Preliminary assessment of several parameters to measure and compare usefulness of the CEOS reference pseudo-invariant calibration sites
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Abstract
Test sites are central to any future quality assurance and quality control (QA/QC) strategy. The Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Working Group for Calibration and Validation (WGCV) Infrared Visible Optical Sensors (IVOS) worked with collaborators around the world to establish a core set of CEOS-endorsed, globally distributed, reference standard test sites (both instrumented and pseudo-invariant) for the post-launch calibration of space-based optical imaging sensors. The pseudo-invariant calibration sites (PICS) have high reflectance and are usually made up of sand dunes with low aerosol loading and practically no vegetation. The goal of this paper is to provide preliminary assessment of "several parameters" than can be used on an operational basis to compare and measure usefulness of reference sites all over the world. The data from Landsat 7 (L7) Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) and the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) Hyperion sensors over the CEOS PICS were used to perform a preliminary assessment of several parameters, such as usable area, data availability, top-of-atmosphere (TOA) reflectance, at-sensor brightness temperature, spatial uniformity, temporal stability, spectral stability, and typical spectrum observed over the sites.
| Publication type | Conference Paper |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Conference Paper |
| Title | Preliminary assessment of several parameters to measure and compare usefulness of the CEOS reference pseudo-invariant calibration sites |
| DOI | 10.1117/12.865166 |
| Volume | 7826 |
| Year Published | 2010 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| Contributing office(s) | Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center |
| Description | 12 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Conference Paper |
| Larger Work Title | SPIE Proceedings Volume 7826 |
| Conference Title | Sensors, Systems, and Next-Generation Satellites XIV |
| Conference Location | Toulouse, France |
| Conference Date | September 20, 2010 |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |
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