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# This code ingests binary GIMMS FAPAR and LAI data and converts them to GeoTIFFs. 
# The data was produced by the Climate and Vegetation Research Group of Boston University. 
# The GIMMS data are available from: http://cliveg.bu.edu/modismisr/lai3g-fpar3g.html

# title         : GIMMS3g_LAI_FPAR_Binary2Geotiff.r
# purpose       : Converts binary GIMMS FAPAR/LAI to GeoTIFFs
# author        : Abdulhakim Abdi (@HakimAbdi)
# input         : Binary 8-bit unsigned integer with ieee-be byte order
# output        : Georeferenced TIFF, ArcGIS-ready files