Gaofen-7

Long name	Gaofen-7
Short name	GF7
Sensor type	Optical
Platform	GF7
Key file name (use to open dataset)	GF7.xml (Not Check.xml)
Supported file name extensions	.xml, .tif, .tiff, _rpc.txt, .jpg, .shp
Sections	Data product name and description Distribution disk files

Data product name and description

Gaofen-7 (GF7) is a stereo imaging Earth-observation satellite in the Gaofen series of Chinese civilian remote-sensing satellites.

Band	Spectral range (nm)	Spatial resolution (m)
BWDPAN (Panchromatic Backward)	450 - 900	0.80
FWDPAN (Panchromatic Forward)	450 - 900	0.80
MUX (Multispectral)	450 - 520 (Blue) 520 - 590 (Green) 630 - 690 (Red) 770 - 890 (NIR Near Infrared)	2.5

Distribution disk files

A GF7 data set is organized in a specific folder structure on disk. GDB uses this folder structure and the file names to identify the data product type.

Warning: Data sets for this sensor are organized in a specific folder structure on disk. GDB uses this structure and the file names to identify the data product type. Do not alter the folder structure or any file names prior to data ingestion to ensure the image data and auxiliary information are imported correctly.

You can open a GF7 data set by selecting one of the following files according to the distributor:

CRESDA: GF7_*-BWDPAN.xml, GF7_*-FWDPAN.xml, GF7_*-BWDMUX.xml for a single GF7 component.
CRESDA: GF7_*.xml for a swath component.
LASAC: GF701_*.xml for a single GF7 component.