TY - GEN
T1 - Intercomparison of earth-observing sensors using the Radiometric Calibration Test Site (RadCaTS)
AU - Czapla-Myers, Jeffrey S.
AU - Anderson, Nikolaus J.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 IEEE.
PY - 2018/10/31
Y1 - 2018/10/31
N2 - The Radiometric Calibration Test Site (RadCaTS) is a suite of ground-based instruments operating at Railroad Valley, Nevada, USA. Surface reflectance and atmospheric data are collected throughout the day so that top-of-atmosphere (TOA) spectral radiance and reflectance can be provided to satellite sensor operators. Its development arose from the need to accumulate data in the absence of ground personnel, which has become even more essential with the recent launches of very large satellite constellations. RadCaTS has been used to monitor and validate the radiometric calibration of sensors ranging from multispectral to hyperspectral, with spatial resolutions ranging from ∼1-1000 m. The work presented here provides a description of the system as well as examples of current RadCaTS results for the Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Sentinel-2A and -2B Multispectral Instrument (MSI).
AB - The Radiometric Calibration Test Site (RadCaTS) is a suite of ground-based instruments operating at Railroad Valley, Nevada, USA. Surface reflectance and atmospheric data are collected throughout the day so that top-of-atmosphere (TOA) spectral radiance and reflectance can be provided to satellite sensor operators. Its development arose from the need to accumulate data in the absence of ground personnel, which has become even more essential with the recent launches of very large satellite constellations. RadCaTS has been used to monitor and validate the radiometric calibration of sensors ranging from multispectral to hyperspectral, with spatial resolutions ranging from ∼1-1000 m. The work presented here provides a description of the system as well as examples of current RadCaTS results for the Landsat-8 Operational Land Imager (OLI) and the Sentinel-2A and -2B Multispectral Instrument (MSI).
KW - Automated
KW - Calibration
KW - RadCaTS
KW - RadCalNet
KW - Radiometry
KW - Validation
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U2 - 10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8518456
DO - 10.1109/IGARSS.2018.8518456
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85063142355
T3 - International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
SP - 4336
EP - 4338
BT - 2018 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2018 - Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 38th Annual IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2018
Y2 - 22 July 2018 through 27 July 2018
ER -