MASTER Airborne Multispectral Imagery Over California-Nevada

A 2003 airborne remote sensing dataset from a single functional check flight over California and Nevada, U.S. The dataset contains Level 1B georeferenced multispectral imagery from the MASTER instrument, providing calibrated radiance data across 50 spectral bands. Data products include flight paths, band information, instrument configuration, and browse images.

Use Cases

• Sensor calibration and validation by comparing airborne MASTER radiance data with satellite sensor readings.
• Land surface temperature and thermal property analysis using the 12.879 micrometer thermal infrared band.
• Vegetation and land cover classification leveraging the 0.460 micrometer visible wavelength and other spectral bands.
• Atmospheric correction algorithm development using the calibrated radiance values across 50 distinct bands.
• Flight path and geolocation accuracy assessment for airborne data collection campaigns.

Strengths

• Provides high spatial resolution imagery at approximately 10 meters per pixel.
• Covers a broad spectral range from visible (0.460 µm) to thermal infrared (12.879 µm) across 50 bands.
• Includes ancillary data such as flight paths and instrument configuration for contextual analysis.

Limitations

• Contains data from only a single flight on 2003-05 31, limiting temporal analysis.
• Platforms conflict on the last updated date: Data.gov lists 2026-03-13, while NASA Earthdata lists 2003-05-31.
• Specific row counts, file sizes, and detailed column names are not provided across sources.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Data collected by the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument aboard a Cessna Caravan aircraft.

Time Range

2003-05-31

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:48:32.322152

Geography

California and Nevada, U.S.