USGS LIMA MOSAICS Data Dictionary

Beginning Acquisition Date

• Field Definition:  The beginning and ending dates are used to indicate the date range for data acquisition. The beginning date is the first day of acquisition as provided by the vendor.

                 Format:
                 YYYY/MM/DD
 

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
 

Datum

• Field Definition:  The reference system associated with the data such as NAD83 or WGS84.
   

Ending Acquisition Date

• Field Definition:  The beginning and ending dates are used to indicate the date range for data acquisition. The ending date is the last day of acquisition as provided by the vendor.

                 Format:
                 YYYY/MM/DD
 

Entity ID

• Field Definition:  An EarthExplorer field used to identify a image.

                 Format:
                 LMS64_059150E096_009005
                 LM = Lima Mosaics
                 S64_059150 = Mosaics Upper Right Corner Latitude
                 E096_009005 = Mosaics Upper Right Corner Longitude
 

Vendor ID

• Field Definition:  The scene ID that is used for data from the original vendor.