AirMISR Multi-Angle Forest Imagery from August 2003 Campaign

August 2003 imagery captures the Morgan Monroe State Forest in Indiana from nine distinct view angles during two airborne runs. The dataset provides Level 1B1 radiometric and Level 1B2 georectified radiance products from the Airborne Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (AirMISR) instrument flown on a NASA ER-2 aircraft. Data were collected by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory as part of a campaign to support studies of Earth's ecology and climate.

Use Cases

• Analyzing bidirectional reflectance distribution functions (BRDF) using radiance data from nine camera angles.
• Validating satellite-derived vegetation indices by comparing georectified radiance products from an airborne platform.
• Studying forest canopy structure and light interception patterns using multi-angle imagery over a fixed area.
• Assessing instrument calibration and georectification algorithms for Level 1B1 and Level 1B2 products.

Strengths

• Provides data from nine distinct view angles over the same ground area, enabling multi-angle analysis.
• Includes two processed data levels: raw radiometric (Level 1B1) and georectified radiance (Level 1B2) products.
• Captures a specific forest target (Morgan Monroe State Forest) during a dedicated campaign in August 2003.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and column names are unknown across all platform sources.
• License information conflicts: one source lists 'other-license-specified', while others list it as unknown or null.
• The dataset is from a single day (August 19, 2003) and two runs, offering limited temporal coverage.

Provenance

Source

Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena, California.

Collection Method

Data acquired by the AirMISR instrument, a single camera in a pivoting gimbal mount on a NASA ER-2 aircraft, during two runs divided into nine angle segments.

Time Range

August 19, 2003

Freshness

2026-03-13 16:22:07.684276

Geography

Morgan Monroe State Forest, Indiana, USA.