Auxiliary Data https://calvalportal.ceos.org/web/guest/cal/val-wiki/-/wiki/668236 2026-04-15T15:39:32Z 2026-04-15T15:39:32Z Emma Woolliams https://calvalportal.ceos.org/web/guest/cal/val-wiki/-/wiki/668236/Auxiliary Data?_com_liferay_wiki_web_portlet_WikiPortlet_version=1.0 2021-10-04T12:24:57Z 2021-10-04T12:24:57Z

<p><strong>Definition</strong> </p><p><strong><!----></strong> </p><p><strong><!----></strong>Data which enhance processing and utilization <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-0" previous="first-diff" changeId="removed-diff-0" next="added-diff-0">of remote </span><span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-0" previous="removed-diff-0" changeId="added-diff-0" next="removed-diff-1">ofremote </span>sensing instrument data. The <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-1" previous="added-diff-0" changeId="removed-diff-1" next="added-diff-1">auxiliary data </span><span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-1" previous="removed-diff-1" changeId="added-diff-1" next="removed-diff-2">auxiliarydata </span>are not captured by the same data <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-2" previous="added-diff-1" changeId="removed-diff-2" next="added-diff-2">collection process </span><span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-2" previous="removed-diff-2" changeId="added-diff-2" next="added-diff-3">collectionprocess </span>as the instrument data. Auxiliary <span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-3" previous="added-diff-2" changeId="added-diff-3" next="removed-diff-3">datainclude </span>data <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-3" previous="added-diff-3" changeId="removed-diff-3" next="removed-diff-4">include data </span>collected by any other platform <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-4" previous="removed-diff-3" changeId="removed-diff-4" next="added-diff-4">or process</span><span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-4" previous="removed-diff-4" changeId="added-diff-4" next="removed-diff-5">orprocess</span>, preferably in georeferenced <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-5" previous="added-diff-4" changeId="removed-diff-5" next="added-diff-5">digital format</span><span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-5" previous="removed-diff-5" changeId="added-diff-5" next="removed-diff-6">digitalformat</span>. Examples are e.g. meteorological <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-6" previous="added-diff-5" changeId="removed-diff-6" next="added-diff-6">data received </span><span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-6" previous="removed-diff-6" changeId="added-diff-6" next="removed-diff-7">datareceived </span>from ECWMF or NCEP. Auxiliary <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-7" previous="added-diff-6" changeId="removed-diff-7" next="added-diff-7">data help </span><span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-7" previous="removed-diff-7" changeId="added-diff-7" next="removed-diff-8">datahelp </span>in data processing, but are also data sets <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-8" previous="added-diff-7" changeId="removed-diff-8" next="added-diff-8">in their </span><span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-8" previous="removed-diff-8" changeId="added-diff-8" next="removed-diff-9">intheir </span>own right; ancillary refers to data that <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-9" previous="added-diff-8" changeId="removed-diff-9" next="added-diff-9">exist purely </span><span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-9" previous="removed-diff-9" changeId="added-diff-9" next="removed-diff-10">existpurely </span>to serve the data processing (e.g. <span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-10" previous="added-diff-9" changeId="removed-diff-10" next="added-diff-10">orbit position </span><span class="diff-html-added" id="added-diff-10" previous="removed-diff-10" changeId="added-diff-10" next="removed-diff-11">orbitposition </span>and velocity). </p><p><strong>Source</strong> </p><p><a href="https://ceos.org/document_management/Working_Groups/WGISS/Interest_Groups/Data_Stewardship/White_Papers/EO-DataStewardshipGlossary.pdf"> CEOS/WGISS/DSIG/GLOS</a> </p><p><strong><span class="diff-html-removed" id="removed-diff-11" previous="added-diff-10" changeId="removed-diff-11" next="last-diff">Category</span></strong><span class="diff-html-removed" previous="added-diff-10" changeId="removed-diff-11" next="last-diff"> </span></p><p><a href="https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fcalvalportal.ceos.org%2Ft-d_wiki%3Fp_p_id%3D54_INSTANCE_Wg3ti1194i20%26p_p_lifecycle%3D0%26p_p_state%3Dnormal%26p_p_mode%3Dview%26p_p_col_id%3Dcolumn-2%26p_p_col_count%3D1%26_54_INSTANCE_Wg3ti1194i20_struts_action%3D%252Fwiki_display%252Fview%26_54_INSTANCE_Wg3ti1194i20_nodeName%3DCEOS_Terms_and_Definitions%26_54_INSTANCE_Wg3ti1194i20_title%3D3.%2BObservation%2Bproperties%2Bwords&amp;data=04%7C01%7Cfaye.lai%40npl.co.uk%7C71d207afa14d469389d808d988e92c16%7C601e5460b1bf49c0bd2de76ffc186a8d%7C1%7C0%7C637691357310857886%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&amp;sdata=sNQT%2Fm1r%2FyMk1JZE5BN%2Bo2OKtOj%2FjhyIFrfqx0A%2B4zg%3D&amp;reserved=0"><span class="diff-html-removed" previous="added-diff-10" changeId="removed-diff-11" next="last-diff">3. 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