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Supported datasets​

Datasetdataset_idAbbreviationAvailable images by dates
Sentinel-2sentinel2, sentinel2l2aS2, S2L2Afrom 2015 to present
Sentinel-1sentinel1S1from 2014 to present
Landsat 9landsat9L9from 2021 to present
Landsat 8landsat8L8from 2013 to present
Landsat 4 TMlandsat4tmL4MSS, L4TMfrom 1982 to 1992
Landsat 4 MSSlandsat4mssL4MSS, L4TMfrom 1982 to 1992
Landsat 5 TMlandsat5tmL5MSS, L5TMfrom 1984 to 2013
Landsat 5 MSSlandsat5mssL5MSS, L5TMfrom 1984 to 2013
MODISmodisMODISfrom 1999 to 2022
NAIPnaipNAIPfrom 2011 to 2017
CBERS4cbers4mux, cbers4pan5m, cbers5pan10m, cbers4awfiCBERS4MUX,
CBERS4AWFI,
CBERS4PAN10M,
CBERS4PAN5M		from 2014 to present
info

Supported sensors: “sentinel2” (“S2”), “landsat8” (“L8”), “landsat4tm” (“L4TM”), “landsat4mss” (“L4MSS”), “landsat5tm” (“L5TM”), “landsat5mss” (“L5MSS”), “cbers4mux” (“CBERS4MUX”), “cbers4awfi” (“CBERS4AWFI”), “cbers4pan10m” (“CBERS4PAN10M”), “modis” (“MODIS”). Default: [“landsat8”, “sentinel2”, “landsat4tm”, “landsat4mss”, “landsat5tm”, “landsat5mss”, “cbers4mux”, “cbers4awfi”, “cbers4pan10m”]

Supported Bands for datasets​

Some spectral bands and spectral indices can be set using aliases. This section describes all the supported aliases that are defined in the service for each of the supported datasets.

Supported aliases​

This table lists all the aliases defined for each of the supported datasets. Formulas used to evaluate spectral indices are described below on per-dataset basis.

AliasL8/L9L7L5MSSL5TML4MSSL4TMS2MODISCBERS-4NAIP
BLUEB2B1-B1-B1B02B03BAND5B
GREENB3B2B1B2B1B2B03B04BAND6G
REDB4B3B2B3B2B3B04B01BAND7R
REDEDGE------B05---
NIRB5B4B3B4B3B4B08B02BAND8N
NIRWV------B09---
SWIR1B6B5-B5-B5B11B06--
SWIR2B7B7-B7-B7B12B07--
PANB8B8--------
TIRS1B10B6_VCID_1-B6-B6----
TIRS2B11B6_VCID_2--------
NDVI++++++++++
NDSI++-+-+++--
NDWI++++++++++
NDMI++-+-+++--
RECI++++++++++
SAVI++++++++++
ARVI++-+-+++++
EVI++-+-+++++
GCI++++++++++
SIPI++-+-+++++
NBR++-+-+++--
MSI++-+-+++--
ISTACK++-+-+++--
FIDET------+---
NDRE------+---
CCCI------+---
MSAVI------+---

Bands for Landsat 9​

Band aliases​

AliasBandResolution, m
BLUEB230
GREENB330
REDB430
NIRB530
SWIR1B630
SWIR2B730
PANB815
TIRS1B10100
TIRS2B11100

Index Aliases​

AliasGeneral FormulaLandsat 9 Formula
NDVI(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)(B5-B4)/(B5+B4)
NDSI(GREEN-SWIR1)/(GREEN+SWIR1)(B3-B6)/(B3+B6)
NDWI(GREEN-NIR)/(GREEN+NIR)(B3-B5)/(B3+B5)
RECI(NIR/RED)-1(B5/B4)-1
NDMI(NIR-SWIR1)/(NIR+SWIR1)(B5-B6)/(B5+B6)
SAVI1.5*(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED+0.5)1.5*(B5-B4)/(B5+B4+0.5)
ARVI(NIR-(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))/(NIR+(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))(B5-(B4-1*(B2-B4)))/(B5+(B4-1*(B2-B4)))
EVI2.5*((NIR-RED)/(NIR+6*RED-7.5*BLUE+1))2.5*((B5-B4)/(B5+6*B4-7.5*B2+1))
GCINIR/GREEN-1B5/B3-1
SIPI(NIR-BLUE)/(NIR-RED)(B5-B2)/(B5-B4)
NBR(NIR-SWIR2)/(NIR+SWIR2)(B5-B7)/(B5+B7)
MSISWIR1/NIRB6/B5
ISTACKNDSI,NDVI,NDWI(B3-B6)/(B3+B6),(B5-B4)/(B5+B4),(B3-B5)/(B3+B5)

Bands for Landsat 8​

Band aliases​

AliasBandResolution, m
BLUEB230
GREENB330
REDB430
NIRB530
SWIR1B630
SWIR2B730
PANB815
TIRS1B10100
TIRS2B11100

Index Aliases​

AliasGeneral FormulaLandsat 8 Formula
NDVI(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)(B5-B4)/(B5+B4)
NDSI(GREEN-SWIR1)/(GREEN+SWIR1)(B3-B6)/(B3+B6)
NDWI(GREEN-NIR)/(GREEN+NIR)(B3-B5)/(B3+B5)
RECI(NIR/RED)-1(B5/B4)-1
NDMI(NIR-SWIR1)/(NIR+SWIR1)(B5-B6)/(B5+B6)
SAVI1.5*(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED+0.5)1.5*(B5-B4)/(B5+B4+0.5)
ARVI(NIR-(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))/(NIR+(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))(B5-(B4-1*(B2-B4)))/(B5+(B4-1*(B2-B4)))
EVI2.5*((NIR-RED)/(NIR+6*RED-7.5*BLUE+1))2.5*((B5-B4)/(B5+6*B4-7.5*B2+1))
GCINIR/GREEN-1B5/B3-1
SIPI(NIR-BLUE)/(NIR-RED)(B5-B2)/(B5-B4)
NBR(NIR-SWIR2)/(NIR+SWIR2)(B5-B7)/(B5+B7)
MSISWIR1/NIRB6/B5
ISTACKNDSI,NDVI,NDWI(B3-B6)/(B3+B6),(B5-B4)/(B5+B4),(B3-B5)/(B3+B5)

Bands for Landsat 4 TM, Landsat 5 TM​

Band aliases​

AliasBandResolution, m
BLUEB130
GREENB230
REDB330
NIRB430
SWIR1B530
SWIR2B730
TIRS1B6120 (30)

Index Aliases​

AliasGeneral FormulaLandsat 4,5 TM Formula
NDVI(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)(B4-B3)/(B4+B3)
NDSI(GREEN-SWIR1)/(GREEN+SWIR1)(B2-B5)/(B2+B5)
NDWI(GREEN-NIR)/(GREEN+NIR)(B2-B4)/(B2+B4)
RECI(NIR/RED)-1(B4/B3)-1
SAVI1.5*(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED+0.5)1.5*(B4-B3)/(B4+B3+0.5)
NDMI(NIR-SWIR1)/(NIR+SWIR1)(B4-B5)/(B4+B5)
ARVI(NIR-(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))/(NIR+(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))(B4-(B3-1*(B1-B3)))/(B4+(B3-1*(B1-B3)))
EVI2.5*((NIR-RED)/(NIR+6*RED-7.5*BLUE+1))2.5*((B4-B3)/(B4+6*B3-7.5*B1+1))
GCINIR/GREEN-1B4/B2-1
SIPI(NIR-BLUE)/(NIR-RED)(B4-B1)/(B4-B3)
NBR(NIR-SWIR2)/(NIR+SWIR2)(B4-B7)/(B4+B7)
MSISWIR1/NIRB5/B4
ISTACKNDSI,NDVI,NDWI(B2-B5)/(B2+B5),(B4-B3)/(B4+B3),(B2-B4)/(B2+B4)

Bands for Landsat 4 MSS, Landsat 5 MSS​

Band aliases​

AliasBandResolution, m
GREENB160
REDB260
NIRB360

Index Aliases​

AliasGeneral FormulaLandsat 4,5 MSS Formula
NDVI(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)(B3-B2)/(B3+B2)
NDWI(GREEN-NIR)/(GREEN+NIR)(B1-B3)/(B1+B3)
RECI(NIR/RED)-1(B3/B2)-1
SAVI1.5*(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED+0.5)1.5*(B3-B2)/(B3+B2+0.5)
GCINIR/GREEN-1B3/B1-1

Bands for Sentinel-2​

Band aliases​

AliasBandCommon NameResolution, m
BLUEB02Blue10
GREENB03Green10
REDB04Red10
REDEDGE1B05Vegetation Red Edge 120
REDEDGE2B06Vegetation Red Edge 220
REDEDGE3B07Vegetation Red Edge 320
NIRB08Near Infrared (NIR)10
REDEDGE4 / NIR2B8AVegetation Red Edge 4 / Narrow NIR20
NIRWVB09Water Vapour60
SWIR1B11Shortwave Infrared 120
SWIR2B12Shortwave Infrared 220

Index Aliases​

AliasGeneral FormulaSentinel-2 Formula
NDVI(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)(B8A-B04)/(B8A+B04)
NDSI(GREEN-SWIR1)/(GREEN+SWIR1)(B03-B11)/(B03+B11)
NDWI(GREEN-NIR)/(GREEN+NIR)(B03-B08)/(B03+B08)
RECI(NIR/RED)-1(B08/B04)-1
NDMI(NIR-SWIR1)/(NIR+SWIR1)(B08-B11)/(B08+B11)
SAVI1.5*(NIR2-RED)/(NIR2+RED+0.5)1.5*(B8A-B04)/(B8A+B04+0.5)
ARVI(NIR-(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))/(NIR+(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))(B08-(B04-1*(B02-B04)))/(B08+(B04-1*(B02-B04)))
EVI2.5*((NIR2-RED)/(NIR2+6*RED-7.5*BLUE+1))2.5*((B8A-B04)/(B8A+6*B04-7.5*B02+1))
GCINIR/GREEN-1B08/B03-1
SIPI(NIR-BLUE)/(NIR-RED)(B08-B02)/(B08-B04)
NBR(NIR2-SWIR2)/(NIR2+SWIR2)(B8A-B12)/(B8A+B12)
MSISWIR1/NIR2B11/B8A
ISTACKNDSI,NDVI,NDWI(B03-B11)/(B03+B11),(B8A-B04)/(B8A+B04),(B03-B8A)/(B03+B8A)
FIDETSWIR2/(NIR2*NIRWV)B12/(B8A*B09)
NDRE(NIR-REDEDGE)/(NIR+REDEDGE)(B08-B05)/(B08+B05)
CCCI((NIR-REDEDGE)/(NIR+REDEDGE))/((NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED))((B08-B05)/(B08+B05))/((B08-B04)/(B08+B04))
MSAVI(2*NIR+1-sqrt((2*NIR+1)^2-8*(NIR-RED)))/2(2*B08+1-sqrt((2*B08+1)^2-8*(B08-B04)))/2

Bands for MODIS​

Band aliases​

AliasBandResolution, m
BLUEB03500
GREENB04500
REDB01500
NIRB02500
SWIR1B06500
SWIR2B07500

Index Aliases​

AliasGeneral FormulaMODIS Formula
NDVI(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)(B02-B01)/(B02+B01)
NDSI(GREEN-SWIR1)/(GREEN+SWIR1)(B04-B06)/(B04+B06)
NDWI(GREEN-NIR)/(GREEN+NIR)(B04-B02)/(B04+B02)
RECI(NIR/RED)-1(B02/B01)-1
NDMI(NIR-SWIR1)/(NIR+SWIR1)(B02-B06)/(B02+B06)
SAVI1.5*(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED+0.5)1.5*(B02-B01)/(B02+B01+0.5)
ARVI(NIR-(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))/(NIR+(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))(B02-(B01-1*(B03-B01)))/(B02+(B01-1*(B03-B01)))
EVI2.5*((NIR-RED)/(NIR+6*RED-7.5*BLUE+1))2.5*((B02-B01)/(B02+6*B01-7.5*B03+1))
GCINIR/GREEN-1B02/B04-1
SIPI(NIR-BLUE)/(NIR-RED)(B02-B03)/(B02-B01)
NBR(NIR-SWIR2)/(NIR+SWIR2)(B02-B07)/(B02+B07)
MSISWIR1/NIRB06/B02
ISTACKNDSI,NDVI,NDWI(B04-B06)/(B04+B06),(B02-B01)/(B02+B01),(B04-B02)/(B04+B02)

Bands for NAIP​

Band aliases​

AliasBandResolution, m
BLUEB0.6 or 1
GREENG0.6 or 1
REDR0.6 or 1
NIRB0.6 or 1

Index Aliases​

AliasGeneral FormulaNAIP Formula
NDVI(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)(N-R)/(N+R)
NDWI(GREEN-NIR)/(GREEN+NIR)(G-N)/(G+N)
RECI(NIR/RED)-1(N/R)-1
SAVI1.5*(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED+0.5)1.5*(N-R)/(N+R+0.5)
ARVI(NIR-(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))/(NIR+(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))(N-(R-1*(B-R)))/(N+(R-1*(B-R)))
EVI2.5*((NIR-RED)/(NIR+6*RED-7.5*BLUE+1))2.5*((N-R)/(N+6*R-7.5*B+1))
GCINIR/GREEN-1N/G-1
SIPI(NIR-BLUE)/(NIR-RED)(N-B)/(N-R)

Bands for CBERS4 MUX​

Band aliases​

AliasBandResolution, m
BLUEBAND530
GREENBAND630
REDBAND730
NIRBAND830

Index Aliases​

AliasGeneral FormulaCBERS4MUX Formula
NDVI(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)(BAND8-BAND7)/(BAND8+BAND7)
NDWI(GREEN-NIR)/(GREEN+NIR)(BAND6-BAND8)/(BAND6+BAND8)
RECI(NIR/RED)-1(BAND8/BAND7)-1
SAVI1.5*(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED+0.5)1.5*(BAND8-BAND7)/(BAND8+BAND7+0.5)
ARVI(NIR-(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))/(NIR+(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))(BAND8-(BAND7-1*(BAND5-BAND7)))/(BAND8+(BAND7-1*(BAND5-BAND7)))
EVI2.5*((NIR-RED)/(NIR+6*RED-7.5*BLUE+1))2.5*((BAND8-BAND7)/(BAND8+6*BAND7-7.5*BAND5+1))
GCINIR/GREEN-1BAND8/BAND6-1
SIPI(NIR-BLUE)/(NIR-RED)(BAND8-BAND5)/(BAND8-BAND7)

Bands for CBERS4 WFI​

Band aliases​

AliasBandResolution, m
BLUEBAND1364
GREENBAND1464
REDBAND1564
NIRBAND1664

Index Aliases​

AliasGeneral FormulaCBERS4AWFI Formula
NDVI(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)(BAND16-BAND15)/(BAND16+BAND15)
NDWI(GREEN-NIR)/(GREEN+NIR)(BAND14-BAND16)/(BAND14+BAND16)
RECI(NIR/RED)-1(BAND16/BAND15)-1
SAVI1.5*(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED+0.5)1.5*(BAND16-BAND15)/(BAND16+BAND15+0.5)
ARVI(NIR-(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))/(NIR+(RED-1*(BLUE-RED)))(BAND16-(BAND15-1*(BAND13-BAND15)))/(BAND16+(BAND15-1*(BAND13-BAND15)))
EVI2.5*((NIR-RED)/(NIR+6*RED-7.5*BLUE+1))2.5*((BAND16-BAND15)/(BAND16+6*BAND15-7.5*BAND13+1))
GCINIR/GREEN-1BAND16/BAND14-1
SIPI(NIR-BLUE)/(NIR-RED)(BAND16-BAND13)/(BAND16-BAND15)

Bands for CBERS4 PAN5​

Band aliases​

AliasBandResolution, m
PANBAND15

CBERS4 PAN10M​

The CBERS-4 (China-Brazil Earth Resources Satellite-4A) satellite covers most of the Earth’s surface, including:

  • South America
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Australia
  • The Pacific Ocean

The satellite also has a number of specific areas of interest (AOIs) that it covers more frequently. These AOIs include:

  • The Amazon rainforest
  • The Sahel region
  • The Tibetan Plateau
  • The Mekong Delta
  • The South China Sea

Band aliases​

AliasBandResolution, m
GREENBAND210
REDBAND310
NIRBAND410

Index Aliases​

AliasGeneral FormulaCBERS4PAN10M Formula
NDVI(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED)(BAND4-BAND3)/(BAND4+BAND3)
NDWI(GREEN-NIR)/(GREEN+NIR)(BAND2-BAND4)/(BAND2+BAND4)
RECI(NIR/RED)-1(BAND4/BAND3)-1
SAVI1.5*(NIR-RED)/(NIR+RED+0.5)1.5*(BAND4-BAND3)/(BAND4+BAND3+0.5)
GCINIR/GREEN-1BAND4/BAND2-1

Aliases with built-in filters​

AliasFilter
sentinel2l2aprocessedL2A:true
cbers4muxsensor:MUX
cbers4pan5msensor:PAN5M
cbers5pan10msensor:PAN10M
cbers4awfisensor:AWFI

Search filters for datasets​

Sentinel 2​

FieldTypeExample
dataCoveragePercentageNumber58.3
cloudCoverageNumber15.6
latitudeBandString“S”
originalTileMetaString
utmZoneNumber13
thumbnailString
archivingTimeString"2017-05-22"
originalSceneIDString"S2A_OPER_MSI_L1C_DS_MPS__20170521T231935_S20170521T183312_N02.05"
sunElevationNumber67.82189640100191
awsPathString"tiles/12/S/UJ/2017/5/21/0"
offsetXmlKeyString""
productMetaLinkString"http://..."
gridSquareString"UJ"
zenithAngleNumber22.1781035989981
tileOriginGeoJSON
satelliteNameString"Sentinel-2A"
timestampString"2017-05-21T18:33:12.463Z"
sceneIDString"S2A_tile_20170521_12SUJ_0"
dataGeometryGeoJSON
dateString"2017-05-21"
productPathString"products/2017/5/21/S2A_MSIL1C_20170521T183311_N0205_R127_T12SUJ_20170521T183312"
IndexingTimeString"2017-05-24T01:51:02.692880"
productNameString"S2A_MSIL1C_20170521T183311_N0205_R127_T12SUJ_20170521T183312"
tileGeometryGeoJSON
azimuthAngleNumber144.624303340076
processedL2ABooleantrue
awsPathL2AString"tiles/12/S/UJ/2017/5/21/0"

Landsat 9​

Landsat 8​

FieldTypeExample
PROCESSING_SOFTWARE_VERSIONStringLPGS_2.7.0
NADIR_OFFNADIRStringNADIR
sunAzimuthNumber135.1119557
onAmazonBooleanTRUE
cloudCoverNumber0
tileOriginGeoJSON''
cartURLStringhttp://...
GROUND_CONTROL_POINTS_VERSIONNumber4
pathNumber37
BPF_NAME_TIRSStringLT8BPF20170511075931_20170511102015.01
storedInCollectionString1
GROUND_CONTROL_POINTS_MODELNumber541
rowNumber33
imageQuality1Number9
IndexingTimeString2017-05-15T01:15:08.258251
TIRS_SSM_MODELStringPRELIMINARY
GEOMETRIC_RMSE_MODELNumber5.166
browseAvailableStringY
dayOrNightStringDAY
CPF_NAMEStringLC08CPF_20170401_20170630_01.02
FULL_PARTIAL_SCENEStringFULL
DATA_TYPE_L1StringL1TP
sceneStartTimeString2017-05-12T18:01:33.268145
dateUpdatedString2017-05-12
productIDStringLC08_L1TP_037033_20170512_20170512_01_RT
sensorStringOLI_TIRS
thumbnailStringhttp://...
sunElevationNumber63.36343948
dataGeometryGeoJSON''
cloudCoverageNumber4.65
PROCESSING_SOFTWARE_VERSIONStringLPGS_2.7.0
satelliteNameStringlandsat-8
COLLECTION_CATEGORYStringRT
BPF_NAME_OLIStringLO8BPF20170512174715_20170512182017.01
dateString2017-05-12
CLOUD_COVER_LANDNumber4.65
GEOMETRIC_RMSE_MODEL_XNumber3.825
GEOMETRIC_RMSE_MODEL_YNumber3.473
sceneStopTimeString2017-05-12T18:02:05.038143
DATE_L1_GENERATEDString2017-05-12 17:50:46
COLLECTION_NUMBERNumber1
sceneIDStringLC80370332017132LGN00
RLUT_FILE_NAMEStringLC08RLUT_20150303_20431231_01_12.h5
ROLL_ANGLENumber-0.001
receivingStationStringLGN

MODIS​

FieldTypeExample
horizontalTileNumberNumber9
dataGeometryGeoJSON
cloudCoverageNumber2
verticalTileNumberNumber5
dayOrNightStringDAY
sceneIDStringMCD43A4.A2017135.h09v05.006.2017144034603
satelliteNameStringmodis
BeginningDateTimeString2017-05-07T00:00:00
EndingDateTimeString2017-05-22T23:59:59.999999
thumbnailStringhttps://...

CBERS4​

FieldTypeExample
acquisitionDateString2018-02-22T14:54:12.478233
dataGeometryGeoJSON
dateString2018-02-22
downloadUrlStringCBERS4/MUX/182/104/CBERS_4_MUX_20180222_182_104_L2
metadataProcessingDateString2018-02-24T17:50:43
pathNumber182
processingLevelNumber2
rowNumber104
satelliteNameStringCBERS-4
sceneIDStringCBERS_4_MUX_20180222_182_104_L2
sensorStringMUX
sunAzimuthNumber105.278
sunElevationNumber61.6459

NAIP​

FieldTypeExample
awsPathString/nm/2016/1m/rgb/35103
dataGeometryGeoJSON
dateString2016-05-24
directionStringne
satelliteNameStringNAIP
sceneIDStringm_3510320_ne_13_1_20160524
utmZoneNumber13
quadrangleNumber3510320

Landsat 4​

FieldTypeExample
browseAvailableStringY
cartURLStringhttp://...
cloudCoverNumber0
cloudCoverageNumber7
CPF_NAMEStringLM4CPF19830401_19931231.04
DATA_TYPE_L0RPStringMSSA_L0RP
DATA_TYPE_L1StringL1G
dateString1992-08-23
dataGeometryGeoJSON
DATE_L1_GENERATEDString2014-08-03 09:39:23
dateUpdatedString2014-08-03
DATUMStringWGS84
dayOrNightStringDAY
ELLIPSOIDStringWGS84
EPHEMERIS_TYPEStringPREDICTIVE
GRID_CELL_SIZE_REFLECTIVENumber60
IMAGE_QUALITYNumber9
IndexingTimeString2017-05-17T08:31:32.087446
L1_AVAILABLEStringY
MAP_PROJECTION_L0RAStringSOM
MAP_PROJECTION_L1StringUTM
OUTPUT_FORMATStringGEOTIFF
ORIENTATIONStringNORTH_UP
onGoogleBooleantrue
pathNumber33
PRESENT_BAND_1StringY
PRESENT_BAND_2StringY
PRESENT_BAND_3StringY
PRESENT_BAND_4StringY
PRESENT_BAND_5StringN
PRESENT_BAND_6StringN
PRESENT_BAND_7StringN
PRESENT_BAND_8StringN
PROCESSING_SOFTWARE_VERSIONStringLPGS_12.4.1
REFLECTIVE_LINESNumber3499
REFLECTIVE_SAMPLESNumber3926
RESAMPLING_OPTIONStringCUBIC_CONVOLUTION
rowNumber36
satelliteNameStringlandsat-4
satelliteNumberStringLANDSAT_4
sceneIDStringLM40330361992236XXX01
sceneStartTimeString1992-08-23T16:47:04.719800
sensorStringLANDSAT_MSS
storedInCollectionStringPRE
sunAzimuthNumber118
sunElevationNumber50
tileOriginGeoJSON
thumbnailStringhttp://...
UTM_ZONENumber13

Landsat 5​

FieldTypeExample
browseAvailableStringY
cartURLStringhttp://...
cloudCoverNumber0
cloudCoverageNumber7
CPF_NAMEStringLM4CPF19830401_19931231.04
DATA_TYPE_L0RPStringMSSA_L0RP
DATA_TYPE_L1StringL1G
dateString1992-08-23
dataGeometryGeoJSON
DATE_L1_GENERATEDString2014-08-03 09:39:23
dateUpdatedString2014-08-03
DATUMStringWGS84
dayOrNightStringDAY
ELLIPSOIDStringWGS84
ELEVATION_SOURCEStringGLS2000
EPHEMERIS_TYPEStringPREDICTIVE
GEOMETRIC_RMSE_MODELNumber
GEOMETRIC_RMSE_MODEL_XNumber19.658
GEOMETRIC_RMSE_MODEL_YNumber
GEOMETRIC_RMSE_VERIFYNumber0.55
GRID_CELL_SIZE_REFLECTIVENumber60
GROUND_CONTROL_PONumberS_MODELNumber428
GROUND_CONTROL_PONumberS_VERIFYNumber2302
IMAGE_QUALITYNumber9
IndexingTimeString2017-05-17T08:31:32.087446
L1_AVAILABLEStringY
MAP_PROJECTION_L0RAStringSOM
MAP_PROJECTION_L1StringUTM
OUTPUT_FORMATStringGEOTIFF
ORIENTATIONStringNORTH_UP
onGoogleBooleantrue
pathNumber33
PRESENT_BAND_1StringY
PRESENT_BAND_2StringY
PRESENT_BAND_3StringY
PRESENT_BAND_4StringY
PRESENT_BAND_5StringN
PRESENT_BAND_6StringN
PRESENT_BAND_7StringN
PRESENT_BAND_8StringN
PROCESSING_SOFTWARE_VERSIONStringLPGS_12.4.1
REFLECTIVE_LINESNumber3499
REFLECTIVE_SAMPLESNumber3926
RESAMPLING_OPTIONStringCUBIC_CONVOLUTION
rowNumber36
satelliteNameStringlandsat-4
satelliteNumberStringLANDSAT_4
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sceneStartTimeString1992-08-23T16:47:04.719800
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Sentinel 1​

Sentinel-1 is a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite that operates in the C-band. It does not have spectral bands like Sentinel-2; instead, it transmits and receives signals with different polarizations. The two primary ones are:

AliasDescriptionResolution, m
VVVertical-Vertical: Measures the backscatter from vertically oriented targets. It is sensitive to surface roughness.10
VHVertical-Horizontal: Measures the backscatter from horizontally oriented targets. It is sensitive to moisture and vegetation volume.10
Common RGB Combinations for Sentinel 1​

These combinations are used to create Red-Green-Blue (RGB) color images from the radar data, making them easier to interpret visually.

CombinationPrimary Use Cases & Interpretation
VV, VH, VV/VHExcellent for general land classification.
  • Water: Dark blue or black.
  • Bare/moist soil: Blue tones.
  • Vegetation/Crops: Green.
  • Urban areas: Bright green-yellow.
  • Dry surfaces: Red or crimson.
VV, VH, VVFacilitates the visualization of open soils and vegetation.
  • Bare soil: Deep cherry color (saturation indicates moisture).
  • Crops: Bright green.
  • Forests: Light green with cherry tones.
  • Urban areas: Pink.
note

Standard vegetation indices like NDVI or EVI are not applicable to Sentinel-1, as they require optical bands (e.g., Red, NIR) which this SAR satellite does not have.

FieldTypeExample
sceneIDString"S1A_EW_GRDM_1SDH_20180101T235815_20180101T235900_019968_022024_478C"
awsPathString"GRD/2018/1/1/EW/DH/S1A_EW_GRDM_1SDH_20180101T235815_20180101T235900_019968_022024_478C"
productMetaLinkString"http://..."
dateString"2018-01-01T23:58:15"
absoluteOrbitNumberNumber19968
relativeOrbitNumber121
passDirectionString"DESCENDING"
missionIdString"S1A"
productTypeString"GRD"
modeString"EW"
polarizationString"DH"
dataGeometryGeoJSON
missionDataTakeIdNumber139300

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