MASTER Airborne Multispectral Imagery Over Nevada

MASTER instrument Level 1B data products from a single functional check flight over Nevada on July 29, 2004. The dataset contains georeferenced multispectral imagery with calibrated radiance across 50 spectral bands from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers at approximately 5-meter spatial resolution. It was collected by a DOE B-200 aircraft and coordinated by the Department of Energy's Remote Sensing Laboratory.

Use Cases

• Calibration and validation of satellite-derived land surface temperature and emissivity products using the 50 spectral bands.
• Development of atmospheric correction algorithms for multispectral data across visible, near-infrared, and thermal infrared wavelengths.
• Analysis of surface spectral signatures for geological or environmental studies at 5-meter spatial resolution.
• Flight path and instrument configuration analysis for airborne science campaign planning.

Strengths

• Provides data from 50 discrete spectral bands covering a wide wavelength range from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers.
• Offers high spatial resolution imagery at approximately 5 meters per pixel.
• Includes ancillary data such as flight paths, instrument configuration, and spectral band information for context.

Limitations

• Dataset is limited to a single flight on one date (2004-07-29), offering no temporal series.
• Core data is stored in the legacy HDF-4 format, which may require specialized tools for access.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date (2004-07 29 vs. 2026-03-13), suggesting potential metadata inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2004-07-29

Freshness

2026-03-13 01:01:09.291421

Geography

Nevada, U.S., specifically the area covered by the functional check flight.