[cf-satellite] Proposal for naming convention for swath dimensions

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Subject: [cf-satellite] Proposal for naming convention for swath dimensions
From: Jim Biard <Jim.Biard@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2011 08:59:00 -0400

I suggested in the ESIP Federation CF-Satellite discussion yesterday(July 14, 2011) that the names "line" and "sample" could be goodcandidates for the names of the geometrical dimensions of swath datavariables. I think that these are more generic than previoussuggestions, and accommodate a wider range of data acquisition schemes.There can be sensors out there for which even these names are"incorrect", but the vast majority of the data is produced as a rasterof some sort. This is common terminology in many other arenas(photogrammetry, for example).


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Jim Biard

Government Contractor, STG Inc.
Remote Sensing and Applications Division (RSAD)
National Climatic Data Center
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