Supported ENVISAT Products

Map Projection parameters

  Fields of ENVISAT ASAR_Map_GADS Records

Index Identifier Field Type Field Length Description Units
0 "map_descriptor" String 1 Map projection descriptor one of:
UNIVERSAL_TRANSVERSE_MERCATOR, UNIVERSAL_POLAR_STEREOGRAPHIC, LAMBERT_CONFORMAL_CONIC, TRANSVERSE_MERCATOR, MERCATOR, POLAR_STEREOGRAPHIC
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1 "samples" ULong 1 Number of samples per line -
2 "lines" ULong 1 Number of lines -
3 "sample_spacing" Float 1 Nominal inter-sample distance m
4 "line_spacing" Float 1 Nominal inter-line distance m
5 "orientation" Float 1 Output scene centre orientation deg
6 "spare_1" Spare 1 Spare -
7 "heading" Float 1 Platform heading, degrees deg
8 "ellipsoid_name" String 1 Reference ellipsoid name ascii
9 "semi_major" Float 1 Ellipsoid semi-major axis, metres m
10 "semi_minor" Float 1 Ellipsoid semi-minor axis, metres m
11 "shift_dx" Float 1 Datum shift parameter referenced to Greenwich: dx (metres) m
12 "shift_dy" Float 1 Datum shift parameter perpendicular to Greenwich: dy (metres) m
13 "shift_dz" Float 1 Datum shift parameter direction of the rotation axis: dz (metres) m
14 "avg_height" Float 1 average scene height above ellipsoid used for geocoding -
15 "spare_2" Spare 1 Spare -
16 "projection_description" String 1 Map projection alphanumeric description ascii
17 "utm_descriptor" String 1 UTM descriptorUNIVERSAL_TRANSVERSE_MERCATORØØØ ascii
18 "utm_zone" String 1 UTM zone signature ascii
19 "utm_origin_easting" Float 1 Map origin, false easting m
20 "utm_origin_northing" Float 1 Map origin, false northing m
21 "utm_center_long" SLong 1 Projection centre longitude, deg (1e-6) degrees
22 "utm_center_lat" SLong 1 Projection centre latitude, deg (1e-6) degrees
23 "utm_para1" Float 1 1st standard parallel, deg deg
24 "utm_para2" Float 1 2nd standard parallel, deg deg
25 "utm_scale" Float 1 Scale factor -
26 "ups_descriptor" String 1 UPS descriptor ascii
27 "ups_center_long" SLong 1 Projection centre longitude, deg (1e-6) degrees
28 "ups_center_lat" SLong 1 Projection centre latitude, deg (1e-6) degrees
29 "ups_scale" Float 1 Scale factor -
30 "nsp_descriptor" String 1 NSP descriptor ascii
31 "origin_easting" Float 1 Map origin, false easting m
32 "origin_northing" Float 1 Map origin, false northing m
33 "center_long" SLong 1 Projection centre longitude, deg (1e-6) degrees
34 "center_lat" SLong 1 Projection centre latitude, deg (1e-6) degrees
35 "standard_parallel_parameters.para1" Float 1 Standard parallel1, deg deg
36 "standard_parallel_parameters.para2" Float 1 Standard parallel2, deg deg
37 "standard_parallel_parameters.para3" Float 1 Standard parallel3, deg deg
38 "standard_parallel_parameters.para4" Float 1 Standard parallel4, deg deg
39 "central_meridian_parameters.central_m1" Float 1 Central meridian1, deg deg
40 "central_meridian_parameters.central_m2" Float 1 Central meridian2, deg deg
41 "central_meridian_parameters.central_m3" Float 1 Central meridian3, deg deg
42 "projection_parameters.spare_3" Spare 1 Spare -
43 "projection_parameters.spare_4" Spare 1 Spare -
44 "projection_parameters.spare_5" Spare 1 Spare -
45 "projection_parameters.spare_6" Spare 1 Spare -
46 "position_northings_eastings.tl_northing" Float 1 Top left corner northing, meters; m
47 "position_northings_eastings.tl_easting" Float 1 Top left corner easting, meters; m
48 "position_northings_eastings.tr_northing" Float 1 Top right corner northing, meters; m
49 "position_northings_eastings.tr_easting" Float 1 Top right corner easting, meters; m
50 "position_northings_eastings.br_northing" Float 1 Bottom right corner northing, meters; m
51 "position_northings_eastings.br_easting" Float 1 Bottom right corner easting, meters; m
52 "position_northings_eastings.bl_northing" Float 1 Bottom left corner northing, meters; m
53 "position_northings_eastings.bl_easting" Float 1 Bottom left corner easting, meters; m
54 "position_lat_long.tl_lat" SLong 1 Top left corner latitude (1e-6) degrees
55 "position_lat_long.tl_long" SLong 1 Top left corner longitude (1e-6) degrees
56 "position_lat_long.tr_lat" SLong 1 Top right corner latitude (1e-6) degrees
57 "position_lat_long.tr_long" SLong 1 Top right corner longitude (1e-6) degrees
58 "position_lat_long.br_lat" SLong 1 Bottom right corner latitude (1e-6) degrees
59 "position_lat_long.br_long" SLong 1 Bottom right corner longitude (1e-6) degrees
60 "position_lat_long.bl_lat" SLong 1 Bottom left corner latitude (1e-6) degrees
61 "position_lat_long.bl_long" SLong 1 Bottom left corner longitude (1e-6) degrees
62 "spare_7" Spare 1 Spare -
63 "image_to_map_coefs" Float 8 8 coefficients to convert a line(L) and sample (S) position to the map projection frame of reference, say (E,N)E = A11 + A12*L + A13 *S + A14 *L*SN = A21 + A22*L + A23 *S + A24 *L*S -
64 "map_to_image_coefs" Float 8 8 coefficients to convert from the map projection (E,N) to line (L) and sample(S) position in the imageL = B11 + B12*E + B13 *N + B14 *E*NS = B21 + B22*E + B23 *N + B24 *E*N -
65 "spare_8" Spare 1 Spare -