MASTER Airborne Multispectral Imagery for California-Nevada Fault Mapping

50 spectral bands of calibrated radiance data were collected by the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument during a flight from August 18 to 29, 2004. The U.S. Department of Energy's Remote Sensing Laboratory coordinated this deployment to map geological faults in southern California and Nevada. Data products include georeferenced imagery at approximately 20-meter resolution, flight paths, and instrument configuration details.

Use Cases

• Geological fault mapping using high-resolution multispectral imagery across 50 bands.
• Calibration and validation of satellite-based sensor data with airborne spectral measurements.
• Analysis of land surface properties from visible (0.460 µm) to thermal infrared (12.879 µm) wavelengths.
• Spatial analysis of radiance data integrated with provided flight path geolocation information.

Strengths

• Contains calibrated radiance data across 50 specific spectral bands from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers.
• Provides georeferenced imagery at a consistent spatial resolution of approximately 20 meters.
• Includes ancillary data such as flight paths, instrument configuration, and band information for context.

Limitations

• Platforms conflict on the last updated date (2004-08-29 vs. 2026-03-13), suggesting potential metadata inconsistency.
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column names are not provided by any source.
• Primary data is stored in the legacy HDF-4 format, which may require specialized tools for access.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Energy's Remote Sensing Laboratory (RSL) at Nellis Air Force Base.

Collection Method

Data collected by the MASTER instrument aboard a DOE B-200 aircraft during a coordinated flight campaign.

Time Range

2004-08 18 to 2004-08-29

Freshness

2026-03-13 01:01:50.638930

Geography

California and Nevada, U.S., with a focus on southern California.