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Measurement Sets and Sites Commonly Used for CharacterizationScientists at NASA's Earth Science Applications Directorate are creating a well-characterized Verification & Validation (V&V) site at the Stennis Space Center. This site enables the in-flight characterization of remote sensing systems and the data they acquire. The data are predominantly acquired by commercial, high spatial resolution satellite systems, such as IKONOS and QuickBird 2, and airborne systems. The smaller scale of these newer high resolution remote sensing systems allows scientists to characterize the geometric, spatial, and radiometric data properties using a single V&V site. The targets and techniques used to characterize data from these newer systems can differ significantly from the techniques used to characterize data from the earlier, coarser spatial resolution systems. Scientists are also using the SSC V&V site to characterize thermal infrared systems and active LIDAR systems. SSC employs geodetic targets, edge targets, radiometric tarps, and thermal calibration ponds to characterize remote sensing data products. This paper presents a proposed set of required measurements for visible through long-wave infrared remote sensing systems and a description of the Stennis characterization. Other topics discussed include: 1) The use of ancillary atmospheric and solar measurements taken at SSC that support various characterizations; 2) Additional sites used for radiometric, geometric, and spatial characterization in the continental United States; 3) The need for a standardized technique to be adopted by CEOS and other organizations.
Document ID
20040005904
Acquisition Source
Stennis Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pagnutti, Mary
(Lockheed Martin Space Operations Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Holekamp, Kara
(Lockheed Martin Space Operations Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Ryan, Robert
(Lockheed Martin Space Operations Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Sellers, Richard
(Lockheed Martin Space Operations Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Davis, Bruce
(NASA Stennis Space Center Stennis Space Center, MS, United States)
Zanoni, Vicki
(NASA Stennis Space Center Stennis Space Center, MS, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
March 11, 2002
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Report/Patent Number
NASA/SE-2002-03-00019-SSC
Meeting Information
Meeting: ISPRS Commission I Mid-Term Symposium
Location: Denver, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: November 10, 2002
End Date: November 15, 2002
Sponsors: International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS13-650
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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