MASTER Airborne Multispectral Imagery of Nevada

Nevada, U.S. is covered by Level 1B georeferenced multispectral imagery from the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument. The dataset contains calibrated radiance data across 50 spectral bands, collected during three flights by a DOE B-200 aircraft from July 14 to 22, 2003. The U.S. Department of Energy's Remote Sensing Laboratory coordinated the deployment, and the data includes flight paths, instrument configuration, and browse images.

Use Cases

• Land cover classification using 50 spectral bands of calibrated radiance.
• Thermal infrared analysis for surface temperature mapping using bands covering up to 12.879 micrometers.
• Flight path and sensor configuration review for airborne campaign planning and validation.
• Spectral signature extraction and analysis across visible, near-infrared, and thermal wavelengths.

Strengths

• Provides high spectral resolution with 50 distinct bands from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers.
• Offers detailed geospatial context with approximately 20-meter spatial resolution imagery.
• Includes ancillary data such as flight paths, instrument configuration, and summary information for three flights.

Limitations

• Conflicting last updated dates exist between sources (2003-07-22 vs. 2026-03-13), suggesting potential metadata inconsistency.
• Specific row counts, dataset size, and detailed column names are unavailable from the provided sources.
• Data is from a single, short campaign in July 2003, limiting temporal scope.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2003-07-14 to 2003-07-22

Freshness

2026-03-13 01:01:29.922565

Geography

Nevada, U.S., specifically the area around Las Vegas and Nellis Air Force Base.