ra scene. A positive (+) value indicates angles to the East or clockwise from geographic North. Zero (0) indicates geographic North. A negative (-) value indicates angles to the West or counterclockwise from geographic North.

               Values:
               -180.0000000 through +180.0000000 degrees
 

Sun Elevation L-1

• Field Definition:  Sun elevation angle (degrees) at the WRS scene center of the L1 product. A positive (+) value indicates a daytime scene. Zero (0) or a negative (-) value indicates a nighttime scene.

              Values:
              - 90.0000000 through + 90.0000000 degrees
 

Sun Elevation L0Ra

• Field Definition:  Sun elevation angle (degrees) at the WRS scene center of the L0Ra scene. A positive (+) value indicates a daytime scene. Zero (0) or a negative (-) value indicates a nighttime scene.

               Values:
               - 90.0000000 through + 90.0000000 degrees
 

Target WRS Path

• Field Definition:  Nearest WRS path to the Line-Of-Sight scene center. This is used primarily for scenes with off-nadir look angles. The center of scene for off-nadir imaging may be several paths left or right of the orbital path and the center may even be off the WRS-2 grid when near the poles. This is an estimated value, for reference.

               Values:
               001 - 251

Target WRS Row

• Field Definition:  Nearest WRS Row to the Line-Of-Sight scene center. This is used primarily for scenes with off-nadir look angles. The center of scene for off-nadir imaging may be several paths left or right of the orbital path and the center may even be off the WRS-2 grid when near the poles. This is an estimated value, for reference.

               Values:
               001-059 = Northern Hemisphere (Descending)
               060 = Equator (Descending)
               061-119 = Southern Hemisphere (Descending)
               120-122 = Southern Polar Zone (Descending)
               123-183 = Southern Hemisphere (Ascending)
               184 = Equator (Ascending)
               185-246 = Northern Hemisphere (Ascending)
                247-248 = Northern Polar Zone (Descending)
 

Thermal Lines

• Field Definition:  Number of product lines for the thermal bands.
   

Thermal Samples

• Field Definition:  Number of product samples for the thermal bands.
   

TIRS SSM Model

• Field Definition:  Due to an anomalous condition on the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS) Scene Select Mirror (SSM) encoder electronics, this field has been added to indicate which model was used to process the data.

               Values:
               Actual = The actual measured SSM position determined from the SSM encoder telemetry was used to process the TIRS                               data. This is the best TIRS quality available.

               Preliminary = Initial estimated SSM position information was used to process the data and reprocessing will occur once                       SSM encoder telemetry are available.

               Final = The TIRS data was reprocessed with updated SSM encoder telemetry.
 

True Scale Latitude

• Field Definition:  Latitude of true scale in a map projection.
   

UTM Zone

• Field Definition:  UTM (Universal Transverse Mercator) zone number in a map projection. A negative zone indicates that the false northing needs to be applied to the northing coordinate and a positive zone indicates that the false northing has been applied.

               Values:
               Negative Zone = Indicates that the false northing needs to be applied.
               Positive Zone = Indicates that the false northing has been applied.
 

WRS Ending Row

• Field Definition:  WRS which applies to the acquisition.

               Values:
               1 = Landsat Satellites 1, 2, 3
               2 = Landsat Satellites 4, 5, 7, 8
 

WRS Starting Row

• Field Definition:  Starting (orbital) WRS row number for the first reported scene, whether full or partial, included in this interval. For non-earth imaging intervals, the value is the same as earth imaging intervals.

              Values:
              000 for non-earth imaging (calibration) intervals 001-248 for WRS1 and WRS2
 

WRS Path

• Field Definition:  WRS - defined nominal Landsat satellite track (path). (orbital)
   

WRS Row

• Field Definition:  WRS-defined nominal Landsat satellite row. (orbital)

               Values:
               001 - 248
 

WRS Type

• Field Definition:  Worldwide Reference System type 1 or 2