landsatApiSearch.md

5/22/2015 - 8:40 PM

Let's make Landsat API have better search syntax

Instead of search?search=, let's just start adding params after search?
Instead of joining params with +AND+, let's use &
Instead of :, let's use =
Instead of using [X+TO+Y], let's use [X,Y] (and maybe sort them afterwards if they were flipped?)

New Field Name	Old Name (if Different)	Type	Example Value	Notes
`acquisitionDate`		`datestring`	`2013-12-12`
`sceneStart`	`sceneStartTime`	`datetime`	`2013:346:18:47:23.0605230`
`sceneStop`	`sceneStopTime`	`datetime`	`2013:346:18:47:54.8305190`
`sceneID`		`string`	`LC80440342013346LGN00`
`row`		`integer`	`34`
`path`		`integer`	`44`
`thumbnail`	`browseURL`	`string`	http://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/browse/landsat_8/2013/044/034/LC80440342013346LGN00.jpg
`cloudCover`	`cloudCoverFull`	`float`	`0.76`	replaces old `cloudCover` which is always(?) empty
`sunAzimuth`		`float`	`160.64830388`
`sunElevation`		`float`	`27.06930431`
`lrLon`	`lowerRightCornerLongitude`	`float`	`-121.36425`	making shorter
`lrLat`	`lowerRightCornerLatitude`	`float`	`36.40613`
`llLon`	`lowerLeftCornerLongitude`	`float`	`-123.43972`
`llLat`	`lowerLeftCornerLatitude`	`float`	`36.80383`
`urLon`	`upperRightCornerLongitude`	`float`	`-120.82587`
`urLat`	`upperRightCornerLatitude`	`float`	`38.12929`
`ulLon`	`upperLeftCornerLongitude`	`float`	`-122.94957`
`ulLat`	`upperLeftCornerLatitude`	`float`	`38.52827`
`centerLon`	`sceneCenterLongitude`	float	`-122.14336`
`centerLat`	`sceneCenterLatitude`	float	`37.47448`
`dayOrNight`		`string`	`DAY`
`receivingStation`		`string`	`LGN`
`browseAvailable`		`boolean`	`True`	Need to convert bool to string
`dateUpdated`		`dateString`	`2015-01-13`
`sensor`		`string`	`OLI_TIRS`

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