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Stennis Space Center Verification & Validation CapabilitiesScientists within NASA#s Applied Research & Technology Project Office (formerly the Applied Sciences Directorate) have developed a well-characterized remote sensing Verification & Validation (V&V) site at the John C. Stennis Space Center (SSC). This site enables the in-flight characterization of satellite and airborne high spatial resolution remote sensing systems and their products. The smaller scale of the newer high resolution remote sensing systems allows scientists to characterize 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 have used the SSC V&V site to characterize thermal infrared systems. Enhancements are being considered to characterize active lidar systems. SSC employs geodetic targets, edge targets, radiometric tarps, atmospheric monitoring equipment, and thermal calibration ponds to characterize remote sensing data products. Similar techniques are used to characterize moderate spatial resolution sensing systems at selected nearby locations. The SSC Instrument Validation Lab is a key component of the V&V capability and is used to calibrate field instrumentation and to provide National Institute of Standards and Technology traceability. This poster presents a description of the SSC characterization capabilities and examples of calibration data.
Document ID
20070010653
Acquisition Source
Stennis Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Pagnutti, Mary
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Ryan, Robert E.
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Holekamp, Kara
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
O'Neal, Duane
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Knowlton, Kelly
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Ross, Kenton
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Blonski, Slawomir
(Science Systems and Applications, Inc. Bay Saint Louis, MS, United States)
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2007
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Report/Patent Number
SSTI-2220-0100
Meeting Information
Meeting: JACIE 2007 Civil Commercial Imagery Evaluation Workshop
Location: Fairfax, VA
Country: United States
Start Date: March 20, 2007
End Date: March 22, 2007
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNS04AB54T
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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