i.in.spotvgt
Imports SPOT VGT NDVI data into a raster map.
i.in.spotvgt [-a] input=name [output=name] [--overwrite] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--qq] [--ui]
Example:
i.in.spotvgt input=name
grass.script.run_command("i.in.spotvgt", input, output=None, flags=None, overwrite=False, verbose=False, quiet=False, superquiet=False)
Example:
gs.run_command("i.in.spotvgt", input="name")
Parameters
input=name [required]
Name of input SPOT VGT NDVI HDF file
output=name
Name for output raster map
-a
Also import quality map (SM status map layer) and filter NDVI map
--overwrite
Allow output files to overwrite existing files
--help
Print usage summary
--verbose
Verbose module output
--quiet
Quiet module output
--qq
Very quiet module output
--ui
Force launching GUI dialog
input : str, required
Name of input SPOT VGT NDVI HDF file
Used as: input, file, name
output : str, optional
Name for output raster map
Used as: output, raster, name
flags : str, optional
Allowed values: a
a
Also import quality map (SM status map layer) and filter NDVI map
overwrite: bool, optional
Allow output files to overwrite existing files
Default: False
verbose: bool, optional
Verbose module output
Default: False
quiet: bool, optional
Quiet module output
Default: False
superquiet: bool, optional
Very quiet module output
Default: False
DESCRIPTION
i.in.spotvgt imports SPOT Vegetation (1km, global) NDVI data sets. After import the digital numbers (DN) are remapped to VEGETATION NDVI values and the NDVI color table is applied. The imported DN map is removed after remapping.
Apparently missing raster cells due to bad pixel quality are reconstructed by the SPOT operating team in the NDVI file. The differences between the filtered (-a flag) and raw NDVI map should be compared.
NOTES
The SPOT VGT files are delivered in HDF4 (Hierarchical Data Format Release 4) format. It is required to have the GDAL libraries installed with HDF4 support.
EXAMPLE
Export of entire world SPOT VGT maps
When working with SPOT VGT with entire world extent, it is recommended to zoom to w=180W and e=180E instead of using the map extent for map export. These entire world SPOT VGT data are exceeding -180.0 degree which can lead to unhelpful large East-West coordinates in the exported file. It is also recommended to then use an export command which respects the user settings. Example:
# import:
i.in.spotvgt 0001_NDV.HDF
# export:
g.region w=180W e=180E n=75:00:16.071429N s=56:00:16.069919S res=0:00:32.142857 -p
r.out.gdal 0001_NDV format=GTiff out=spotndvi.tif
SEE ALSO
REFERENCES
SPOT Vegetation (1km, global) NDVI data set
server
SPOT Vegetation FAQ
1.13 How must I read the 8 bits of the status
map? - Quality map
AUTHOR
Markus Neteler
SOURCE CODE
Available at: i.in.spotvgt source code
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Latest change: Thursday Mar 13 08:50:43 2025 in commit 62ae2e4