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File structure and naming

A single site/logical group of flight lines/sortie should be contained in a single directory. If there are multiple sites from different projects, significantly different times of overflight or large time gaps, each should have its own directory.

The directory name should look like: PROJECTCODE-YYYY_JJJxx_SITENAME, e.g. GB07_07-2007_102a_Inverclyde, boresight-2007_198, etc.

There should be:

  • no spaces, brackets or other Unix-upsetting characters in filenames
  • execute permission removed from anything non-executable
  • no empty directories? (need to think about this, maybe only do after checking it's not a stub for later data)

The structure under the project directory should look like:

Top level dir 2nd level dir Files Comments
admin Contains the flight logsheet and any miscellaneous information (readme's, copies of trac tickets, etc)
applanix *.ppc Raw and processed Applanix navigation (raw files in applanix/raw/DCALM*, final processed data in applanix/*sbet or applanix/Proc/sbet*.out)
auto_applanix (optional) auto.bat If navigation was processed using auto_applanix script then this dir will contain additional output from that script
combine_seperation_bestguess_values
normal_first_convertbase.log
normal_first_convertflight.log
*.bat
*GNSS.cmb
*GNSS.dat
*GNSS_gnuplot
*GNSS.gnv
*GNSS.log
*GNSS.png
*GNSS.sum
base (deprecated) ?
eo (possibly optional and often empty) ?
extract *.dat Plane gps data after extracted from raw files by applanix
dephem_01.dat
extract_01.log
gps_prim_01.dat
hwconf_01.out
iinr_01.out
iinz_01.out
imu_01.dat
mgps_01.epp
mgps_01.gpb
mgps_01.nov
mgps_01.sta
navclk_prim_01.dat
obs_prim_01.dat
rers_01.out
rinv_01.out
rmrs_01.out
rrms_01.out
rtstat_01.txt
tm_01.dat
vnav_01.out
vrms_01.out
*GNSS.dat
gps *.fml ?
*.fss
*.fwd
*.his
*.rev
*.rml
*.rss
proc ers_01.out Processed applanix data
idx_01.txt
inv_01.out
iin_01.out
mrs_01.out
rms_01.out
rmsg_01.out
sbet_01.out
smers_01.out
smhkm_01.dat
smindex_01.dat
smout_01.out
smparm_01.txt
smphi_01.dat
smpx_01.dat
smreset_01.dat
smrms_01.out
smrmsg_01.out
raw DCALM.??? Raw gps data from plane
atm Raw ATM data files (az???LLL.JJJ, where ??? = disk id, LLL = 3 digit file number (000 typically contains navigation), JJJ = Julian day of capture), pre-2009 only
calibration Rypically a symlink to the appropriate calibration directory
casi Raw CASI data files (ca??LLL.JJJ, where ?? = disk id, LLL = 3 digit file number, JJJ = Julian day of capture), pre-2008 only
delivery Contains copies of data delivered to end users
(see below) Structure described below
dem Contains azgcorr compatible DEMs
eagle Raw Eagle data files (.raw = image data, .hdr = ENVI compatible header, .nav = navigation synchronisation data)
orignal_headers (optional) If the header files have been altered for any reason, the originals should be in here
grid_logs (deprecated) Logs from hyperspectral script runs on gridnode (one log per sct run)
hawk Raw Hawk data files (.raw = image data, .hdr = ENVI compatible header, .nav = navigation synchronisation data)
original_headers (optional) If the header files have been altered for any reason, the originals should be in here
leica Leica LIDAR data
(see below) Structure described below
lev1 Processed hyperspectral level 1 data (note this will be the most current, not necessarily what was delivered), see below for filename info
lev3 Processed hyperspectral level 3 data (note this will be the most current, not necessarily what was delivered), see below for filename info
lidar (deprecated) Raw and processed ULM LIDAR (raw LIDAR looks like "surveyXXX.range", processed is typically in a strips/ directory)
logs *.logs Logs from hyperspectral script runs on gridnode (one log per flightline)
photos (deprecated) RC10 scanned aerial photographs
rinex GPS basestation data appropriate to the site
runa ATM processing scripts
runc CASI processing scripts
rune Eagle processing scripts
runh Hawk processing scripts
tabi Raw TABI data
vectors (2007/8 only) - symlink to appropriate vectors

The lev1 and lev3 data filenames are structured as "sdddfnn1b.{hdf|tif}", where:

  • s is the sensor id (a=ATM, c=CASI, e=Eagle, h=Hawk)
  • ddd is the Julian day of the data acquisition
  • f distinguishes between multiple flights on the same day (“a” being the first flight)
  • nn is the flight line number (note this is not necessarily the same as the flight line identifier as specified by the PI - these numbers are the number of the flight in order of when it was taken, as on the logsheet)

Leica LIDAR data

subdir of "leica" 2nd level dir Files Comments
aux_files *.reg Reg file used, any logs produced, intensity mosaics, boresight values)
*.tif
*.txt
ipas
base
eo
extract *.fbv
*.rbv
gps *.fml
*.fss
*.fwd
*.gpj
*.his
*.lat
*.lat.bin
*. rev
*.rml
*.rss
proc Processed GPS/IMU data (SBETs)
raw Raw GPS/IMU data
logs Contains the flight/ops log files
proc_laser Contains the finalised processed LAS files only
raw_laser Contains the raw laser data
rawWFD Raw waveform data
rcd
raw_images
logs
webcam

Delivered data

As data may be delivered multiple times (in the event of a problem requiring reprocessing) or in stages (if particular sensors are completed first and others look like they'll be delayed), we take copies of any data sent to the end user for future reference (e.g. in support). The lev1/ and lev3/ directories will typically contain the latest processed version.

Delivered data is stored delivery/YYYYMMDD/PROJECTCODE/, where YYYYMMDD is the date the delivery was created. The directory structure of a delivery looks like:

Hyperspectral data

dem (optional)
a dem to help the user with processing to lev3. Can be from their lidar data, from SRTM or a combination.
doc
azgcorr manual and other documentation
lev1
processed level 1 data
logsheet
logsheet as stored in admin/ above
misc
any additional files needed for level 3 processing (e.g. OS National Grid correction file, geoid-spheroid separation grid file, etc)
screenshots
images of the level 3 output we managed when testing the data
Read_Me.pdf
Instructions for use and description of dataset, plus any problems encountered.

The image filenames in the lev1 directory are structured as sdddfnnLL.hdf, where:

  • s is the sensor id (a=ATM, c=CASI, e=Eagle, h=Hawk)
  • ddd is the Julian day of the data acquisition
  • f distinguishes between multiple flights on the same day ("a" being the first flight)
  • nn is the flight line number
  • LL is the processing level
    • 1b = ungeocorrected data
    • 3a = geocorrected without a DEM
    • 3b = geocorrected with a DEM

Lidar data

ascii_laser
classified ascii lidar point clouds
bin
latest versions of the pt_cloud_filter for linux and windows
dem
dem created from the lidar data
doc
lidar quality report and processing information
logsheet
logsheet as stored in admin/ above
screenshots
images of the dem and intensity mosaic
COPYRIGHT.txt
copyright notice!
Read_Me.txt
Instructions for use and description of dataset, plus any problems encountered.

Photographic data

doc
camera data quality report
eventfile (may be missing if camera crashed)
csv file containing pos/att info per photograph event
photographs
tagged tif files of each photograph in area of interest
thumbnails
jpeg thumbnails of each photograph in area of interest
proj_code.kml (unavailable if no eventfile)
google earth file containing eagle/hawk/photo positions
Read_Me.pdf
Instructions for use and description of dataset, plus any problems encountered.