HJ

Long name HJ Sensor Support
Short name HJ
Key file name (use to open data set) *.xml
Sensor Optical satellite HJ-1A/B, Radar HJ-1C
Platform HuanJing (HJ)
Data distributor China Academy of Sciences
Sections

Data product name
Distribution disk files
Returned data
Returned metadata
References

Data product name

Product Processing level
HJ1A-CCD1, HJ1B-CCD1 HJ Level 1
HJ1A-CCD2, HJ1B-CCD2, HJ1B-IRS HJ Level 2

Distribution disk files

File name File type Required Contents
HJ1*.TIF Product-specific binary format Raster data The asterisk (*) represents the variable part of the file name that encodes various image processing parameters.
HJ1*.XML Product-specific ASCII format Satellite information Contains the satellite information
Note: You can also use CDCBERS to import HJ data. Level 1A has some misalignment between bands; therefore, Level 2 data should be used.

Returned data

Data product Data returned Details
PCIDSK (.pix) file Four raster channels and one orbit segment Rasters are spatially coincident

Returned metadata

Name Description Values
SensorModelName Model name of the sensor that acquired the data HJ
SensorType Sensor type Optical (A/B), SAR (C)
ProductType Data product type Raster image
PlatformName Name of the platform HJ1A, HJ1B

References

For more information, go to: http://www.cnsa.gov.cn/n615709/n620682/n639462/168207.html

Parent topic: GDB-supported file formats
Previous topic: High Resolution Elevation (HRE)
Next topic: Hyperion

© PCI Geomatics Enterprises, Inc.®, 2026. All rights reserved.