Dataset
Landsat Mediterranean data acquired by Landmap
Abstract
Landsat data for Cyprus, East Spain and West Spain is available from Landsat 5 and 7. The data were obtained by the Landmap project from donations by various academic institutions. The Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) funded Landmap service which ran from 2001 to July 2014 collected and hosted a large amount of earth observation data for the majority of the UK. After removal of JISC funding in 2013, the Landmap service is no longer operational, with the data now held at the NEODC.
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http://badc.nerc.ac.uk/view/neodc.nerc.ac.uk__ATOM__ACTIVITY_0e09a9b2-220c-11e4-bf62-00163e251233
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| Access rules: |
Restricted data: please submit an application using the REQUEST ACCESS link for access.
Use of these data is covered by the following licence: http://licences.ceda.ac.uk/image/data_access_condition/landmap.pdf. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. |
| Data lineage: |
Data collected and prepared by the Landmap team before a copy of the data were obtained by NEODC directly from Landmap. |
| File Format: |
Band 1-5,7 imagery is available in a single .img file for each collection shown above. The .img format can be opened in most earth observation image processing software including open/free software such as Erdas ER viewer or Basic ERS & Envisat (A) ATSR and Meris Toolbox (BEAM). img files are raster image files created by ERDAS IMAGINE that contain one or more layers, called bands, which include multiple image tiles that comprise the image. The data folders are labelled as l?med_ppp_rr_ddmmyyyy where ? is either 5 or 7 corresponding to Landsat 5 and 7 respectively, ppp is the satellite path number, rr is the row number, and ddmmyyyy is the date of collection. See the NASA page on the Landsat Worldwide Reference System for more information about paths and rows.
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More Information (under review)
Landsat imagery for Cyprus, East Spain and West Spain is available from Landsat 5 and Landsat 7. The data were obtained by the Landmap project either from the Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) or from donations by various academic institutions shown below.
- Landsat 5 Cyprus - Path 176 Row 36. Collected 04/08/1990 (Downloaded from GLCF)
- Landsat 7 Cyprus - Path 176 Row 36. Collected 06/07/2000 (Donated by the University of Hertfordshire)
- Landsat 5 East Spain - Path 199 Row 34. Collected 26/06/1987 (Downloaded from GLCF)
- Landsat 5 East Spain - Path 199 Row 34. Collected 20/04/1992 (Downloaded from GLCF)
- Landsat 7 East Spain - Path 199 Row 34. Collected 29/01/2000 (Donated by Edge Hill College)
- Landsat 7 East Spain - Path 199 Row 34. Collected 08/08/2000 (Group purchase)
- Landsat 7 West Spain - Path 200 Row 34. Collected 15/08/2000 (Group purchase)
Band 1-5,7 imagery is available in a single .img file for each collection. The bands differ slightly between Landsat 5 and 7:
| Band | Name | Landsat 5 Spectral Region (µm) | Landsat 7 Spectral Region (µm) |
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| 1 | Blue |
0.45 - 0.52 |
0.45 - 0.52 |
| 2 | Green |
0.52 - 0.60 |
0.53 - 0.61 |
| 3 | Red |
0.63 - 0.69 |
0.63 - 0.69 |
| 4 | Near InfraRed (NIR) |
0.76 - 0.90 |
0.78 - 0.90 |
| 5 | Mid infrared |
1.55 - 1.75 |
1.55 - 1.75 |
| 6 | Thermal infrared |
10.4 - 12.5 |
10.4 - 12.5 |
| 7 | Mid infrared |
2.08 - 2.35 |
2.09 - 2.35 |
The Landsat Mediterranean data is available to all UK academics and students. To apply for access, please
- 1) Register as a CEDA user. If you already are a CEDA (or NEODC or BADC) registered user, skip this step. If you have forgotten your CEDA user ID and/or password, please contact the helpdesk at support@ceda.ac.uk.
- Apply for access to the Landmap data. Application involves the agreement with the Landmap terms of use.
Band 1-5,7 imagery is available in a single .img file for each collection shown above. The .img format can be opened in most earth observation image processing software including open/free software such as Erdas ER viewer or Basic ERS & Envisat (A) ATSR and Meris Toolbox (BEAM). img files are raster image files created by ERDAS IMAGINE that contain one or more layers, called bands, which include multiple image tiles that comprise the image. The data folders are labelled as l?med_ppp_rr_ddmmyyyy where ? is either 5 or 7 corresponding to Landsat 5 and 7 respectively, ppp is the satellite path number, rr is the row number, and ddmmyyyy is the date of collection. See the NASA page on the Landsat Worldwide Reference System for more information about paths and rows.
Software
Basic ERS & Envisat (A) ATSR and Meris Toolbox (BEAM): BEAM is an open-source toolbox and development platform for viewing, analysing and processing of remote sensing raster data. Originally developed to facilitate the utilisation of image data from Envisat's optical instruments, BEAM now supports a growing number of other raster data formats such as GeoTIFF and NetCDF as well as data formats of other Earth Observation (EO) sensors such as Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR), AVNIR, Polarised Radiation Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (PRISM) and Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (CHRIS). Various data and algorithms are supported by dedicated extension plug-ins.
Erdas ER viewer, available free of charge, can be used to open raster image formats such as TIFF, GeoTiff, IMG, ECW, ERS, ALG, DAT and many more, and is capable of handling large file sizes.
Links to further information
- The Landmap project Landsat Mediterranean website - please note the download facility on this page no longer works with the site likely going offline after 1st August 2014 due to a withdrawal of JISC (Joint Information Systems Committee) funding, see below for an archived version of the site
- An archived version of the Landmap project Landsat Mediterranean site, hosted by the Internet Archive project
- The Earth Science Data Interface (ESDI) website hosted by the Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) - the Landmap project obtained some of the Landsat Mediterranean data from this site
- NASA page on the Landsat Worldwide Reference System
- The University of Hertfordshire website
- The Edge Hill University website
If you have queries about these pages or about obtaining the Landsat data from the NEODC then you should contact the NEODC Support team. Your query should be answered within one working day. When follow-up work is required, the NEODC support team will carry out the work as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Related Documents
Process overview
Instrument/Platform pairings
| Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) | Deployed on: Landsat 7 |
| Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) | Deployed on: Landsat 7 |
| Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) | Deployed on: Landsat 5 |
| Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) | Deployed on: Landsat 5 |
Mobile platform operations
| Mobile Platform Operation 1 | Mobile Platform Operation for: Landsat 5 |
| Mobile Platform Operation 2 | Mobile Platform Operation for: Landsat 7 |
Computation Element: 1
| Title | DETAILS NEEDED - COMPUTATION CREATED FOR SATELLITE COMPOSITE. deployed on Landsat 5 |
| Abstract | This computation involved: DETAILS NEEDED - COMPUTATION CREATED FOR SATELLITE COMPOSITE. deployed on Landsat 5. |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
Computation Element: 2
| Title | DETAILS NEEDED - COMPUTATION CREATED FOR SATELLITE COMPOSITE. deployed on Landsat 7 |
| Abstract | This computation involved: DETAILS NEEDED - COMPUTATION CREATED FOR SATELLITE COMPOSITE. deployed on Landsat 7. |
| Input Description | None |
| Output Description | None |
| Software Reference | None |
| Output Description | None |
No variables found.
Temporal Range
1987-06-25T23:00:00
2000-08-14T23:00:00
Geographic Extent
90.0000° |
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-180.0000° |
180.0000° |
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-90.0000° |