USGS EARTH OBSERVING-1 (EO-1)

HYPERION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION
FORMAT FOR LEVEL 0, LEVEL 1R AND LEVEL 1GST (HDF)
FORMAT FOR LEVEL 1GST and LEVEL 1T (GEOTIFF)
ORGANIZATION FOR LEVEL 0 AND LEVEL 1R (HDF)
ORGANIZATION FOR LEVEL 1GST (HDF)
ORGANIZATION FOR LEVEL 1GST (GEOTIFF)
ORGANIZATION FOR LEVEL 1T (GEOTIFF)
DATA FILE NAMES
README
READING DATA
GENERAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION
CUSTOMER SUPPORT
DISCLAIMER

INTRODUCTION

This product was created by the United States Geological Survey (USGS) and
contains EO-1 Hyperion data files in Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) or
Geographic Tagged Image-File Format (GeoTIFF). EO-1 was launched as a
one-year technology demonstration/validation mission. After the initial
technology mission was completed, National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA) and the USGS agreed to the continuation of the
EO-1 program as an extended mission. Information about the EO-1 satellite
and the Hyperion sensor are available at the USGS and NASA web sites:
http://eo1.usgs.gov
http://eo1.gsfc.nasa.gov

FORMAT FOR LEVEL 0, LEVEL 1R AND LEVEL 1GST (HDF)

The Hyperion data are provided in standard HDF Version 4.1 (release 5),
written as band-interleaved-by-line (BIL) files stored in 16-bit signed
integer radiance values.

For more information on HDF structures, visit the HDF home page at:
http://www.hdfgroup.org

FORMAT FOR LEVEL 1GST AND LEVEL 1T (GEOTIFF)

The Hyperion data are provided in GeoTIFF format, written as band

sequential (BSQ) files stored in 16-bit signed integer radiance values.
GeoTIFF defines a set of publically available TIFF tags that describe
cartographic and geodetic information associated with TIFF images.
GeoTIFF is a format that enables referencing a raster image to a known
geodetic model or map projection. By using the GeoTIFF format, both
metadata and image data can be encoded into the same file.
For more information on GeoTIFF, visit:
http://trac.osgeo.org/geotiff

ORGANIZATION FOR LEVEL 0 AND LEVEL 1R (HDF)

The Hyperion data product consists of a metadata file (.MET), a
Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) metadata file (.fgdc),
a HDF datasets file (.L1R) and multiple auxiliary files. The HDF
auxiliary datasets file (.AUX) contains the data layers for spectral
center wavelengths, spectral bandwidths, gain coefficients and the flag mask.
Please note the product corner fields within the metadata files reflect
the corners of the product including the presence of fill or background area.

ORGANIZATION FOR LEVEL 1GST (HDF)

The Hyperion product includes a metadata file (_MTL.L1GST), a HDF

header file (_HDF.L1GST), a Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC)
metadata file (.fgdc) and multiple image bands (_B###.L1GST).

ORGANIZATION FOR LEVEL 1GST (GEOTIFF)

The Hyperion product includes a metadata file (_MTL_L1GST.TIF), a

FGDC metadata file (.fgdc) and multiple image bands (_B###_L1GST.TIF).
Please note the product corner fields within the metadata files reflect
the corners of the product including the presence of fill or background area.
The image corner fields within the metadata files reflect the corners of
the image area.

ORGANIZATION FOR LEVEL 1T (GEOTIFF)

The Hyperion product includes a metadata file (_MTL_L1T.TIF)

and multiple image bands (_B###_L1GST.TIF). Please note the product corner
fields within the metadata files reflect the corners of the product
including the presence of fill or background area. The image corner fields
within the metadata files reflect the corners of the image area.

For more information on the Hyperion product content, visit the

Product Description Chapter of the User Guide found on the EO-1 website at:
http://eo1.usgs.gov/documents

DATA FILE NAMES

The file naming convention is as follows:

EO1SPPPRRRYYYYDDDXXXML_GGG_VV where:
EO1 = Satellite
S = Sensor (H=Hyperion, A=ALI)
PPP = Target WRS Path
RRR = Target WRS Row
YYYY = Year of acquisition
DDD = Julian day of acquisition
X = (0=off; 1=on) Hyperion
X = (0=off; 1=on) ALI
X = (0=off; 1=on) AC
M = Pointing Mode (N=Nadir; P=Pointed within path/row,
K=Pointed outside path/row
L = Scene Length (F=Full scene, P=Partial scene, Q=Second partial scene,
S=Swath, *Other letters may be used to create distinct entity IDs)
GGG = Ground/Receiving Station
VV = Version Number
README

The README.txt is this text file.

READING DATA

Delivered via electronic file transfer protocol, data files may be zipped
only or tarred and gzip-compressed. UNIX systems should have the "unzip"
or "gunzip" and "tar" commands available for uncompressing and accessing
the data. For PC users, free software can be downloaded from on online
source. Otherwise, check your PC, as you may already have appropriate
software available.

GENERAL INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTATION

For further information about EO-1, see:

http://eo1.usgs.gov/

No software is included on this product for viewing EO-1 data.

For FGDC metadata, see:

http://www.fgdc.gov

CUSTOMER SUPPORT

Direct questions regarding EO-1 to the USGS Earth Resources

Observation and Science (EROS) Customer Services at 1-800-252-4547 or email:
http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/feedback

USGS EROS:
http://eros.usgs.gov

For information about other USGS products, see:

http://ask.usgs.gov or call 1-888-ASK-USGS (275-8747)

For information about the USGS National Map, see:

http://nationalmap.usgs.gov

DISCLAIMER

Any use of trade, product, or firm names is for descriptive purposes

only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

Publication Date: January 2013