modis_GEO |

### modis_GEO

Creates a GEO file from MODIS L1A input files.

Location
Details
Command Line Usage

#### Location

SeaDAS-Toolbox -> SeaDAS Processors -> MODIS -> modis_GEO

#### Details

modis_GEO creates a GEO file from MODIS L1A input files.

modis_GEO GUI

Arguments/Keywords

UI Element Name | Type | Description | Required/Optional | Default Value
file | Text Field | MODIS_L1A_file name | Required |
output | Text Field | GEOFILE Output filename | Required | Generated by the program based on the input L1A file name
att1 | text | Input attitude file 1 (chronological) | Optional | ATT1
att2 | text | Input attitude file 2 (chronological) | Optional | ATT2
eph1 | text | Input ephemeris file 1 (chronological) | Optional | EPH1
eph2 | text | Input ephemeris file 2 (chronological) | Optional | EPH2
ancdir | text | Use a custom directory tree for ancillary files | Optional |
ancdb | text | Use a custom file for ancillary database. If full path not given, ANCDB is assumed to exist (or will be created) under $OCSSWROOT/log/. If $OCSSWROOT/log/ does not exist, ANCDB is assumed (or will be created) under the current working directory | Optional |
threshold | float | % of geo-populated pixels required to pass geocheck validation test | Optional |
refreshDB | boolean | Remove existing database records and re-query for ancillary files | Optional | false
disable_download | boolean | Disable download of ancillary files not found on hard disk | Optional | false
enable_dem | boolean | Enable MODIS terrain elevation correction | Optional | false
entrained | boolean | Use entrained attitude for Terra | Optional | false
log | boolean | Save processing log file(s) | Optional | false

Actions/Buttons

UI Element Name | Type | Description
Browser Button | Button | Selects infile/ofile
Load Parameters ... | Button | Reads in previously saved parameters and populates the fields in GUI.
Store Parameters ... | Button | Saves the current arguments in GUI in a file.
Run | Button | Executes the modis_GEO command with arguments provided in the UI.
Cancel | Button | Closes current processor GUI.
Apply | Button | Makes current arguments effective.
Open in SeaDAS | Checkbox | If selected, the ofile will be added to the open products list right after its generation.
? | Button | Displays the help content of the current command.

#### Command Line Usage

    usage: modis_GEO [-h] [--version] [-p PARFILE] [-o GEOFILE] [--att1 ATT1]
                     [--att2 ATT2] [--att3 ATT3] [--eph1 EPH1] [--eph2 EPH2]
                     [--eph3 EPH3] [--ancdb ANCDB] [--ancdir ANCDIR] [-c] [-r]
                     [-f] [--disable-download] [--timeout TIMEOUT]
                     [--threshold THRESHOLD] [-d] [-v] [--log]
                     [L1AFILE]

    positional arguments:
      L1AFILE               Input L1A file

    options:
      -h, --help            show this help message and exit
      --version             show program's version number and exit
      -p, --parfile PARFILE
                            Parameter file containing program inputs
      -o, --output GEOFILE  Output GEO filename - defaults to
                            '(A|T)YYYYDDDHHMMSS.GEO'
      --att1 ATT1           Input attitude filename 1 (chronological)
      --att2 ATT2           Input attitude filename 2 (chronological)
      --att3 ATT3           Input attitude filename 3 (chronological)
      --eph1 EPH1           Input ephemeris filename 1 (chronological)
      --eph2 EPH2           Input ephemeris filename 2 (chronological)
      --eph3 EPH3           Input ephemeris filename 3 (chronological)
      --ancdb ANCDB         Use a custom filename for ancillary database. If full
                            path not given, ANCDB is assumed to exist (or will be
                            created) under $OCVARROOT/log/. If $OCVARROOT/log/
                            does not exist, ANCDB is assumed (or will be created)
                            under the current working directory
      --ancdir ANCDIR       Use a custom directory tree for ancillary files
      -c, --curdir          Download ancillary files directly into current working
                            directory
      -r, --refreshDB       Remove existing database records and re-query for
                            ancillary files
      -f, --force-download  Force download of ancillary files, even if found on
                            hard disk
      --disable-download    Disable download of ancillary files not found on hard
                            disk
      --timeout TIMEOUT     set the network timeout in seconds
      --threshold THRESHOLD
                            percentage of geo-populated pixels required to pass
                            geocheck validation test
      -d, --enable-dem      Enable MODIS terrain elevation correction
      -v, --verbose         print status messages
      --log                 Save processing log file(s)