File Menu

VISAT's File Menu

New Product  

The new-command allows you to create a new product. The command is enabled only if you have already opened or imported a product from which the new product can derive it's geo-coding information. The primary use of this command is to create a spectral or spatial subsets of another, open product.

Open Product (Control-O)  

Opens one or multiple data products stored on the hard disk in VISAT. You can select more than one product, e.g. by pressing the CTRL and select the desired products with the mouse.

Open Session (Control-Shift-O)

Opens a BEAM session file stored on the hard disk in VISAT. A session is termed the collection of all products and image views open in VISAT, including any layers added to a view. When a session file is opened, a previously saved session (see Save Session) is restored. Note that all open products will be closed before a session file is opened.

Reopen  

VISAT stores the location of files previously opened or saved in this menu group. Select an entry and VISAT will re-open the product.

Product Grabber  

Opens the Product Grabber for data product previewing, opening or importing reasons.

Close Product (Control-W)

Closes the currently selected product. This commands is also available in the context menu when you right-click over the open product list.

Close Session (Control-Shift-W)

Closes all products and image views currently open in VISAT. Note that changes made during a session are not written to an associated BEAM session file. In order to write the changes to a session file the session must be saved (see Save Session) explicitly.

 

Save Product (Control-S)  

Saves the currently selected product in the BEAM-DIMAP format. If the product still does not have a file location, then you are asked to specify a storage location for the product. Note that save process can be a time consuming process for huge products.

Save Product As  

Saves the currently selected product to a different location. You are asked to specify a new storage location for the selected product.

Save Session (Control-Shift-S)

Saves the current session to the associated BEAM session file. If the current session is not associated with a BEAM session file, you are asked to specify a storage location for the session file.

Save Session As

Saves the current session to a new BEAM session file. You are asked to specify a storage location for the new session file.

Import ->

Import Geometry...

Imports a geometry from a ESRI shapefile or from a text file and displays it in the current image view. The command is disabled if no image view is active.

Import ENVISAT (MERIS,AATSR,ASAR) Product...  

Imports an ENVISAT MERIS L1B/L2, AATSR TOA-L1B,NR-L2 or ASAR product. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

Import NetCDF File...

Imports any image-like netCDF product.

Import GETASSE30 DEM Tile...

This command allows to import a GETASSE30 tile as product.

Import NASA Ocean Color (MODIS,OCTS,CZCS,SeaWiFS) Product......

Import MODIS (MOD,MXD,MYD) Product...

Imports a MODIS Level 1b or Level 2 product. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

Import ATSR Product...

Imports an ERS-1/2 ATSR product. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

Import BEAM-DIMAP Product...

This command allows to import a product in BEAM-DIMAP format into the VISAT. The primary use of this command is to create a spectral or spatial subsets of BEAM-DIMAP formatted products. Since BEAM-DIMAP is the standard format of VISAT, entire products in this format can also be directly opened with the open-command.

Import NOAA-AVHRR/3 Level-1b Product...

Imports a NOAA AVHRR/3 HRPT or AVHRR/3 LAC Level-1b product. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

Import ERS1/2 (ATSR, SAR)Product...

Imports SAR IMG/IMP and ATSR TOA data products of ERS-1 and ERS-2 stored in the ENVISAT format. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

Import LANDSAT 5 TM (FAST) Product...

Imports LANDSAT TM data products stored in the FAST format. It is also possible to import zipped products. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

Import MERIS Binned Level-3 Product...

Imports a MERIS Binned Level-3 product. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

Import AVNIR-2 Product...

Import an ALOS/AVNIR-2 product. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

Import PRISM Product...

Imports an ALOS/PRISM product. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

Import CHRIS/Proba Product...

Imports a CHRIS HDF-4 product. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

Import GeoTIFF Product...

Imports a GeoTIFF product. You can also specify a spectral or spatial subset for large products.

 

Export ->

Export Mask Pixels

This command exports pixel values of a Mask to a clipboard or a file.

Export Transect Pixels

This command allows the export of pixel values along the current transect.

Export Pin Pixels

This command allows the export of pixels surrounding pins.

Export Colour Palette as File...

This command exports the colour palette table to a file.

Export View as Image

Exports the displayed image of the active image view to an image format. The formats supported are BMP, JPEG, PNG, TIFF and GeoTIFF. The command is disabled if no image view is active. This option is also available as a context menu if right-clicked into the image view.

Export View as Google Earth KMZ...

Exports the displayed image of the active image view as Google Earth KMZ file. This is only possible for Lat/Lon projected products. The command is disabled if no image view is active. This option is also available as a context menu if right-clicked into the image view.

Export Product Metadata

Exports the contents of displayed metadata to a text file. This option is also available as a context menu if right-clicked into the metadata display window.

Export Colour Legend as Image

Exports an image of the colour legend used in the colour manipulation window. This option is also available as a context menu if right-clicked into the image view.

Export HDF5 Product (Subset)

This command allows to export an open product to the HDF5 format. The appearing file chooser dialog gives you the option to specify spectral or spatial subsets of the current product.

Export BEAM-DIMAP Product (Subset)

This command allows to export an open product to the BEAM-DIMAP format . The primary use of this command is to store a spectral or spatial subsets of the selected product to disk. Since BEAM-DIMAP is the standard format of VISAT, entire products in this format can also be directly stored with the save-command.

Export GeoTIFF Product

This command allows to export the data of the current product to GeoTIFF file.

Export Geo-Coding as ENVI GCP File

This command allows to store the geo-coding information of the selected product as Envi GCP (Ground Control Points) file.

Exit

Automatically stores all preferences, last visited directories frame size and location and then exits the VISAT application.