Landsat 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

               9 = Landsat satellite #9

 

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 8-9

• 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

 

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