MASTER Airborne Multispectral Imagery Over Baja and Nevada

MASTER instrument data from seven airborne flights over Baja California, Mexico, and Nevada, U.S., in April-May 1999. The dataset provides Level 1B georeferenced multispectral imagery with calibrated radiance across 50 spectral bands from visible to thermal infrared wavelengths at approximately 20-meter resolution. It was collected by NASA using a DOE B-200 aircraft.

Use Cases

• Land cover classification using 50 spectral bands from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers.
• Thermal infrared analysis for surface temperature mapping.
• Flight path analysis for geolocation and mission planning.
• Sensor calibration and validation studies using the provided instrument configuration and ancillary notes.

Strengths

• Contains calibrated radiance data for 50 spectral bands.
• Provides high spatial resolution imagery at approximately 20 meters.
• Includes ancillary data like flight paths and instrument configuration for each of the 7 flights.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and exact column names are not provided by any source.
• Data is from a specific campaign in 1999, limiting temporal relevance.
• Sources conflict on last updated date: datagov lists 2026-03-13, while nasa_earthdata lists 1999-05-05.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument aboard a DOE B-200 aircraft.

Time Range

1999-04-23 to 1999-05-05

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:50:26.394145

Geography

Baja California, Mexico, and Nevada, U.S.