Long name | WorldView-3 |
Short name | WV-3 |
Key file name (use to open data set) | *.imd |
Supported file extension(s) | .imd, .ntf, .tif, .rpb, .xml, .jpg |
Sensor | Panchromatic (PAN), multispectral (MS), and shortwave infrared (SWIR) |
Platform | WorldView-3 |
Data distributor | DigitalGlobe |
Sections | Data product name and description |
Data product name and description
Data Product | Description | Version |
---|---|---|
PAN 0.31 m | Band 1 PAN (450 - 800 nm) | N/A |
MS 1.24 m | Band 1 Coastal (400 - 450 nm) |
N/A |
SWIR 3.7 m | Band 1 SWIR-1 (1195 - 1225 nm) |
N/A |
File Name | File Type | Required | Contents | Details |
---|---|---|---|---|
*.ntf, *.tif | NITF, GeoTIFF | Yes | Image data | Image files |
*.imd | Text | Yes | Metadata | Image metadata |
*.til | Text | No | Text file | Text data |
*.rpb | Text | Yes | RPC file | N/A |
*.xml | Text | No | XML metadata | Image metadata |
*.jpg | JPEG | No | Browse image | N/A |
Data Product | Data Returned | Details |
---|---|---|
WorldView-3 satellite image data | Eight channels for MS or SWIR data, one channel for PAN | GDB retrieves eight image channels for MS or SWIR data, one channel for PAN |
Ephemeris data | One orbit segment | GDB imports ephemeris data as an orbit segment. This segment contains information about the satellite position, satellite attitude, IFOV, projection, sensor, and orbit (if the data product provides this information). |
Name | Description | Values |
---|---|---|
Acquisition_DateTime | Time that the data was acquired | String |
AcrossTrackAngle | Across track angle | Float |
AngleOfSolarElevation | Angle of solar elevation | Float |
ColumnCount | Number of columns in pixels | Integer |
DefaultBlue | Default blue band when opened in CATALYST Professional | 2 (MS), 3 (SWIR) |
DefaultGreen | Default green band when opened in CATALYST Professional | 3 (MS), 2 (SWIR) |
DefaultRed | Default red band when opened in CATALYST Professional | 5 (MS), 1 (SWIR) |
FormatName | Format of imagery | NITF, GeoTIFF |
ProductType | Processing level | N/A |
RowCount | Number of rows in pixels | Integer |
SatelliteAltitude | Altitude of satellite | Float |
SatelliteAzimuth | Azimuth angle of satellite | Float |
SatelliteElevationAngle | Elevation angle of satellite | Float |
SensorModelName | Model name of the sensor that acquired the data | WorldView_3 |
SensorType | Type of imagery acquired | Optical |
SolarAzimuth | Solar azimuth | Float |
SpatialResolutionX | Horizontal spatial resolution of the image | 1.24 m (MS), 0.31 m (PAN), 3.7 m (SWIR) |
SpatialResolutionY | Vertical spatial resolution of the image | 1.24 m (MS), 0.31 m (PAN), 3.7 m (SWIR) |
Returned channel-level metadata
Name | Description | Values |
---|---|---|
BandDescription | Band description | String |
MinWavelength | Minimum wavelength | Float |
MaxWavelength | Maximum wavelength | Float |
WaveLengthUnits | Wavelength units | Micrometers |
RadiometricTransGain | Radiometric gain | Float |
RadiometricTransOffset | Radiometric offset | Float |
RadiometricTransUnits | Radiometric units | mW.cm-2.sr-1.um-1 |
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