IKONOS Satellite Images For Amazonian Research Sites

IKONOS satellite imagery supports the Large-scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA). NASA's Scientific Data Purchase Program acquired images for 8 eddy-flux tower sites, with 5 more anticipated, and 14 images requested for Land Use Field Sites. The data are provided by EOS-WEBSTER to LBA and affiliated NASA researchers under a Space Imaging license.

Use Cases

• Analyzing land cover changes around eddy-flux tower sites using high-resolution satellite imagery.
• Comparing vegetation and land use patterns across different Amazonian field study sites from the image data.
• Supporting biosphere-atmosphere interaction models with spatially explicit imagery of specific ecological zones.
• Monitoring site conditions and landscape context for long-term ecological research stations in the Amazon.

Strengths

• Imagery covers at least 8 distinct eddy-flux tower research sites in the Amazon.
• Data acquisition is targeted for specific, well-defined ecological study sites under the LBA program.

Limitations

• Access is restricted to LBA researchers and affiliated NASA personnel under a specific license.
• The exact number of available images, their resolution, and temporal coverage are not specified.

Provenance

Source

NASA Scientific Data Purchase Program; Space Imaging IKONOS satellite.

Collection Method

Satellite imagery purchased and provided via the EOS-WEBSTER data system.

Time Range

null

Freshness

null

Geography

Amazon rainforest, specifically LBA Ecology study sites (Eddy Flux Tower Sites and Land Use Field Sites).