Urban Landsat: Cities from Space

Citation:

Citation Information:

Originator: Small, C.
Publication Date: 2006
Title: Urban Landsat: Cities from Space
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: map, raster
Publication Information:

Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Online Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ulandsat-cities-from-space

Description:

Abstract:
The Urban Landsat: Cities from Space data set contains images for 66 urban areas and the raw, unerlying data for 28 of these places. Each image shows a Landsat false color composite in UTM projection. The R/G/B layers correspond to TM/ETM+ bands 7/4/2. Each pixel is 30x30 meters in area and most images are 30x30 km in area. A 2% linear stretch has been applied to the images. The Landsat data files contain six reflected bands of calibrated exoatmospheric reflectance stored in ENVI band sequential (BSQ) format. Geographic coordinates are included in the header files. The data files contain 1000x1000x6 4 byte floating point numbers as indicated in the header files. This data set is produced by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).
Purpose: To serve a wide user community by providing composite Landsat images and raw data for urban areas that can be used in interdisciplinary studies of remote sensing and the environment.
Supplemental Information:
Further information is available from the Landsat Data Users Handbook. Analyses of the images are described in: Small, C. 2005. Global Analysis of Urban Reflectance. International Journal of Remote Sensing 26(4):661-681. The Landsat data files (w/o extensions) are in binary format that should be readable by many different software packages. The header files (.hdr) contain the geographic coordinates and pixel dimensions in ENVI format. Storing the header information in a separate file allows many different packages to share the same data file, thereby saving considerable storage space.The data files are band sequential (BSQ) 4 byte floating point stored as row, column and band. Knowing the dimensions, bit depth and order is all that is necessary to open the binary file.

Time Period of Content:

Time Period Information:

Range of Dates/Times:

Beginning Date: 1999
Ending Date: 2003

Status:

Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed

Spatial Domain:

Bounding Coordinates:

West Bounding Coordinate: -180.000000
East Bounding Coordinate: 180.000000
North Bounding Coordinate: 90.000000
South Bounding Coordinate: -55.000000

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format)
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Human Settlements > Urbanization

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Land Use/Land Cover > Land Use Classes

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: General
Theme Keyword: Cities
Theme Keyword: Landsat
Theme Keyword: Remote Sensing
Theme Keyword: Satellite Imagery
Theme Keyword: Urban Landsat

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary
Theme Keyword: Topographic and Land Characteristics

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Country

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity
Theme Keyword: Landsat
Theme Keyword: Metropolitan Areas
Theme Keyword: Remote Sensing
Theme Keyword: Satellite Sensing
Theme Keyword: Satellites

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Imagery/Base Maps/Earth Cover

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic
Theme Keyword: Population

Theme:

Theme Keyword Thesaurus: WDC Theme
Theme Keyword: Population

Place:

Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, version 2.0
Place Keyword: Continent > Africa
Place Keyword: Continent > Asia
Place Keyword: Continent > Australia
Place Keyword: Region > Central America
Place Keyword: Region > East Asia
Place Keyword: Region > Equatorial
Place Keyword: Continent > Europe
Place Keyword: Global
Place Keyword: Region > Middle East
Place Keyword: Region > Mid-Latitude
Place Keyword: Region > North Africa
Place Keyword: Continent > North America
Place Keyword: Region > Oceania
Place Keyword: Continent > South America
Place Keyword: Region > South Asia
Place Keyword: Region > Southeast Asia
Place Keyword: Region > West Africa
Place Keyword: Country > Afghanistan
Place Keyword: Country > Argentina
Place Keyword: Country > Australia
Place Keyword: Country > Austria
Place Keyword: Country > Bolivia
Place Keyword: Country > Brazil
Place Keyword: Country > Canada
Place Keyword: Country > Chile
Place Keyword: Country > China
Place Keyword: Country > Colombia
Place Keyword: Country > Costa Rica
Place Keyword: Country > Dominican Republic
Place Keyword: Country > Ecuador
Place Keyword: Country > Egypt
Place Keyword: Country > El Salvador
Place Keyword: Country > France
Place Keyword: Country > Georgia
Place Keyword: Country > Ghana
Place Keyword: Country > Greece
Place Keyword: Country > Guatemala
Place Keyword: Country > Haiti
Place Keyword: Country > Hong Kong
Place Keyword: Country > India
Place Keyword: Country > Israel
Place Keyword: Country > Italy
Place Keyword: Country > Japan
Place Keyword: Country > Jordan
Place Keyword: Country > Lebanon
Place Keyword: Country > Mali
Place Keyword: Country > Mexico
Place Keyword: Country > Nepal
Place Keyword: Country > Nicaragua
Place Keyword: Country > Nigeria
Place Keyword: Country > North Korea
Place Keyword: Country > Peru
Place Keyword: Country > Philippines
Place Keyword: Country > Portugal
Place Keyword: Country > Russia
Place Keyword: Country > Senegal
Place Keyword: Country > Singapore
Place Keyword: Country > South Africa
Place Keyword: Country > Spain
Place Keyword: Country > Syria
Place Keyword: Country > Taiwan
Place Keyword: Country > United Kingdom
Place Keyword: Country > United States
Place Keyword: Country > Venezuela
Place Keyword: Country > Vietnam
Place Keyword: Region > Polar

Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints:
The Trustees of Columbia University hold the copyright of this data set. Users are prohibited from any commercial sale or free redistribution without explicit written permission from CIESIN. Users should acknowledge CIESIN as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. CIESIN also requests reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing efforts.
Point of Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Distributor:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Resource Description: CIESIN_SEDAC_URBAN_LANDSAT
Distribution Liability:
CIESIN follows procedures designed to ensure that data disseminated by CIESIN are of reasonable quality. If, despite these procedures, users encounter apparent errors or misstatements in the data, they should contact SEDAC User Services at +1 845-365-8920 or via email at ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu. Neither CIESIN nor NASA verifies or guarantees the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any data provided. CIESIN provides the data without warranty of any kind whatsoever, either expressed or implied. CIESIN shall not be liable for incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of the use of any data provided by CIESIN.
Standard Order Process:

Ordering Instructions:
The data in ENVI Band Sequential (BSQ) and images in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Portable Network Graphics (PNG) formats are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).
Standard Order Process:

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: BSQ

Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Computer Contact Information:

Network Address:

Network Resource Name: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ulandsat-cities-from-space/data-download

Access Instructions: Data accessible via direct download.

Digital Form:

Digital Transfer Information:

Format Name: PDF, PNG

Digital Transfer Option:

Online Option:

Computer Contact Information:

Network Address:

Network Resource Name: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ulandsat-cities-from-space/maps

Access Instructions: Images accessible via direct download.

Available Time Period:

Time Period Information:

Single Date/Time:

Calendar Date: 2006

Metadata Date: 2006/08/15
Metadata Review Date: 2013/02/28
Metadata Future Review Date: 2014/02/06
Metadata Contact:

Contact Information:

Contact Organization Primary:

Contact Organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Metadata Administration

Contact Address:

Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8988
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata@ciesin.columbia.edu

Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time