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http://dx.doi.org/10.5532/KJAFM.2019.21.1.65

Comparison of the wall clock time for extracting remote sensing data in Hierarchical Data Format using Geospatial Data Abstraction Library by operating system and compiler  

Yoo, Byoung Hyun (Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University)
Kim, Kwang Soo (Department of Plant Science, Seoul National University)
Lee, Jihye (National Center for Agro-Meteorology)
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Korean Journal of Agricultural and Forest Meteorology / v.21, no.1, 2019 , pp. 65-73 More about this Journal
Abstract
The MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) data in Hierarchical Data Format (HDF) have been processed using the Geospatial Data Abstraction Library (GDAL). Because of a relatively large data size, it would be preferable to build and install the data analysis tool with greater computing performance, which would differ by operating system and the form of distribution, e.g., source code or binary package. The objective of this study was to examine the performance of the GDAL for processing the HDF files, which would guide construction of a computer system for remote sensing data analysis. The differences in execution time were compared between environments under which the GDAL was installed. The wall clock time was measured after extracting data for each variable in the MODIS data file using a tool built lining against GDAL under a combination of operating systems (Ubuntu and openSUSE), compilers (GNU and Intel), and distribution forms. The MOD07 product, which contains atmosphere data, were processed for eight 2-D variables and two 3-D variables. The GDAL compiled with Intel compiler under Ubuntu had the shortest computation time. For openSUSE, the GDAL compiled using GNU and intel compilers had greater performance for 2-D and 3-D variables, respectively. It was found that the wall clock time was considerably long for the GDAL complied with "--with-hdf4=no" configuration option or RPM package manager under openSUSE. These results indicated that the choice of the environments under which the GDAL is installed, e.g., operation system or compiler, would have a considerable impact on the performance of a system for processing remote sensing data. Application of parallel computing approaches would improve the performance of the data processing for the HDF files, which merits further evaluation of these computational methods.
Keywords
MODIS; GDAL; HDF; Compiler; Operating system;
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