[GRASS-user] use of i.landsat.acca- question about band 1

[Martin Landa]

Hi,

2010/11/8 Hamish <hamish_b at yahoo.com>:
>> please note that I changed `band_prefix` to `input_prefix`
>> (update you installation). Now
>>
>> `i.landsat.acca input_prefix=B.` for B.1, B.2, etc.
>
> I see the logic, but in this case I'm not sure I agree with it,
> and band_prefix= (with an assumed '.') may be the better choice.

why? Without '.' it's more flexible. See tricks with r.reclass on wiki [1].

> the goal of standardization is to make it easier to understand
> new modules. but in the case where a more specific name provides
> more clarity of meaning, and the module is not possible to re-
> purpose, then the standardized name loses its advantage.

That's reason why I made this change. Now i.landsat.toar together with
i.landsat.acca are more flexible in use, see my notes about Landsat
(in Czech) [2].

Martin

[1] http://grass.osgeo.org/wiki/LANDSAT#Minimal_disk_space_copies
[2] http://geo.fsv.cvut.cz/gwiki/GRASS_GIS_-_Pozn%C3%A1mky_pro_dru%C5%BEicov%C3%A1_data_Landsat

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