China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite (CBERS) 1, 2 and 2B Data Catalog

Federal Geographic Data Committee (FGDC) Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Data_Quality_Information
• Spatial_Reference_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Brazil National Institute for Space Research (INPE), China National Space Administration

Publication_Date: Unknown

Title: China-Brazil Earth Resource Satellite (CBERS) 1, 2 and 2B Data Catalog

Edition:

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form:

Series_Information:

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Publication_Information:

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Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://www.dgi.inpe.br/siteDgi/index_pt.php

Description:

Abstract:

[Source: INPE Image Catalog web site, http://www.dgi.inpe.br/siteDgi/index_pt.php ] DGI/INPE's Image Database presently contains images cast by Landsat-1, Landsat-2, Landsat-3, Landsat-5, Landsat-7, CBERS2 and CBERS-2B (China-Brazil Environment Resources Satellite) satellites. All images are fully cost free when requested (via Internet). These images are (by default) sent via FTP to the users for downloading. It can rather be recorded on a CD media and mailed to the user, what implies costs (media plus mailing) driving the user to register at the Users Assistance Service (ATUS) for tax payment and shipment procedures. Users that order images on a CD media, will be granted with an FTP bonus dispatch for the requested images, by courtesy of ATUS. Users registered at the ATUS service are able to request any item in the Catalog ; users not acquainted to ATUS service can only request those items which are cost free. The '$' symbol will be showed attatched to the enclosing border of each (quicklook) charged item in the Catalog, in order to ditinguish them form free ones. More Information: http://www.dgi.inpe.br/siteDgi/index_pt.php

Purpose:

Not Available

Supplemental_Information:

Not Available

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

Spatial_Domain:

Description_of_Geographic_Extent:

Bounding_Coordinates:

West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 90.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -90.0

Keywords:

Theme:

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD SCIENCE PARAMETERS

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD PLATFORM

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD INSTRUMENT

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: ISO TOPIC CATEGORY

Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: DATA SET LANGUAGE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > INFRARED WAVELENGTHS > INFRARED IMAGERY

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > SPECTRAL/ENGINEERING > VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS > VISIBLE IMAGERY

Theme_Keyword: CBERS-1 > CHINA-BRAZIL EARTH RESOURCE SATELLITE 1

Theme_Keyword: CBERS-2 > CHINA-BRAZIL EARTH RESOURCE SATELLITE 2

Theme_Keyword: CBERS-2B > CHINA-BRAZIL EARTH RESOURCE SATELLITE 2B

Theme_Keyword: IRMSS > INFRARED MULTISPECTRAL SCANNER

Theme_Keyword: HRPC > HIGH RESOLUTION PANCHROMATIC CAMERA

Theme_Keyword: HRCCD > HIGH RESOLUTION CCD IMAGER

Theme_Keyword: WFI (CBERS 1,2) > WIDE FIELD IMAGER

Theme_Keyword: IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Theme_Keyword: PORTUGUESE

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

Theme_Keyword: SPANISH

Place:

Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Access_Constraints: All images are fully cost free when requested (via Internet). These images are (by default) sent via FTP to the users for downloading. It can rather be recorded on a CD media and mailed to the user, what implies costs (media plus mailing) driving the user to register at the Users Assistance Service (ATUS) for tax payment and shipment procedures [Source: INPE home page]

Use_Constraints:

Please cite the dataset creators if you use this data.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: INPE/CBERS IMAGE CATALOG SUPPORT

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Rod. Pres. Dutra, km 40

City: Cachoeira Paulista

State_or_Province: SP

Postal_Code: 12630-000

Country: Brazil

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +55 (12) 3186-9226

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +55 (12) 3101 1507

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atus@dgi.inpe.br

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

Not Available

Logical_Consistency_Report:

Not Available

Completeness_Report:

Not Available

Lineage:

Process_Step:

Process_Description:

Not Available

Process_Date: Unknown

Spatial_Reference_Information:

Horizontal_Coordinate_System_Definition:

Geographic:

Latitude_Resolution: 260 m

Longitude_Resolution: 260 m

Geographic_Coordinate_Units: Decimal degrees

Distribution_Information:

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: BR/INPE/DGI > Image Generation Division, National Institute for Space Research, Brazil

Contact_Person: INPE/CBERS IMAGE CATALOG SUPPORT

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: Rod. Pres. Dutra, km 40

City: Cachoeira Paulista

State_or_Province: SP

Postal_Code: 12630-000

Country: Brazil

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +55 (12) 3186-9226

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +55 (12) 3101 1507

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: atus@dgi.inpe.br

Resource_Description: CBERS_DATA

Distribution_Liability:

Not Available

Standard_Order_Process:

Digital_Form:

Digital_Transfer_Information:

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.dgi.inpe.br/siteDgi/index_pt.php

Access_Instructions:

DATA CENTER URL

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.dgi.inpe.br/siteDgi/index_pt.php

Access_Instructions:

Access the INPE Image Catalog (CBERS 2 and CBERS 2B Imagery)

Digital_Transfer_Option:

Online_Option:

Computer_Contact_Information:

Network_Address:

Network_Resource_Name:

http://www.cbers.inpe.br/en/programas/p_imagens.ht...

Access_Instructions:

Order CBERS-1 imagery.

Fees: Cost Free When Requested (via Internet)

Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20080909

Metadata_Review_Date: 20090511

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SCOTT A. RITZ

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Global Change Master Directory

City: Greenbelt

State_or_Province: Maryland

Postal_Code: 20771

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 301-614-5126

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 301-614-5268

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: Scott.A.Ritz@nasa.gov

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time