File naming for MER OPGS EDRs and single frame RDRs
EDRs and single frame image RDRs generated by OPGS share the common file naming convention described on this page.
mission specific
Filenames take the pattern consisting of fixed-size fields:
| Field | scid | inst | sclk | prod | site | drive | seqid | eye | filt | who | ver | . | ext |
| Position | 1 | 2 | 3-11 | 12-14 | 15-16 | 17-18 | 19-23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29-31 |
Details of the filename fields are given below.
scid - Spacecraft ID
Position 1, 1 character as the spacecraft ID. Valid values are shown in the table below.
| Mission name | Rover spacecraft | Nominal (Flight) ID | Simulated (Ground) ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| MER-A | MER-2 | "2" | "4" |
| MER-B | MER-1 | "1" | "3" |
inst - Instrument
Positions 2, 1 alpha character representing instrument ID, denoting the source MER science or engineering instrument that acquired the data.
| inst | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | Alpha X ray Particle Spectrometer (APXS) |
| B | Mössbauer |
| D | Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) |
| E | Entry, Descent, Landing Camera |
| F | Front hazard Avoidance Camera |
| M | Microscopic Imager |
| N | Navigation Camera |
| P | Panoramic Camera |
| R | Rear Hazard Avoidance Camera |
| T | Mini-Thermal Emission Spectrometer |
sclk - Spacecraft clock count
Positions 3-11, 9 numeric characters representing the spacecraft clock count in seconds. Which specific SCLK is used depends on the instrument but is generally expected to be the time the data was acquired. It is not guaranteed that this SCLK match the DVT (Data Validity Time) used for operational data management.
prod - Product type
Positions 12-14, 3 characters as a product type identifier. Values beginning with "E" are generally of type EDR, which is the first order product with no processing applied, such as geometric correction (“linearization”) or radiometric correction. Otherwise, the product is an RDR.
site - Site location count
Positions 15-16, 2 alphanumeric characters representing the site location count. Use of both integers and alphas allows for a total range of 0 through 1295. A value greater than 1295 is denoted by "##" (two octothorpes), requiring the user to extract actual value from label. The valid values, in their progression, are as follows:
- Range 0 thru 99 - "00", "01", "02"... "99"
- Range 100 thru 1035 - "A0", "A1" ... "A9", "AA", "AB"..."AZ", "B0", "B1"..."ZZ"
- Range 1036 thru 1295 - "0A", "0B"..."0Z", "1A", "1B"..."9Z"
- Range 1296 or greater - "##" (two octothorpes)
Example value is "AK" for value of 120. Note that the '#' character is not valid for PDS archiving and data products with this symbol will not be archived.
drive - Drive location count
Positions 17-18, 2 alphanumeric characters representing drive (or position-within-site) location count. Follows the same format as Site above.
NOTE
The drive location count is sometimes referred to as "position".
seq - Sequence ID
Positions 19-23, 1 alpha character followed by 4 numeric characters representing the command sequence used to capture this observation.
| Valid values for first character (first position) in field | |
|---|---|
| Value | Meaning |
| C | Cruise |
| D | IDD & RAT |
| E | Engineering |
| F | Flight software (seq rejected) |
| G | (spare) |
| K | (spare) |
| M | Master (surface only) |
| N | In-situ instrument (APXS, MB, MI) |
| P | PMA and remote sensing instrument (Pancam, Navcam, MI, Mini-TES) |
| R | Rover driving |
| S | Submaster |
| T | Test |
| W | Seq triggered by communications window |
| X | Contingency |
| Y | (spare) |
| Z | SCM sequences |
| Valid values for integers (positions 2 through 5) in field | |
|---|---|
| Value | Meaning |
| "0000" through "4095" | Valid sequence number, commanded by Ground |
| With "F" in character position | |
| 1000s | Commanded by NAV |
| 2000s | Commanded by SAPP |
| 3000s | Commanded by Fault Protection |
| 4000s | Commanded by EDL |
| With "P" in character position | |
| 0000 through 0499 | Misc. imaging setup/parm sequences |
| 0500 through 0999 | Unallocated, for future use |
| 1000 through 1499 | Hazcam sequences |
| 1500 through 1999 | Navcam sequences |
| 2000 through 2899 | Pancam sequences |
| 2900 through 2999 | MI sequences |
| 3000 through 3999 | Mini-TES sequences |
| 4000 through 4095 | Misc. PMA actuation sequences (deploy, etc.) |
eye - Eye
Position 24 - 1 alpha character representing the instrument configuration, an operational attribute of the Instrument that assists in characterizing the data.
| eye | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | 3-banded anaglyph of left, right, right eyes mapped to red, green, blue channels |
| L | Left camera eye |
| M | Monoscopic (non-stereo camera) |
| N | Not applicable (non-image data) |
| R | Right camera eye |
filt - Filter
Position 25, 1 alphanumeric character representing a camera spectral filter position. Valid values are 0 (no filter or N/A), C (3-band color), or one of the values in the tables below.
Panoramic Camera filter positions
| Filter position | Left eye wavelength (bandpass), nm | Right eye wavelength (bandpass), nm | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | NULL or N/A | NULL or N/A | NULL or N/A |
| 1 | 719 (179) EMPTY | 440 (25) | L: EMPTY, R: blue stereo |
| 2 | 753 (20) | 754 (19) | Red stereo |
| 3 | 673 (16) | 803 (20) | Geology |
| 4 | 602 (17) | 864 (17) | Geology |
| 5 | 535 (19) | 903 (25) | Geology |
| 6 | 483 (27) | 933 (24) | Geology |
| 7 | 440 (25) | 1001 (28) | L: Blue stereo, R: geology |
| 8 | 440 (20) | 880 (20) | Solar ND5 |
Microscopic Imager filter positions
| Filter position | Camera dust cover state | Wavelength (Bandpass), nm |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | NULL or N/A | NULL or N/A |
| 1 | CLOSED | 550 - 700 |
| 2 | OPEN | 400 - 700 |
who - Producer
Position 26, 1 alpha character representing the data producer.
| who | Meaning |
|---|---|
| A | Arizona State University |
| C | Cornell University |
| F | USGS at Flagstaff |
| J | Johannes Gutenberg University (Germany) |
| M | MIPL (Multimission Image Processing laboratory), JPL |
| N | NASA Ames Research Center |
| P | Max Plank Institute (Germany) |
| S | SOAS, JPL |
| U | University of Arizona |
| V | SSV Team, JPL |
| X | Other |
ver - Version
Position 27, 1 alphanumeric character as the version identifier. The Version number increments by one whenever an otherwise-identical file name would be produced. The valid values, in their progression that excludes “0” altogether, are as follows (non-Hex):
| ver | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 1, 2, ... 9 | 1-9 |
| A, B, ... Z | 10-35 |
| _ | 36 and higher |
Note
Not every version need exist, e.g. versions 1, 2 and 4 may exist but not 3. In general, the highest-numbered Version represents the “best” version of that product.
ext - Extension
Position 29-31, 2 to 3 alphanumeric characters denoting the product type.
Valid values for nominal operations products:
| IMG | Image EDRs / RDRs (ODL-format labeled, may include embedded VICAR) |
| VIC | Temporary image EDR / RDRs with only VICAR label (no ODL-format label) |
| iv | Per-wedge Terrain Mesh RDR in Inventor binary format (no label) |
| ht | Per-wedge Height Map RDR (VICAR label) |
| rgb | Per-wedge Terrain Mesh texture RDR in RGB format (no label) |
| LBL | Detached label in PDS or ODL format |
| JPG | JPEG compressed (no label) |
| _n.JPG | Scaled and JPG compressed, where "n" is "2" for 1/2 scale, "4" for 1/4 scale, or "8" for 1/8 scale (no PDS label). |
| TIF | TIFF format (no label) |
| PNG | PNG format (no label) |
| TXT | Text file associated with Specially-processed files |
| tar | Tar file containing Per-wedge Terrain Mesh vertice tile files |
Valid values for non-image products:
| QUB | Multi-layer spectral cube data |
| CSV | Comma-separated-value text file |
| DAT | Non-imaging instrument data |
| LBL | Detached label in PDS or ODL format |
| TAB | Table data |