Frequently Asked Questions about the Landsat Missions
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Question:
What are the naming conventions for Landsat MSS, TM and ETM+ scene identifiers?
Answer:
To maintain consistency, all Landsat scenes are based on the following naming convention:
Format Example:
LXSPPPRRRYYYYDDDGSIVV
L = Landsat
X = Sensor
S = Satellite
PPP = WRS Path
RRR = WRS Row
YYYY = Year
DDD = Julian Day of Year
GSI = Ground Station Identifier *
VV = Version
Sensor Examples:
LM10170391976031AAA01 (MSS)
LT40170361982320XXX08 (TM)
LE70160392004262EDC02 (ETM+)
*Ground Stations Identifiers - Data received at these sites is held at EROS
AAA = North American site unknown
ASA = Alice Springs, Australia
FUI = Fucino, Italy (Historical)
GLC = Gilmore Creek, AK, US
HOA = Hobart, Australia
KIS = Kiruna, Sweden
MTI = Matera, Italy
EDC = Receiving site unknown
PAC = Prince Albert, Canada
GNC = Gatineau, Canada
LGS = EROS, SD, USA
MOR = Moscow, Russia
MLK = Malinda, Kenya
IKR = Irkutsk, Russia
CHM = Chetumal, Mexico
XXO = Receiving site unknown
XXX = Receiving site unknown
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