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7 Working with Scientific Data Formats HDF-EOS Point Data HDF-EOS Point data sets are tables. You can import a subset of an HDF-EOS Point data set by specifying field names and level. Optionally, you can refine the subsetting by specifying the range of records you want to import, by defining a rectangular area, or by specifying a time period. For information about specifying a rectangular area, see “Geographic Box” on page 7-44. For information about subsetting by time, see “Time” on page 7-46. HDF-EOS Swath Data HDF-EOS Swath data is data that is produced by a satellite as it traces a path over the earth. This path is called its ground track. The sensor aboard the satellite takes a series of scans perpendicular to the ground track. Swath data can also include a vertical measure as a third dimension. For example, this vertical dimension can represent the height above the Earth of the sensor. The HDF Import Tool supports the following mutually exclusive subsetting options for Swath data: • “DirectIndex”onpage7-49 • “Geographic Box” on page 7-50 • “Time” on page 7-51 • “User-Defined” on page 7-51 To access these options, click the Subsetting method menu in the Importing and Subsetting pane. 7-48

Hierarchical Data Format (HDF4) Files Click here to select a subsetting option Direct Index. You can import a subset of an HDF-EOS Swath data set by specifying the location, range, and number of values to be read along each dimension. Each row represents a dimension in the data set and each column represents these subsetting parameters: • Start — Specifies the position on the dimension to begin reading. The default value is 1, which starts reading at the first element of each dimension. The values specified must not exceed the size of the relevant dimension of the data set. • Increment — Specifies the interval between the values to read. The default value is 1, which reads every element of the data set. • Length — Specifies how much data to read along each dimension. The default value is the length of the dimension, which causes all the data to be read. 7-49

7 Working with Scientific Data Formats<br />

HDF-EOS Point Data<br />

HDF-EOS Point data sets are tables. You can import a subset of an HDF-EOS<br />

Point data set by specifying field names and level. Optionally, you can refine<br />

the subsetting by specifying the range of records you want to import, by<br />

defining a rectangular area, or by specifying a time period. For information<br />

about specifying a rectangular area, see “Geographic Box” on page 7-44. For<br />

information about subsetting by time, see “Time” on page 7-46.<br />

HDF-EOS Swath Data<br />

HDF-EOS Swath data is data that is produced by a satellite as it traces a path<br />

over the earth. This path is called its ground track. The sensor aboard the<br />

satellite takes a series of scans perpendicular to the ground track. Swath data<br />

can also include a vertical measure as a third dimension. For example, this<br />

vertical dimension can represent the height above the Earth of the sensor.<br />

The HDF Import Tool supports the following mutually exclusive subsetting<br />

options for Swath data:<br />

• “DirectIndex”onpage7-49<br />

• “Geographic Box” on page 7-50<br />

• “Time” on page 7-51<br />

• “User-Defined” on page 7-51<br />

To access these options, click the Subsetting method menu in the<br />

Importing and Subsetting pane.<br />

7-48

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