USGS EROS Archive - Earth Observing One (EO-1) - Hyperion
10- to 30-meter multispectral and hyperspectral data from the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) Extended Mission. (2000 to 2017)
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The Earth-Observing One (EO-1) satellite was decommissioned in March of 2017. The EO-1 satellite was launched on November 21, 2000, with NASA's New Millennium Program (NMP). The NMP was an advanced-technology development program that created a new generation of technologies and mission concepts for future Earth and space science missions. Information on the EO-1 mission can be found on the EOPortal. All EO-1 ALI and Hyperion historical data will continue to be available through EarthExplorer for the foreseeable future.
EO-1 Product Description
The Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite was launched on November 21, 2000, as a one-year technology demonstration/validation mission. After the initial technology mission was completed, NASA and the USGS agreed to the continuation of the EO-1 program as an Extended Mission. The EO-1 Extended Mission is chartered to collect and distribute Hyperion hyperspectral and Advanced Land Imager (ALI) multispectral products according to customer tasking requests.
Hyperion Instrument on board the EO-1 spacecraft
Hyperion (Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number: /10.5066/P9JXHMO2) collects 220 unique spectral channels ranging from 0.357 to 2.576 micrometers with a 10-nm bandwidth. The instrument operates in a pushbroom fashion, with a spatial resolution of 30 meters for all bands. The standard scene width is 7.7 kilometers. Standard scene length is 42 kilometers, with an optional increased scene length of 185 kilometers (additional information).
All Hyperion and Advanced Land Imager (ALI) data in the archive will be attempted to be processed to the Level 1Gst level of correction. If the scene fails the Level 1Gst processing level, it will be removed from the archive and will become unavailable.
- Level 1Gst is terrain corrected and provided in 16-bit radiance values. The data are available in Geographic Tagged Image-File Format (GeoTIFF) and are distributed via download at no charge through either EarthExplorer or USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis).
- Level 1T is precision terrain correction by incorporating ground control points from the GLS2005 dataset. Scenes with sufficient ground control data and satisfactory RMS error are processed to Level 1T. The data are available in Geographic Tagged Image-File Format (GeoTIFF).
Map projection | UTM (default zone of the scene center coordinates) |
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Horizontal Datum | WGS84 |
Resampling method | CC (cubic convolution) |
Image orientation | Map (north up) |
Pixel size | 30 meter (10 meter pan band) |
Format | GeoTIFF |
Output media | Download (no charge) |
Level 1Gst: Absolute Geodetic Accuracy Specification
The Level 1Gst product will also include terrain correction through the use of a digital elevation model (DEM). This addition will correct parallax errors due to topographic relief and improve the overall band-to-band registration accuracy. The elevation data used for correction consists of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) "Finished" data set and other elevation data as required.
Coverage Maps
Coverage Maps indicating the availability of Earth-Observing One Hyperion products are available for download.
Additional Information
Access Data
All EO-1 archived product images should be previewed prior to download. Browse images of all available scenes may be viewed by searching on EarthExplorer. For an alternative "quick and easy" browse image viewer, see USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis).
Each Hyperion browse image is created from the Level 0 (raw) data and displayed as a RGB (40:31:13) band combination. Hyperion browses have had the dark calibration subtracted and the gains have been applied. Each band is linearly stretched between the 1% and 97% histogram values. The data is then scaled from 12 bits to 8 bits. Finally, the data is reduced by a factor of 4 in each direction and the jpeg is compressed with a quality of 75%.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Earth Observing One (EO-1) - Hyperion Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number: /10.5066/P9JXHMO2
Below are other science projects associated with this product.
USGS EROS Archive - Earth Observing One (EO-1) - ALI
USGS EROS Archive - Earth Observing One (EO-1)
Below are data or web applications associated with this product.
EarthExplorer EarthExplorer
GloVis GloVis
10- to 30-meter multispectral and hyperspectral data from the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) Extended Mission. (2000 to 2017)
Back to Earth Observing One (EO-1)

The Earth-Observing One (EO-1) satellite was decommissioned in March of 2017. The EO-1 satellite was launched on November 21, 2000, with NASA's New Millennium Program (NMP). The NMP was an advanced-technology development program that created a new generation of technologies and mission concepts for future Earth and space science missions. Information on the EO-1 mission can be found on the EOPortal. All EO-1 ALI and Hyperion historical data will continue to be available through EarthExplorer for the foreseeable future.
EO-1 Product Description
The Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) satellite was launched on November 21, 2000, as a one-year technology demonstration/validation mission. After the initial technology mission was completed, NASA and the USGS agreed to the continuation of the EO-1 program as an Extended Mission. The EO-1 Extended Mission is chartered to collect and distribute Hyperion hyperspectral and Advanced Land Imager (ALI) multispectral products according to customer tasking requests.
Hyperion Instrument on board the EO-1 spacecraft
Hyperion (Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number: /10.5066/P9JXHMO2) collects 220 unique spectral channels ranging from 0.357 to 2.576 micrometers with a 10-nm bandwidth. The instrument operates in a pushbroom fashion, with a spatial resolution of 30 meters for all bands. The standard scene width is 7.7 kilometers. Standard scene length is 42 kilometers, with an optional increased scene length of 185 kilometers (additional information).
All Hyperion and Advanced Land Imager (ALI) data in the archive will be attempted to be processed to the Level 1Gst level of correction. If the scene fails the Level 1Gst processing level, it will be removed from the archive and will become unavailable.
- Level 1Gst is terrain corrected and provided in 16-bit radiance values. The data are available in Geographic Tagged Image-File Format (GeoTIFF) and are distributed via download at no charge through either EarthExplorer or USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis).
- Level 1T is precision terrain correction by incorporating ground control points from the GLS2005 dataset. Scenes with sufficient ground control data and satisfactory RMS error are processed to Level 1T. The data are available in Geographic Tagged Image-File Format (GeoTIFF).
Map projection | UTM (default zone of the scene center coordinates) |
---|---|
Horizontal Datum | WGS84 |
Resampling method | CC (cubic convolution) |
Image orientation | Map (north up) |
Pixel size | 30 meter (10 meter pan band) |
Format | GeoTIFF |
Output media | Download (no charge) |
Level 1Gst: Absolute Geodetic Accuracy Specification
The Level 1Gst product will also include terrain correction through the use of a digital elevation model (DEM). This addition will correct parallax errors due to topographic relief and improve the overall band-to-band registration accuracy. The elevation data used for correction consists of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) "Finished" data set and other elevation data as required.
Coverage Maps
Coverage Maps indicating the availability of Earth-Observing One Hyperion products are available for download.
Additional Information
Access Data
All EO-1 archived product images should be previewed prior to download. Browse images of all available scenes may be viewed by searching on EarthExplorer. For an alternative "quick and easy" browse image viewer, see USGS Global Visualization Viewer (GloVis).
Each Hyperion browse image is created from the Level 0 (raw) data and displayed as a RGB (40:31:13) band combination. Hyperion browses have had the dark calibration subtracted and the gains have been applied. Each band is linearly stretched between the 1% and 97% histogram values. The data is then scaled from 12 bits to 8 bits. Finally, the data is reduced by a factor of 4 in each direction and the jpeg is compressed with a quality of 75%.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Earth Observing One (EO-1) - Hyperion Digital Object Identifier (DOI) number: /10.5066/P9JXHMO2
Below are other science projects associated with this product.
USGS EROS Archive - Earth Observing One (EO-1) - ALI
USGS EROS Archive - Earth Observing One (EO-1)
Below are data or web applications associated with this product.