The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) is a seamless
and virtually cloudless mosaic created from processed
Landsat 7 ETM+ scenes.
Processed Landsat Scenes (16 bit) are Level 1Gt NLAPS
scenes converted to 16 bit, processed with sun-angle
correction, and converted to reflectance values
(Bindschadler 2008).
Each Landsat scene is processed with elevation
data and sun-angle correction to ensure surface features
were accurately represented. The sun's angle in Antarctica
gives the appearance of a setting sun. Because of the low
sun angle, as Landsat passes over Antarctica, the outer
edges of the continent appear brighter than areas closer
to the South Pole, so scenes have bright and dark areas.
Inconsistent sun angles and shadows where corrected for
these scenes. Without this process, mosaicking would produce
a patchwork of scenes since each scene would have a brighter
and a darker side.
This is a table which contains metadata for the Image CollectionUSGS/LIMA/SR
Table Schema
Table Schema
Name
Type
Description
ACQ_DATE
STRING
Acquisition date in YYYY-MM-DD format
PATH
INT
WRS path
POLY_ID
INT
Unique ID assigned to a polygon
ROW
INT
WRS row
SCENE_ID
STRING
Scene ID
SENSOR
STRING
Sensor
SPACE
STRING
Name of the satellite used to gather data
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
These images are in the public domain and can be used freely
and without acknowledgement. However, credit to the Landsat
Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) Project is greatly appreciated.
Citations
Citations:
Bindschadler, R., Vornberger, P., Fleming, A., Fox, A., Mullins, J.,
Binnie, D., Paulson, S., Granneman, B., and Gorodetzky, D., 2008,
The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica, Remote Sensing of
Environment, 112, pp. 4214-4226.PDF
The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) is a seamless and virtually cloudless mosaic created from processed Landsat 7 ETM+ scenes. Processed Landsat Scenes (16 bit) are Level 1Gt NLAPS scenes converted to 16 bit, processed with sun-angle correction, and converted to reflectance values (Bindschadler 2008). Each Landsat scene is …
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Data, available from 1999-06-30 to 2002-09-04, are level 1Gt NLAPS scenes converted to 16-bit reflectance values with sun-angle correction. Metadata for the collection can be accessed via `ee.FeatureCollection(\"USGS/LIMA/SR_METADATA\")` in Earth Engine, providing acquisition date, path, row, scene ID, sensor, and satellite information. These images are public domain.\n"],null,["# Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) - Processed Landsat Scenes (16 bit) Metadata\n\nDataset Availability\n: 1999-06-30T00:00:00Z--2002-09-04T00:00:00Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [USGS](https://lima.usgs.gov/index.php)\n\nTags\n:\n[antarctica](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/antarctica) [ice](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/ice) [landsat-derived](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/landsat-derived) [lima](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/lima) [mosaic](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/mosaic) [satellite-imagery](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/satellite-imagery) [sr](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/sr) [table](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/table) [usgs](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/usgs) \n\n#### Description\n\nThe Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) is a seamless\nand virtually cloudless mosaic created from processed\nLandsat 7 ETM+ scenes.\n\nProcessed Landsat Scenes (16 bit) are Level 1Gt NLAPS\nscenes converted to 16 bit, processed with sun-angle\ncorrection, and converted to reflectance values\n([Bindschadler 2008](https://lima.usgs.gov/LIMA_paper.pdf)).\n\nEach Landsat scene is processed with elevation\ndata and sun-angle correction to ensure surface features\nwere accurately represented. The sun's angle in Antarctica\ngives the appearance of a setting sun. Because of the low\nsun angle, as Landsat passes over Antarctica, the outer\nedges of the continent appear brighter than areas closer\nto the South Pole, so scenes have bright and dark areas.\nInconsistent sun angles and shadows where corrected for\nthese scenes. Without this process, mosaicking would produce\na patchwork of scenes since each scene would have a brighter\nand a darker side.\n\nThis is a table which contains metadata for the Image Collection\n[USGS/LIMA/SR](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/USGS_LIMA_SR)\n\n### Table Schema\n\n**Table Schema**\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|----------|--------|-------------------------------------------|\n| ACQ_DATE | STRING | Acquisition date in YYYY-MM-DD format |\n| PATH | INT | WRS path |\n| POLY_ID | INT | Unique ID assigned to a polygon |\n| ROW | INT | WRS row |\n| SCENE_ID | STRING | Scene ID |\n| SENSOR | STRING | Sensor |\n| SPACE | STRING | Name of the satellite used to gather data |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nThese images are in the public domain and can be used freely\nand without acknowledgement. However, credit to the Landsat\nImage Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) Project is greatly appreciated.\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- Bindschadler, R., Vornberger, P., Fleming, A., Fox, A., Mullins, J.,\n Binnie, D., Paulson, S., Granneman, B., and Gorodetzky, D., 2008,\n The Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica, Remote Sensing of\n Environment, 112, pp. 4214-4226.\n [PDF](https://lima.usgs.gov/LIMA_paper.pdf)\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.FeatureCollection('USGS/LIMA/SR_METADATA');\n\n// Calculate the age of each feature by subtracting\n// the acquisition date from \"today\".\nvar feature_ages = dataset.map(\n function(feature) {\n var today = ee.Date.fromYMD(2024, 1, 12);\n var acq_date = ee.Date.parse(\n 'yyyy-MM-dd', feature.get('ACQ_DATE'));\n var diff = today.difference(acq_date, 'day');\n return feature.set({'ACQ_AGE': diff});\n }\n);\n\n// Reduce by calculating the smallest ACQ_AGE,\n// which gives the most recent acquisition date for\n// that area.\nvar reduced_ages = feature_ages.reduceToImage({\n properties: ['ACQ_AGE'],\n reducer: ee.Reducer.min()\n});\n\nvar reduced_ages_vis = {\n min: 6000,\n max: 9000,\n palette: ['00ff00', 'ff0000'],\n};\n\nvar lon = -43.6;\nvar lat = -74.2;\nvar gray = 150;\nvar background = ee.Image.rgb(gray, gray, gray).visualize({min: 0, max: 255});\n\nMap.setCenter(lon, lat, 2);\nMap.addLayer(\n reduced_ages,\n reduced_ages_vis,\n 'Acquisition Age');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/USGS/USGS_LIMA_SR_METADATA) \n[Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) - Processed Landsat Scenes (16 bit) Metadata](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/USGS_LIMA_SR_METADATA) \nThe Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica (LIMA) is a seamless and virtually cloudless mosaic created from processed Landsat 7 ETM+ scenes. Processed Landsat Scenes (16 bit) are Level 1Gt NLAPS scenes converted to 16 bit, processed with sun-angle correction, and converted to reflectance values (Bindschadler 2008). Each Landsat scene is ... \nUSGS/LIMA/SR_METADATA, antarctica,ice,landsat-derived,lima,mosaic,satellite-imagery,sr,table,usgs \n1999-06-30T00:00:00Z/2002-09-04T00:00:00Z \n-90 -180 -55 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/https://lima.usgs.gov/index.php)\n- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/USGS_LIMA_SR_METADATA)"]]
