Data specifications for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission
J. R. Irons, N.J. Speciale, McCuistion J. Douglas, J. G. Masek, B. L. Markham, James C. Storey, D. E. Lencioni, R. E. Ryan
2003, Conference Paper, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to procure data from a privately-owned and commercially-operated remote sensing system for the next Landsat Mission, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM).Data requirements are documented in an LDCM Data Specification. The specifications require delivery of data covering 250 Landsat scenes on a...
Multi-site evaluation of IKONOS data for classification of tropical coral reef environments
S. Andrefouet, Philip Kramer, D. Torres-Pulliza, K.E. Joyce, E.J. Hochberg, R. Garza-Perez, P.J. Mumby, Bernhard Riegl, H. Yamano, W. H. White, M. Zubia, J. C. Brock, S.R. Phinn, A. Naseer, B.G. Hatcher, F. E. Muller-Karger
2003, Remote Sensing of Environment (88) 128-143
Ten IKONOS images of different coral reef sites distributed around the world were processed to assess the potential of 4-m resolution multispectral data for coral reef habitat mapping. Complexity of reef environments, established by field observation, ranged from 3 to 15 classes of benthic habitats containing various combinations of sediments,...
Landsat multispectral sharpening using a sensor system model and panchromatic image
G.P. Lemeshewsky
Rahman Z.Schowengerdt R.A.Reichenbach S.E., editor(s)
2003, Conference Paper, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
The thematic mapper (TM) sensor aboard Landsats 4, 5 and enhanced TM plus (ETM+) on Landsat 7 collect imagery at 30-m sample distance in six spectral bands. New with ETM+ is a 15-m panchromatic (P) band. With image sharpening techniques, this higher resolution P data, or as an alternative, the...
Regional forest land cover characterisation using medium spatial resolution satellite data
Chengquan Huang, Collin G. Homer, Limin Yang
Michael A. Wulder, Steven E. Franklin, editor(s)
2003, Book chapter, Remote sensing of forest environments: Concepts and case studies
Increasing demands on forest resources require comprehensive, consistent and up-to-date information on those resources at spatial scales appropriate for management decision-making and for scientific analysis. While such information can be derived using coarse spatial resolution satellite data (e.g. Tucker et al. 1984; Zhu and Evans 1994; Cihlar et al. 1996;...
Coastal-change and glaciological map of the Bakutis Coast, Antarctica: 1972-2002
Charles Swithinbank, Richard S. Williams Jr., Jane G. Ferrigno, Kevin M. Foley, Christine E. Rosanova
2003, IMAP 2600-F
Changes in the area and volume of the polar ice sheets are intricately linked to changes in global climate, and the resulting changes in sea level may severely impact the densely populated coastal regions on Earth. Loss of the West Antarctic part of the Antarctic ice sheet alone could...
Interim Progress Report on the Application of an Independent Components Analysis-based Spectral Unmixing Algorithm to Beowulf Computers
George Lemeshewsky
2003, Open-File Report 2003-478
This report describes work done to implement an independent-components-analysis (ICA) -based blind unmixing algorithm on the Eastern Region Geography (ERG) Beowulf computer cluster. It gives a brief description of blind spectral unmixing using ICA-based techniques and a preliminary example of unmixing results for Landsat-7 Thematic Mapper multispectral imagery using a...
Fuzzy logic merger of spectral and ecological information for improved montane forest mapping.
Joseph D. White, Steven W. Running, Kevin C. Ryan, Carl H. Key
2002, Geocarto International (17) 61-68
Environmental data are often utilized to guide interpretation of spectral information based on context, however, these are also important in deriving vegetation maps themselves, especially where ecological information can be mapped spatially. A vegetation classification procedure is presented which combines a classification of spectral data from Landsat‐5 Thematic Mapper (TM)...
Monitoring the recovery of Juncus roemerianus marsh burns with the normalized difference vegetation index and Landsat Thematic Mapper data
Elijah W. Ramsey III, S.K. Sapkota, F.G. Barnes, G.A. Nelson
2002, Wetlands Ecology and Management (10) 85-96
Nine atmospherically corrected Landsat Thematic Mapper images were used to generate mean normalized difference vegetation indices (NDVI) at 11 burn sites throughout a coastal Juncus roemerianus marsh in St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge, Florida. Time-since-burn, the time lapse from the date of burn to the date of image collection, was...
Operating the EOSDIS at the land processes DAAC managing expectations, requirements, and performance across agencies, missions, instruments, systems, and user communities
T. A. Kalvelage
Barnes W.L., editor(s)
2002, Conference Paper
NASA developed the Earth Observing System (EOS) during the 1990'S. At the Land Processes Distributed Active Archive Center (LP DAAC), located at the USGS EROS Data Center, the EOS Data and Information System (EOSDIS) is required to support heritage missions as well as Landsat 7, Terra, and Aqua. The original...
Using satellite data in map design and production
John A. Hutchinson
2002, Bulletin of the Society of Cartographers (36) 1-9
Satellite image maps have been produced by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) since shortly after the launch of the first Landsat satellite in 1972. Over the years, the use of image data to design and produce maps has developed from a manual and photographic process to one that incorporates geographic...
Landsat-7 ETM+ radiometric stability and absolute calibration
B. L. Markham, J. L. Barker, J. A. Barsi, E. Kaita, K. J. Thome, D. L. Helder, Frank Don Palluconi, J. R. Schott, Pat Scaramuzza
Fujisada H.Lurie J.B.Aten M.L.Weber K., editor(s)
2002, Conference Paper, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Launched in April 1999, the Landsat-7 ETM+ instrument is in its fourth year of operation. The quality of the acquired calibrated imagery continues to be high, especially with respect to its three most important radiometric performance parameters: reflective band instrument stability to better than ??1%, reflective band absolute calibration to...
Assessing state-wide biodiversity in the Florida Gap analysis project
L.G. Pearlstine, S. E. Smith, L.A. Brandt, Craig R. Allen, W.M. Kitchens, J. Stenberg
2002, Journal of Environmental Management (66) 127-144
The Florida Gap (FI-Gap) project provides an assessment of the degree to which native animal species and natural communities are or are not represented in existing conservation lands. Those species and communities not adequately represented in areas being managed for native species constitute 'gaps' in the existing network of conservation...
A strategy for estimating the rates of recent United States land-cover changes
Thomas R. Loveland, Terry L. Sohl, S.V. Stehman, Alisa L. Gallant, K. L. Sayler, D.E. Napton
2002, Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing (68) 1091-1099
Information on the rates of land-use and land-cover change is important in addressing issues ranging from the health of aquatic resources to climate change. Unfortunately, there is a paucity of information on land-use and land-cover change except at very local levels. We describe a strategy for estimating land-cover change across...
Statewide land cover derived from multiseasonal Landsat TM data: A retrospective of the WISCLAND project
H.M. Reese, T. M. Lillesand, D.E. Nagel, J.S. Stewart, R.A. Goldmann, T.E. Simmons, J.W. Chipman, P.A. Tessar
2002, Remote Sensing of Environment (82) 224-237
Landsat Thematic Mapper (TM) data were the basis in production of a statewide land cover data set for Wisconsin, undertaken in partnership with U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Gap Analysis Program (GAP). The data set contained seven classes comparable to Anderson Level I and 24 classes comparable to Anderson Level II/III....
The National Vegetation Classification Standard applied to the remote sensing classification of two semiarid environments
Elijah W. Ramsey III, G.A. Nelson, D. Echols, S.K. Sapkota
2002, Environmental Management (29) 703-715
The National Vegetation Classification Standard (NVCS) was implemented at two US National Park Service (NPS) sites in Texas, the Padre Island National Seashore (PINS) and the Lake Meredith National Recreation Area (LM-NRA), to provide information for NPS oil and gas management plans. Because NVCS landcover classifications did not exist for...
Seasonal comparisons of sea ice concentration estimates derived from SSM/I, OKEAN, and RADARSAT data
Gennady I. Belchansky, David C. Douglas
2002, Remote Sensing of Environment (81) 67-81
The Special Sensor Microwave Imager (SSM/I) microwave satellite radiometer and its predecessor SMMR are primary sources of information for global sea ice and climate studies. However, comparisons of SSM/I, Landsat, AVHRR, and ERS-1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) have shown substantial seasonal and regional differences in their estimates of sea ice...
Derivation of a tasselled cap transformation based on Landsat 7 at-satellite reflectance
Chengquan Huang, Bruce K. Wylie, Limin Yang, Collin G. Homer, G. Zylstra
2002, International Journal of Remote Sensing (23) 1741-1748
A new tasselled cap transformation based on Landsat 7 at-satellite reflectance was developed. This transformation is most appropriate for regional applications where atmospheric correction is not feasible. The brightness, greenness and wetness of the derived transformation collectively explained over 97% of the spectral variance of the individual scenes used in...
Multispectral image sharpening using a shift-invariant wavelet transform and adaptive processing of multiresolution edges
G.P. Lemeshewsky
Z.-U. Rahman, R.A. Schowengerdt, S.E. Reichenbach, editor(s)
2002, Conference Paper, Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
Enhanced false color images from mid-IR, near-IR (NIR), and visible bands of the Landsat thematic mapper (TM) are commonly used for visually interpreting land cover type. Described here is a technique for sharpening or fusion of NIR with higher resolution panchromatic (Pan) that uses a shift-invariant implementation of the discrete...
Satellite mapping of surface biophysical parameters at the biome scale over the North American grasslands: A case study
B.K. Wylie, D. J. Meyer, L.L. Tieszen, S. Mannel
2002, Remote Sensing of Environment (79) 266-278
Quantification of biophysical parameters is needed by terrestrial process modeling and other applications. A study testing the role of multispectral data for monitoring biophysical parameters was conducted over a network of grassland field sites in the Great Plains of North America. Grassland biophysical parameters [leaf area index (LAI), fraction of...
Landsat-4/5 Band 6 relative radiometry
Gyanesh Chander, D. L. Helder, Wayne C. Boncyk
2002, IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing (40) 206-210
Relative radiometric responses for the thematic mapper (TM) band 6 data from Landsat-4 and Landsat-5 were analyzed, and an algorithm has been developed that significantly reduces the striping in Band 6 images due to detector mismatch. The TM internal calibration system as originally designed includes a DC restore circuit, which...
Classification of irrigated land using satellite imagery, the High Plains aquifer, nominal date 1992
Sharon L. Qi, Alexandria Konduris, David W. Litke, Jean Dupree
2002, Water-Resources Investigations Report 2002-4236
Satellite imagery from the Landsat Thematic Mapper (nominal date 1992) was used to classify and map the location of irrigated land across the High Plains aquifer. The High Plains aquifer underlies 174,000 square miles in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. The U.S....
Location of irrigated land classified from satellite imagery - High Plains Area, nominal date 1992
Sharon L. Qi, Alexandria Konduris, David W. Litke, Jean Dupree
2002, Open-File Report 2002-441
Satellite imagery from the Landsat Thematic Mapper (nominal date 1992) was used to classify and map the location of irrigated land overlying the High Plains aquifer. The High Plains aquifer underlies 174,000 square miles in parts of Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming. The U.S....
Use of Landsat MSS and TM imagery to improve reconnaissance geologic mapping in the Ruby quadrangle, west-central Alaska: A section in Geological studies in Alaska by the U.S. Geological Survey, 1999
Keith A. Labay, Frederic H. Wilson, Kuuipo A. Burleigh
2001, Professional Paper 1633
By using Multispectral Scanner (MSS) and Thematic Mapper (TM) satellite images, the spatial relation of units JMtu (mafic, ultramafic, and sedimentary rocks, undivided) and PzZrqs (pelitic and quartzitic schist) of Wilson and others (1998) from the northeastern portion of the Ruby 1:250,000-scale quadrangle geologic map was further defined. The MSS...
A Landsat 7 scene selection strategy for a national land cover database
Limin Yang, Collin G. Homer, K. Hegge, Chengquan Huang, Bruce K. Wylie, Bradley C. Reed
2001, Conference Paper, IGARSS 2001. Scanning the present and resolving the future. Proceedings.
A strategy for selecting Landsat 7 ETM+ imagery for development of a new generation national land cover database of the United States has been developed. This strategy is formulated to target Landsat 7 ETM+ scenes based on land cover and land use, vegetation phenology and image quality (cloudiness, haze). Criteria...
Landsat-7 ETM+ radiometric calibration: Two years on-orbit
B. L. Markham, J. L. Barker, E. Kaita, J. A. Barsi, D. L. Helder, F. D. Palluconi, J. R. Schott, K. J. Thome, Ron Morfitt, Pat Scaramuzza
2001, Conference Paper, IGARSS 2001. Scanning the present and resolving the future. Proceedings.
Landsat-7 has been in orbit for 2 years as of April 15, 2001 and operationally providing calibrated data products for 2 years as of June 28, 2001. A radiometric calibration team consisting of scientists and analysts from the Landsat Project Science Office, the Landsat-7 Image Assessment System and four universities...