| Description: The image_type attribute specifies the type of image acquired. The intent is to distinguish between different kinds of image-related data that may differ in how they are interpreted. Some types are not standard images, but they are stored in an image structure. Examples include Regular, Thumbnail, Reference Pixels, Histogram, Row Sum, and Column Sum. |
| Namespace Id: img_surface | Steward: img | Class Name: Instrument_Information | Type: ASCII_Short_String_Collapsed |
| Minimum Value: None | Maximum Value: None | Minimum Characters: 1 | Maximum Characters: 255 |
| Unit of Measure Type: None | Default Unit Id: None | Attribute Concept: None | Conceptual Domain: SHORT_STRING |
| Status: Active | Nillable: false | Pattern: None |
| Permissible Value(s) | Value | Value Meaning |
| | COL_SUM | summation across columns of the image |
| | HEALTH | state of health |
| | HISTOGRAM | histogram of image |
| | REF_PIXELS | reference pixels |
| | REGULAR | regular image |
| | ROW_SUM | summation across rows of the image |
| | SPECTRA | spectral data |
| | THUMBNAIL | thumbnail image |