smigen | ![]() |
Creates a Standard Mapped Image file from an input Level 3 bin file.
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Tools -> OCSSW Processing -> smigen
<smigen reads in a Level-3 space-binned or time-binned file and generates a Standard Mapped Image (SMI) HDF product containing one of 5 possible statistical measures. SMI products are image representations of binned data products.
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UI Element Name | Type | Description | Required/Optional | Default Value |
ifile | text | Input bin filename | Required | |
ofile | text | Output map filename | Required | |
prod | text | Product name | Required | |
precision | text | Output map precision: 'B' (default), 'I', 'F' | Optional | |
palfile | text | Palette filename | optional | default palette file |
pversion | text | Processing version | Optional | |
datamin | float | Minimum value for data scaling | Optional | product specific |
datamax | float | Maximum value for data scaling | Optional | product specific |
stype | int | Scaling type:
1: linear 2: log |
Optional | product specific |
meas | int | Measurement to map:
1: mean 2: var 3: stdev 4: pixels 5: scenes |
Optional | 1 |
loneast | float | Easternmost longitude used for output | Optional | +180 |
lonwest | float | Westernmost longitude used for output | Optional | -180 |
latnorth | float | Northernmost latitude used for output | Optional | +90 |
latsouth | float | Southernmost latitude used for output | Optional | -90 |
projection | text | Output projection type:
SIN RECT |
Optional | RECT |
resolution | text | Output resolution:
36km 9km 4km 2km 1km 1 deg (one deg) 10 deg (0.1 deg) |
Optional | 9km |
seam_lon | float | Longitude of Left Edge of Map | Optional | -180 |
proddesc | text | Product Description | Optional | |
units | text | Product Units | Optional |
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 smigen 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. |
Usage: smigen ifile ofile prod-name par = parameter filename ifile = input bin filename ofile = output map filename prod = product name precision = output map precision: 'B' (default), 'I', 'F' palfile = palette filename pversion = processing version (default is Unspecified) datamin = minumum value for data scaling (default is prod-specific) datamax = maximum value for data scaling (default is prod-specific) stype = scaling type,1=LINEAR,2=LOG (default is prod-specific) meas = measurement to map, 1=mean, 2=var, 3=stdev, 4=pixels, 5=scenes (default=1) loneast = Easternmost longitude (default=+180) lonwest = Westernmost longitude (default=-180) latnorth = Northernmost latitude (default=+90) latsouth = Southernmost latitude (default=-90) projection = SIN | RECT (default=RECT) resolution = 36km | 9km | 4km | 2km | 1km 1deg (one deg) | 10deg (0.1 deg) (default=9km) seam_lon = Longitude of Left Edge of Map (default=-180) proddesc = Product Description units = Product Units