What are the different planes in the VEGETATION product?

    Plane

    Description of the plane

    File format

    Type of product

    PHYS_VOL

    Physical Volume descriptor

    Information about the delivery

    TXT

    P/S/D

    LOG

    Logical Volume descriptor

    Information about
    - the product
    - map projection information (general information, geodetic system parameters, projection parameters)
    - cartographic location
    - geographic location
    - image co-ordinates (corresponding to carto and geographic location)
    - geometric correction
    - radiometric correction
    - orbit parameters
    - date and time
    - algorithms references
    - production

    TXT

    P/S/D

    RIG

    Copyright Descriptor

    Information about the copyright

    TXT

    P/S/D

    BO

    B0 spectral band

    Radiometry data

    HDF

    P/S/D

    B2

    B2 spectral band

    Radiometry data

    HDF

    P/S/D

    B3

    B3 spectral band

    Radiometry data

    HDF

    P/S/D

    MIR

    MIR spectral band

    Radiometry data

    HDF

    P/S/D

    NDV

    Vegetation Global Index

    NDVI indices

    HDF

    S/D

    SM

    Status Map

    Data about
    Bit NR 7: Radiometric quality for B0 coded as 0 if bad and 1 if good
    Bit NR 6: Radiometric quality for B2 coded as 0 if bad and 1 if good
    Bit NR 5: Radiometric quality for B3 coded as 0 if bad and 1 if good
    Bit NR 4: Radiometric quality for MIR coded as 0 if bad and 1 if good
    Bit NR 3: land code 1 or water code 0
    Bit NR 2: ice/snow code 1 , code 0 if there is no ice/snow

     

    HDF

    P/S

    Bit NR 1:

    0

    0

    1

    1

     

    Bit NR 0:

    0

    1

    0

    1

     

    clear

    shadow

    uncertain

    cloud

    BSM

    BDC Status Map

    Data about

    Bit NR 7: BRDF model adjustment quality on B0: coded as 0 if bad quality and 1 if good
    Bit NR 6: BRDF model adjustment quality on B2: coded as 0 if bad quality and 1 if good

    Bit NR 5: BRDF model adjustment quality on B3: coded as 0 if bad quality and 1 if good
    Bit NR 4: BRDF model adjustment quality on MIR: coded as 0 if bad quality and 1 if good
    Bit NR 3: land/water: coded as 1 if land and 0 if sea
    Bit NR 2: ice/snow: coded as 1 if there is ice/snow and 0 if not

    Bit NR 1: cloud/shadow or clear: coded as 1 if there is cloud/shadow and 0 if not

    Bit NR 0: qrmir: Radiometric quality for MIR coded as 0 if bad and 1 if good

    HDF

    D

    VZA

    Viewing zenith angle grid

    Data of the satellite zenith angles

    HDF

    P/S

    VAA

    Viewing azimuth angle grid

    Data of the satellite azimuth angles

    HDF

    P/S

    SZA

    Solar zenith angle grid

    Data of the solar zenith angles

    HDF

    P/S

    SAA

    Solar azimuth angle grid

    Data of the solar azimuth angles

    HDF

    P/S

    WVG

    Water Vapour grid

    Data of water vapour

    HDF

    P

    OG

    Ozone grid

    Data of ozone

    HDF

    P

    AG

    Tropospheric Aerosol grid

    Data of aerosols

    HDF

    P

    1BL

    1B HRVIR latitude plane

    Data of the HRVIR co-location (latitude)

    HDF

    P

    1BO

    1B HRVIR longitude plane

    Data of the HRVIR co-location (longitude)

    HDF

    P

    TG

    Time grid

    Each pixel is expressed with a precision of one minute referring to the beginning of the first segment of the synthesis.

    HDF

    S

    SZN

    SZ NORM

    This value is the normalized solar zenith angle used in the BDC correction.

    HDF

    D

    TP

    TAUP: Optical thickness

    This value is the average of the optical thickness of the selected measures of the BDC period.

    HDF

    D

    Kxx

    K0, K1, K2 for the the bands B0, B2, B3 and MIR

    These values are the coefficients of the BDC correction function.

    HDF

    D

    QL

    Quick look

    Quick look of one spectral band (see LOG file which spectral band)

    TIF

    P/S/D

    P= VGT-P product
    S= VGT-S product
    D= VGT-D product
    TXT= text
    HDF= Hierarchical Data Format
    TIF= TIFF Format