IceBridge CAMBOT L0 Raw Imagery V001 contains raw images and associated aircraft position and attitude data collected by the Continuous Airborne Mapping By Optical Translator instrument. Data were gathered over Antarctica and Greenland during NASA's Operation IceBridge funded aircraft survey campaigns. The dataset was last updated in November 2019 by the NSIDC_CPRD organization.
Use Cases
- Analyze raw image data to detect and monitor surface features like crevasses, melt ponds, and icebergs.
- Correlate aircraft position and attitude data with imagery for precise geolocation and orthorectification.
- Use the time-series of imagery from survey campaigns to study seasonal and interannual changes in ice sheet margins.
- Combine raw imagery with other Operation IceBridge instrument data (e.g., ATM laser altimetry) for multi-sensor validation.
Strengths
- Data collected by a dedicated instrument suite (CAMBOT) as part of a major NASA-funded survey campaign (Operation IceBridge).
- Covers two critical polar regions: Antarctica and Greenland.
Limitations
- The specific number of images, file sizes, and temporal range of data collection are not provided.
- Data is raw (L0), requiring significant processing (e.g., georeferencing, calibration) for scientific use.
- Last update was in 2019, so the dataset does not contain recent observations.
Provenance
- Source
- NSIDC_CPRD (NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center).
- Collection Method
- Collected by the Continuous Airborne Mapping By Optical Translator (CAMBOT) instrument mounted on Operation IceBridge survey aircraft.
- Time Range
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- Freshness
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- Geography
- Antarctica and Greenland.