landsat {RemoteSensing}R Documentation

Create a Landsat type object from metadata

Description

landsat reads Landsat 5/7 metadata text files to retrieve sensor related parameters (date/time of satellite overpass, sun elevation angle, sun azimuth angle, etc).

Usage

landsat(filename) 
getLandsatCPF(filename)

Arguments

filename

metadata file (MTL)

Value

landsat: LandsatImage object readLandsatCPF: file

Author(s)

Alice Laborte

Examples

## Not run: 
metafile <- system.file("external/L71129046_04620080329_MTL.txt", package="RemoteSensing")

cpf <- getLandsatCPF(metafile)
head(cpf)
#read Landsat metadata file and get parameters
img <- landsat(metafile)

## End(Not run)

[Package RemoteSensing version 0.4.14 Index]