This dataset, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data
Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program,
consists of mean monthly velocity maps for selected glacier outlet areas.
The maps are generated by tracking visible features between optical
image pairs acquired by the Landsat 4 and 5 Thematic Mapper (TM),
the Landsat 7 Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), the Landsat 8
Operational Land Imager (OLI), and the Advanced Spaceborne Thermal
Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER).
Note
Monthly means are calculated from images, which may have acquisition
dates from the preceding or succeeding month. For the naming convention,
the month is determined from where the midpoint Julian dates fall.
For example, September monthly means may have been generated from
images that were acquired in August or in October but the midpoint
Julian date between the images falls within September. The exact
dates used are included as per-image metadata fields.
List of central Julian date for image pairs used in image.
FIRST_IMAGE_DATES
STRING_LIST
List of first image dates used in image.
NOMINAL_TIMES
STRING_LIST
List of nominal observation times for pairs of images.
PRODUCTION_DATE
STRING
Production date.
SECOND_IMAGE_DATES
STRING_LIST
List of second image dates used in image.
SENSORS
STRING_LIST
List of sensor pairs used in image.
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
As a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this
data set using the given citation.
Citations
Citations:
Howat, I. 2017. MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected
Glacier Site Velocity Maps from Optical Images, Version 2.
[Indicate subset used]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National
Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center.
doi:10.5067/VM5DZ20MYF5C.
[Date Accessed].
This dataset, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, consists of mean monthly velocity maps for selected glacier outlet areas. The maps are generated by tracking visible features between optical image pairs acquired by the Landsat 4 and 5 Thematic Mapper …
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For the naming convention,\nthe month is determined from where the midpoint Julian dates fall.\nFor example, September monthly means may have been generated from\nimages that were acquired in August or in October but the midpoint\nJulian date between the images falls within September. The exact\ndates used are included as per-image metadata fields.\n\n[General documentation](https://doi.org/10.5067/VM5DZ20MYF5C)\n\n### Bands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n100 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Units | Pixel Size | Description |\n|--------------|------------|------------|---------------------|\n| `velocity_x` | meter/year | meters | Ice flow x velocity |\n| `velocity_y` | meter/year | meters | Ice flow y velocity |\n| `error_x` | meter/year | meters | Ice flow x error |\n| `error_y` | meter/year | meters | Ice flow y error |\n\n### Image Properties\n\n**Image Properties**\n\n| Name | Type | Description |\n|----------------------|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------|\n| CENTRAL_JULIAN_DATES | STRING_LIST | List of central Julian date for image pairs used in image. |\n| FIRST_IMAGE_DATES | STRING_LIST | List of first image dates used in image. |\n| NOMINAL_TIMES | STRING_LIST | List of nominal observation times for pairs of images. |\n| PRODUCTION_DATE | STRING | Production date. |\n| SECOND_IMAGE_DATES | STRING_LIST | List of second image dates used in image. |\n| SENSORS | STRING_LIST | List of sensor pairs used in image. |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\nAs a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this\ndata set using the given citation.\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- Howat, I. 2017. MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected\n Glacier Site Velocity Maps from Optical Images, Version 2.\n \\[Indicate subset used\\]. Boulder, Colorado USA. NASA National\n Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center.\n [doi:10.5067/VM5DZ20MYF5C](https://doi.org/10.5067/VM5DZ20MYF5C).\n \\[Date Accessed\\].\n\n### DOIs\n\n- \u003chttps://doi.org/10.5067/VM5DZ20MYF5C\u003e\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.ImageCollection('OSU/GIMP/ICE_VELOCITY_OPT')\n .filter(ee.Filter.date('2016-01-01', '2016-09-15'));\nvar iceVelocityVis = {\n min: [-1000],\n max: [1000],\n palette: ['red', 'black', 'blue'],\n bands: ['velocity_x']\n};\nMap.setCenter(-66.82, 76.151, 7);\nMap.addLayer(dataset, iceVelocityVis, 'Ice Velocity');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/OSU/OSU_GIMP_ICE_VELOCITY_OPT) \n[MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Velocity: Selected Glacier Site Velocity Maps from Optical Images Version 2](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/OSU_GIMP_ICE_VELOCITY_OPT) \nThis dataset, part of the NASA Making Earth System Data Records for Use in Research Environments (MEaSUREs) program, consists of mean monthly velocity maps for selected glacier outlet areas. The maps are generated by tracking visible features between optical image pairs acquired by the Landsat 4 and 5 Thematic Mapper ... \nOSU/GIMP/ICE_VELOCITY_OPT, arctic,cryosphere,gimp,greenland,ice,nasa,polar,velocity \n1985-03-01T00:00:00Z/2016-09-30T00:00:00Z \n58.79601275381146 -89.3211593425295 83.95386175580668 7.555941634834938 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [https://doi.org/10.5067/VM5DZ20MYF5C](https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.5067/VM5DZ20MYF5C)\n- [https://doi.org/10.5067/VM5DZ20MYF5C](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/OSU_GIMP_ICE_VELOCITY_OPT)"]]
