Greenness Query Web Service Method Documentation

Method Name

Description

Returns a single land-cover or Greenness source for a given latitude/longitude point

Method URL:

http://cumulus.cr.usgs.gov/XMLWebServices/greenness_service.asmx?op=getLandCover

Input Parameter: X_Value

(Required) The longitude for the greenness request as decimal degrees (WGS 1984 Projection)

Input Parameter: Y_Value

(Required) The latitude for the greenness request as decimal degrees (WGS 1984 Projection)

Input Parameter: Source_Layer

he source layer to use for the request. Valid values are:

Data Source	Source_Layer ID (use this value)	Extent (West,South, East, North)
(default) National Land Cover Dataset	USGS_WMS_NLCD,GEO.CONUS_NLCD.IMAGE	-124.999861113111,24.0001388880271, -66.000138886169,49.9998611121025
VegDRI 1	Drought_Monitoring,DROUGHT.DROUGHT_VDRI_1.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
VegDRI 2	Drought_Monitoring,DROUGHT.DROUGHT_VDRI_2.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
VegDRI 3	Drought_Monitoring,DROUGHT.DROUGHT_VDRI_3.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
VegDRI 4	Drought_Monitoring,DROUGHT.DROUGHT_VDRI_4.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
VegDRI 5	Drought_Monitoring,DROUGHT.DROUGHT_VDRI_5.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
VegDRI 6	Drought_Monitoring,DROUGHT.DROUGHT_VDRI_6.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
Most Recent Percent of Average Seasonal Greenness	USGS_IVM,WEBMAP.GREENNESS_PAV_1.IMAGE	-124.999861113111, 24.0001388880271,-66.000138886169,49.9998611121025
Most Recent NDVI Greenness	USGS_IVM,WEBMAP.GREENNESS_ONLY_1.IMAGE	-124.999861113111,24.0001388880271, -66.000138886169,49.9998611121025
Most Recent Fire Potential Index	USGS_IVM,WEBMAP.GREENNESS_FPI_1.IMAGE	-124.999861113111,24.0001388880271, -66.000138886169,49.9998611121025
SPI 1 Month	Drought_Monitoring,WEBMAP.DROUGHT_USSPI_1.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
SPI 3 Month	Drought_Monitoring,WEBMAP.DROUGHT_USSPI_3.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
SPI 6 Month	Drought_Monitoring,WEBMAP.DROUGHT_USSPI_6.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
SPI 9 Month	Drought_Monitoring,WEBMAP.DROUGHT_USSPI_9.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
SPI 12 Month	Drought_Monitoring,WEBMAP.DROUGHT_USSPI_12.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
PASG 1	USGS_IVM,GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_1.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
PASG 2	USGS_IVM,GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_2.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
PASG 3	USGS_IVM,GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_3.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
PASG 4	USGS_IVM,GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_4.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
PASG 5	USGS_IVM,GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_5.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131
PASG 6	USGS_IVM,GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_6.IMAGE	-125.79223949105574,17.6746880481283, -66.60590429980186,59.75947121676131

Output Results

string: XML Record Set containing records as shown below for the source layer
<string> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <USGS_Greenness_Web_Service_Query> <Greenness_Query x="-90" y="36"> <Data_Source>National Land Cover Dataset</Data_Source> <Data_ID>CONUS_NLCD</Data_ID> <Value>83</Value> <Label>Small Grains</Label></Greenness_Query></USGS_Greenness_Web_Service_Query> </string>
Land Cover Values = -1.79769313486231E+308 means no valid values were found at that point.

Method Name	getAllLandCover
Description	Returns all land-cover or Greenness source for a given latitude/longitude point
Method URL:	http://cumulus.cr.usgs.gov/XMLWebServices/greenness_service.asmx?op=getAllLandCover
Input Parameter: X_Value	(Required) The longitude for the greenness request as decimal degrees (WGS 1984 Projection)
Input Parameter: Y_Value	(Required) The latitude for the greenness request as decimal degrees (WGS 1984 Projection)
Output Results	string: XML Record Set containing records as shown below for each source layer <string> <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <USGS_Greenness_Web_Service_Query> <Greenness_Query x="-90" y="35"> <Data_Source>National Land Cover Dataset</Data_Source> <Data_ID>CONUS_NLCD</Data_ID> <Value>21</Value> <Label>Low Intensity Residential</Label> <Data_Source>VegDRI 9-20-05</Data_Source> <Data_ID>VegDRI1</Data_ID> <Value>BAD_EXTENT</Value> <Label>BAD_EXTENT</Label> <Data_Source>VegDRI 9-06-05</Data_Source> <Data_ID>VegDRI2</Data_ID> <Value>BAD_EXTENT</Value> <Label>BAD_EXTENT</Label> <Data_Source>VegDRI 8-23-05</Data_Source> <Data_ID>VegDRI3</Data_ID> <Value>BAD_EXTENT</Value> <Label>BAD_EXTENT</Label> <Data_Source>VegDRI 8-09-05</Data_Source> <Data_ID>VegDRI4</Data_ID> <Value>BAD_EXTENT</Value> <Label>BAD_EXTENT</Label> <Data_Source>VegDRI 7-26-05</Data_Source> <Data_ID>VegDRI5</Data_ID> <Value>BAD_EXTENT</Value> <Label>BAD_EXTENT</Label> <Data_Source>VegDRI 7-12-04</Data_Source> <Data_ID>VegDRI6</Data_ID> <Value>BAD_EXTENT</Value> <Label>BAD_EXTENT</Label> <Data_Source>Most Recent Percent of Average Seasonal Greenness</Data_Source> <Data_ID>GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_1.IMAGE</Data_ID> <Value>93</Value> <Label>10% Below Average - Above Average</Label> <Data_Source>Most Recent NDVI Greenness</Data_Source> <Data_ID>GREENNESS.GREENNESS_ONLY_1.IMAGE</Data_ID> <Value>158</Value> <Label>.51 - .58</Label> <Data_Source>Most Recent Fire Potential Index</Data_Source> <Data_ID>GREENNESS.GREENNESS_FPI_1.IMAGE</Data_ID> <Value>101</Value> <Label>Agriculture Land</Label> <Data_Source>SPI Month 1</Data_Source> <Data_ID>DROUGHT_USSPI_1</Data_ID> <Value>-2.15692758560181</Value> <Label>-2.5 to -2.0</Label> <Data_Source>SPI Month 3</Data_Source> <Data_ID>DROUGHT_USSPI_3</Data_ID> <Value>-0.241924524307251</Value> <Label>-1.0 to 1.0</Label> <Data_Source>SPI Month 6</Data_Source> <Data_ID>DROUGHT_USSPI_6</Data_ID> <Value>-1.21437883377075</Value> <Label>-1.5 to -1.0</Label> <Data_Source>SPI Month 9</Data_Source> <Data_ID>DROUGHT_USSPI_9</Data_ID> <Value>-1.39558696746826</Value> <Label>-1.5 to -1.0</Label> <Data_Source>SPI Month 12</Data_Source> <Data_ID>DROUGHT_USSPI_12</Data_ID> <Value>-0.374045014381409</Value> <Label>-1.0 to 1.0</Label> <Data_Source>PASG 9/20/2005</Data_Source> <Data_ID>GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_1.IMAGE</Data_ID> <Value>93</Value> <Label>89 to 252</Label> <Data_Source>PASG 9/16/2005</Data_Source> <Data_ID>GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_2.IMAGE</Data_ID> <Value>92</Value> <Label>89 to 252</Label> <Data_Source>PASG 8/23/2005</Data_Source> <Data_ID>GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_3.IMAGE</Data_ID> <Value>92</Value> <Label>89 to 252</Label> <Data_Source>PASG 8/09/2005</Data_Source> <Data_ID>GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_4.IMAGE</Data_ID> <Value>91</Value> <Label>89 to 252</Label> <Data_Source>PASG 7/26/2005</Data_Source> <Data_ID>GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_5.IMAGE</Data_ID> <Value>78</Value> <Label>60 to 79</Label> <Data_Source>PASG 7/12/2005</Data_Source> <Data_ID>GREENNESS.GREENNESS_PAV_6.IMAGE</Data_ID> <Value>82</Value> <Label>80 to 89</Label></Greenness_Query></USGS_Greenness_Web_Service_Query> </string> Land Cover Values = -1.79769313486231E+308 means no valid values were found at that point.

See Also:

Greenness Query Web Service Overview

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