Field Definitions are Available Here

Metadata Level

Granule

Data Type

varstring(80)

Obligation

Optional

Description

The expanded name of the primary sensory instrument. (e.g. Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflective Radiometer, Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System, Human Observation)

Sample Value

MODIS

Dependent Attributes

PlatformShortName, OperationMode, SensorShortName

Sample Value

MODIS

ECS Attribute Definition Comments

Must be used with PlatformShortName.

ECS Path

GranuleMetaDataFile > GranuleURMetaData > Platform > Instrument.InstrumentShortName

ISO XPath

/gmi:MI_Metadata/gmi:acquisitionInformation/gmi:MI_AcquisitionInformation/gmi:instrument/gmi:MI_Instrument/gmi:identifier/gmd:MD_Identifier/gmd:code/gco:CharacterString

Notes

None.

Theme

Platforms and Instrument Information

Downloadable Spreadsheet (All required ECS attributes)

Media:ECS_Wiki_July2012.xls