GB/T 38198-2026Format requirements for panchromatic and multispectral data products from land observation satellites (English PDF)

3 Terms and definitions

4 Abbreviations

5 Basic structure of the data product

6 File format of the data product

Foreword

This document was issued on 2 July 2026 by the State Administration for Market Regulation and the Standardization Administration of the People's Republic of China, and takes effect on 1 November 2026.

It replaces GB/T 38198-2019, which remains in force until that date.

The document is under the responsibility of the Standardization Administration of China.

Classification: ICS 33.200, CCS V 80.

3 Classification and status

GB/T 38198-2026 is classified under ICS 33.200, in the field of telecommunications. ICS is the International Classification for Standards, the same scheme used by ISO and by the national bodies of most countries, which is what allows a Chinese standard to be placed beside its foreign counterparts on subject rather than on number.

Its Chinese Standard Classification code is CCS V 80. CCS is the domestic scheme, a letter for the sector and two digits for the subject within it, and it is the code by which the standard is filed and searched in China.

The GB/T prefix marks a recommended national standard. It is not, in itself, law: it becomes binding when a contract names it, when a regulation or a mandatory standard refers to it, or when a producer declares conformity with it. In practice that covers most of the cases in which it will be read — a purchase specification, an inspection agreement or a certification scheme.

The document is under the responsibility of the Standardization Administration of China, which is the body that maintains it and that will answer a formal question about its interpretation.