force-l2ps_

This program is a wrapper script that acts as a bridge between force-level2 and force-l2ps. It is called from within force-level2 for each image.

For the majority of users, it is recommended to use force-level2 instead of directly calling force-l2ps_.

If necessary, this tool unpacks the Level 1 zip/tar.gz containers. It calls force-l2ps to process the umpacked images. If input data were unpacked by this tool, it removes the temporary data after processing. The tool also redirects the messages printed by force-l2ps to logfiles.

Usage

force-l2ps_

Usage: force-l2ps_ image parfile bindir logdir tempdir timeout_zip

  • image

    The 1st argument is the input image.
    In case of Landsat, it can be the .tar.gz archive, or the unpacked image.
    In case of Sentinel-2, it can be the .zip archive, the unpacked .SAFE directory, or one tile (directory) within the GRANULE directory must be given as input.

  • parfile

    The Parameter file needs to be given as second argument

  • bindir

    This is the directory, where force-l2ps is installed

  • logdir

    This is the directory, where logfiles should be stored.

  • tempdir

    This is the directory for temporarily unpacking the .zip or .tar.gz containers

  • timeout_zip

    This is a timeout in seconds after which the unpacking of the .zip or .tar.gz containers will be cancelled