org.esa.snap.core.datamodel (SNAP Engine API)

Interface Summary
Interface	Description
BasicPixelGeoCoding
GeoCoding	The `GeoCoding` interface provides geo-spatial latitude and longitude information for a given X/Y position of any (two-dimensional) raster.
PlacemarkDescriptor	Placemark descriptors are used to describe and create `Placemark`s.
Pointing	The interface `Pointing` wraps a `GeoCoding` and optionally provides more geometry information such as sun direction, satellite (view) direction and elevation at a given pixel position.
PointingFactory	A factory which creates instances of a `Pointing` for a given raster data node.
Product.AutoGrouping	AutoGrouping can be used by an application to auto-group a long list of product nodes (e.g.
ProductFilter	A filter for products.
ProductManager.Listener	A listener for the product manager.
ProductNodeFilter<T extends ProductNode>	A filter for abstract product nodes.
ProductNodeListener	A listener which listens to internal data product changes.
ProductVisitor	A visitor for a product and all other product nodes.
ProgressListener	The `ProgressListener` interface represents a listener for the observation of possibly time consuming processes.
RasterDataNode.RasterDataProcessor	A raster data processor which is called for a set of raster lines to be processed.
Resampler	An interface for classes that resample a multi-size product to a single-size product.
Scaling	The scaling method used for geophysical value transformation in a `Band`.
Scene	Represents a geo-coded scene.
SceneTransformProvider	Provides various transformations from local `RasterDataNode` coordinate reference systems to a `Product`'s scene coordinate reference systems.
TimeCoding	The `TimeCoding` interface allows to convert pixel coordinates to time values and vice versa (if possible).

Class Summary
Class	Description
AbstractBand	The `AbstractBand` class provides a set of pixel access methods but does not provide an implementation of the actual reading and writing of pixel data from or into a raster.
AbstractGeoCoding	`AbstractGeoCoding` is the base class of all geo-coding implementation.
AbstractPlacemarkDescriptor	The base class for `PlacemarkDescriptor` implementations.
AngularDirection
Band	A band contains the data for geophysical parameter in remote sensing data products.
ColorPaletteDef	The `ColorPaletteDef` class represents a curve that is used to transform the sample values of a geo-physical band into color palette indexes.
ColorPaletteDef.Point
CombinedFXYGeoCoding	A geo-coding based on a combination of `GeoCodings`.
CombinedFXYGeoCoding.CodingWrapper
ConstantTimeCoding	Time coding which returns a constant value.
ConvolutionFilterBand	A band that obtains its input data from an underlying source band and filters the raster data using a `Kernel`.
CrsGeoCoding	A geo-coding that is based on a well-known coordinate reference system (CRS) and affine transformation used to locate a product's scene image within the CRS.
DataNode	A `DataNode` is the base class for all nodes within a data product which carry data.
DensityPlot	Creates an Densityplot from two given bands.
FilterBand	Represents a band that generates its data by using another band as input and performs some kind of operation on this input.
FlagCoding	Provides the information required to decode integer sample values that are combined of single flags (bit indexes).
FXYGeoCoding	A geo-coding based on equations.
GcpDescriptor
GcpGeoCoding	Ground control point (GCP) geo-coding.
GeneralFilterBand	A band that obtains its input data from an underlying source raster and filters its data using a predefined `operation type`.
GenericPlacemarkDescriptor	Used as a fallback for the case that we can't find any suitable `PlacemarkDescriptor` for a given SimpleFeatureType.
GeoApproximation	Approximates the x(lat, lon) and y(lat, lon) functions.
GeoCodingFactory
GeometryDescriptor	A `PlacemarkDescriptor` that is used to create placemarks that are actually plain geometries.
GeoPos	The `GeoPos` class represents a geographical position measured in longitudes and latitudes.
Graticule	A geometric representation of a geographical grid measured in longitudes and latitudes.
Graticule.TextGlyph
HistogramStxOp	Utility class for the cumulative calculation of histograms from image data.
ImageGeometry
ImageInfo	This class contains information about how a product's raster data node is displayed as an image.
ImageLegend	The `ImageLegend` class is used to generate an image legend from a `ImageInfo` instance.
IndexCoding	Provides the information required to decode integer sample values that represent index values (e.g.
Kernel	The `Kernel` class defines a matrix that describes how a specified pixel and its surrounding pixels affect the value computed for the pixel's position in the output image of a filtering operation.
LineTimeCoding	A time-coding based on an Array of modified julian days as double values.
MapGeoCoding	Deprecated since BEAM 4.8, use `CrsGeoCoding` instead.
Mask	A `Mask` is used to mask image pixels of other raster data nodes.
Mask.BandMathsType	A mask image type which is based on band math.
Mask.ImageType	Specifies a factory for the `source image` used by a `Mask`.
Mask.RangeType
Mask.VectorDataType	A mask image type which is based on vector data.
MetadataAttribute	A `MetadataAttribute` is part of a `MetadataElement` and represents a key/value pair.
MetadataElement	A `MetadataElement` is a data node used to store metadata.
PinDescriptor
PixelGeoCoding	The `PixelGeoCoding` is an implementation of a `GeoCoding` which uses dedicated latitude and longitude bands in order to provide geographical positions for each pixel.
PixelPos	A `PixelPos` represents a position or point in a pixel coordinate system.
PixelPosEstimator	A class for estimating the pixel position for a given geo-location.
PixelTimeCoding
Placemark	Placemarks are displayed as symbols at the image's pixel position corresponding to their geographical position.
PlacemarkDescriptorRegistry
PlacemarkGroup
PlacemarkNameFactory
PlainFeatureFactory
PointDescriptor
PointingFactoryRegistry
PointPlacemarkDescriptor
Product	`Product` instances are an in-memory representation of a remote sensing data product.
ProductData	The abstract `ProductData` class represents a generic data buffer used to hold the actual data values stored in remote sensing data products.
ProductData.ASCII	The `ProductData.ASCII` class is a `ProductData.Byte` specialisation representing textual values.
ProductData.Byte	The `Byte` class is a `ProductData` specialisation for signed 8-bit integer fields.
ProductData.Double	The `ProductData.Float` class is a `ProductData` specialisation for 64-bit floating point fields.
ProductData.Float	The `ProductData.Float` class is a `ProductData` specialisation for 32-bit floating point fields.
ProductData.Int	The `Int` class is a `ProductData` specialisation for signed 32-bit integer fields.
ProductData.Short	The `Short` class is a `ProductData` specialisation for signed 16-bit integer fields.
ProductData.UByte	The `UByte` class is a `ProductData` specialisation for unsigned 8-bit integer fields.
ProductData.UInt	The `UInt` class is a `ProductData` specialisation for unsigned 32-bit integer fields.
ProductData.UShort	The `UShort` class is a `ProductData` specialisation for unsigned 16-bit integer fields.
ProductData.UTC	The `ProductData.UTC` class is a `ProductData.UInt` specialisation for UTC date/time values.
ProductManager	A type-safe container for elements of the type `Product`.
ProductManager.Event	An event object passed into the `ProductManager.Listener` methods.
ProductNode	The `ProductNode` is the base class for all nodes within a remote sensing data product and even the data product itself.
ProductNodeEvent	A product node event informs a product change listener about the source of the notification.
ProductNodeGroup<T extends ProductNode>	A type-safe container for elements of the type `ProductNode`.
ProductNodeList<T extends ProductNode>	A type-safe list for elements of the type `ProductNode`.
ProductNodeListenerAdapter	A listener adapter which listens to product internal changes.
ProductNodeNameValidator
ProductVisitorAdapter	A default implementation of the `ProductVisitor` interface.
ProgressListenerList	A utility class for clients interested in the progress made while reading, writing or somehow processing data products.
RasterDataNode	The `RasterDataNode` class ist the abstract base class for all objects in the product package that contain rasterized data.
RationalFunctionModel	Class for approximating a function of two variables with a rational function.
RGBChannelDef
RGBImageProfile	A profile used for the creation of RGB images.
RGBImageProfileManager	A profile used for the creation of RGB images.
Rotator	Class for rotating geographical positions.
SampleCoding	Provides the information required to decode integer sample values that are combined of single flags (bit indexes).
SceneFactory	This class is not public API yet.
Stx	Provides statistic information for a raster data node at a given image resolution level.
StxFactory	The factory for `Stx` instances.
SummaryStxOp	Utility class for calculating minimum, maximum, mean and standard deviation.
TiePointGeoCoding	A geo-coding based on two tie-point grids.
TiePointGeoCoding.Approximation
TiePointGrid	A tie-point grid contains the data for geophysical parameter in remote sensing data products.
TiePointGridPointing	A `Pointing` which uses tie-point grids to compute the geometry for a given pixel position.
TrackPointDescriptor	Placemark descriptor implementation for handling track data.
TransectProfileData	A container for data which fully describes a transect profile.
TransectProfileDataBuilder	Builder for instances of `TransectProfileData`.
VectorDataNode	A container which allows to store vector data in the BEAM product model.
VirtualBand	A band contains the data for geophysical parameter in remote sensing data products.

Enum Summary
Enum	Description
GcpGeoCoding.Method	Class representing the approximation methods used for the GCP geo-coding.
GeneralFilterBand.OpType	Predefined operation types.
ImageInfo.HistogramMatching	Enumerates the possible histogram matching modes.
ImageInfo.UncertaintyVisualisationMode	Enumerates the possible histogram matching modes.

Package org.esa.snap.core.datamodel Description

Contains SNAP's central classes and interfaces used for an in-memory presentation of remote sensing data products.

The Product class plays a central role in SNAP this package and is used throughout the SNAP software in order represent data products of many different types.

Many of the classes in this package are superclasses of the ProductNode, which acts as a base class for all data and metadata items contained in a product. The inheritance hierarchy of the abstract ProductNode is as follows:

RasterDataNode

MetadataAttribute

SampleCoding

Product instances are composed as follows:

Always one MetadataElement named "metadata"
Zero or more TiePointGrids
Zero or more Bands
Zero or more Masks
Zero or more SampleCodings
Zero or more VectorDataNodes
Zero or one scene GeoCodings

MetadataElement instances are composed as follows:

Zero or more MetadataElements
Zero or more MetadataAttributes

Products and RasterDataNodes can have an associated GeoCoding allowing them to geo-locate raster pixel positions with geographic positions and vice versa. There are various possible GeoCoding implementations which all derive from AbstractGeoCoding:

TiePointGeoCoding - geo-coding based on latitude/longitude TiePointGrids
PixelGeoCoding - geo-coding based on per-pixel latitude/longitude Bands
PixelGeoCoding2 - alternative geo-coding based on per-pixel latitude/longitude Bands (current default)
CrsGeoCoding - geo-coding for reprojected products, i.e. products having raster data rectified w.r.t. geodetic coordinate reference system (CRS)
GcpGeoCoding - geo-coding based on ground control point Placemarks
FXYGeoCoding- geo-coding based on X,Y-functions

There are various places in the SNAP API that provide utility functions that deal the above mentioned classes and interfaces.

ProductUtils - Static utilities methods around the Product and its components
FeatureUtils - Static utilities methods around the SimpleFeature and Geometry used in conjunction with VectorDataNode

A strongly related packages are org.esa.snap.core.dataio which provides the data product I/O framework and org.esa.snap.core.gpf which is graph processing framework GPF used for developing and executing raster data operators and graphs of such operators.