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Using Landsat imagery to detect, monitor, and project net landscape change
Detailed landscape information is a necessary component to bird habitat conservation planning. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center has been providing information on the Earth’s surface for over 40 years via the continuous series of Landsat satellites. In addition to operating, processing, and disseminating satellite images, EROS is the home to na
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Ryan R. Reker, Terry L. Sohl, Alisa L. Gallant
Landsat surface reflectance data
Landsat satellite data have been produced, archived, and distributed by the U.S. Geological Survey since 1972. Users rely on these data for historical study of land surface change and require consistent radiometric data processed to the highest science standards. In support of the guidelines established through the Global Climate Observing System, the U.S. Geological Survey has embarked on product
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Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) radiometric performance on-orbit
Expectations of the Operational Land Imager (OLI) radiometric performance onboard Landsat-8 have been met or exceeded. The calibration activities that occurred prior to launch provided calibration parameters that enabled ground processing to produce imagery that met most requirements when data were transmitted to the ground. Since launch, calibration updates have improved the image quality even mo
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Ron Morfitt, Julia A. Barsi, Raviv Levy, Brian L. Markham, Esad Micijevic, Lawrence Ong, Pat Scaramuzza, Kelly Vanderwerff
Validation of geometric accuracy of Global Land Survey (GLS) 2000 data
The Global Land Survey (GLS) 2000 data were generated from Geocover™ 2000 data with the aim of producing a global data set of accuracy better than 25 m Root Mean Square Error (RMSE). An assessment and validation of accuracy of GLS 2000 data set, and its co-registration with Geocover™ 2000 data set is presented here. Since the availability of global data sets that have higher nominal accuracy than
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Rajagopalan Rengarajan, Aparajithan Sampath, James C. Storey, Michael J. Choate
Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) activities at the Department of the Interior
The U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) is responsible for protecting and managing the natural resources and heritage on almost 20% of the land in the United States. The DOI’s mission requires access to remotely sensed data over vast lands, including areas that are remote and potentially dangerous to access. Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) technology has the potential to enable the DOI to be a b
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Bruce K. Quirk, Michael E. Hutt
Landsat 8 thermal infrared sensor geometric characterization and calibration
The Landsat 8 spacecraft was launched on 11 February 2013 carrying two imaging payloads: the Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Thermal Infrared Sensor (TIRS). The TIRS instrument employs a refractive telescope design that is opaque to visible wavelengths making prelaunch geometric characterization challenging. TIRS geometric calibration thus relied heavily on on-orbit measurements. Since the t
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James C. Storey, Michael J. Choate, Donald Moe
Landsat 8 operational land imager on-orbit geometric calibration and performance
The Landsat 8 spacecraft was launched on 11 February 2013 carrying the Operational Land Imager (OLI) payload for moderate resolution imaging in the visible, near infrared (NIR), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral bands. During the 90-day commissioning period following launch, several on-orbit geometric calibration activities were performed to refine the prelaunch calibration parameters. The r
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James C. Storey, Michael J. Choate, Kenton Lee
On-orbit performance of the Landsat 8 Operational Land Imager
The Landsat 8 satellite was launched on February 11, 2013, to systematically collect multispectral images for detection and quantitative analysis of changes on the Earth’s surface. The collected data are stored at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS) Center and continue the longest archive of medium resolution Earth images. There are two imaging instrume
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Esad Micijevic, Kelly Vanderwerff, Pat Scaramuzza, Ron Morfitt, Julia A. Barsi, Raviv Levy
National Land Imaging Requirements (NLIR) Pilot Project summary report: Summary of moderate resolution imaging user requirements
Under the National Land Imaging Requirements (NLIR) Project, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is developing a functional capability to obtain, characterize, manage, maintain and prioritize all Earth observing (EO) land remote sensing user requirements. The goal is a better understanding of community needs that can be supported with land remote sensing resources, and a means to match needs with ap
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Carolyn Vadnais, Gregory L. Stensaas
ASPRS research on quantifying the geometric quality of lidar data
The ASPRS Lidar Cal/Val (calibration/validation) Working Group led by the US Geological Survey (USGS) to establish “Guidelines on Geometric Accuracy and Quality of Lidar Data” has made excellent progress via regular teleconferences and meetings. The group is focused on identifying data quality metrics and establishing a set of guidelines for quantifying the quality of lidar data. The working group
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Aparajithan Sampath, Hans K. Heidemann, Gregory L. Stensaas, Jon Christopherson
National requirements for improved elevation data
This report presents the results of surveys, structured interviews, and workshops conducted to identify key national requirements for improved elevation data for the United States and its territories, including coastlines. Organizations also identified and reported the expected economic benefits that would be realized if their requirements for improved elevation were met (appendixes 1–3). This rep
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Gregory I. Snyder, Larry J. Sugarbaker, Allyson L. Jason, David F. Maune
Complementarity of ResourceSat-1 AWiFS and Landsat TM/ETM+ sensors
Considerable interest has been given to forming an international collaboration to develop a virtual moderate spatial resolution land observation constellation through aggregation of data sets from comparable national observatories such as the US Landsat, the Indian ResourceSat and related systems. This study explores the complementarity of India's ResourceSat-1 Advanced Wide Field Sensor (AWiFS) w
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S.N. Goward, G. Chander, M. Pagnutti, A. Marx, R. Ryan, N. Thomas, R. Tetrault