MASTER Airborne Imagery For Geological Fault Mapping In California-Nevada

Six flights from October 5-12, 2003 collected Level 1B data over California and Nevada using the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument aboard a DOE B-200 aircraft. The dataset provides georeferenced multispectral imagery across 50 spectral bands, from visible to thermal infrared wavelengths, at approximately 10-meter spatial resolution. This deployment was coordinated by the U.S. Department of Energy's Remote Sensing Laboratory for geological fault mapping.

Use Cases

• Geological fault line identification and mapping using high-resolution multispectral imagery.
• Sensor calibration and validation for satellite-based instruments like MODIS and ASTER.
• Analysis of surface radiance properties across visible, near-infrared, and thermal infrared spectra.
• Integration of flight path and instrument configuration data with georeferenced imagery for mission analysis.
• Creation of derived products like browse images for quick visualization of the collected data.

Strengths

• Provides calibrated radiance data across 50 specific spectral bands (0.460 to 12.879 micrometers).
• Offers high spatial resolution of approximately 10 meters for detailed geological analysis.
• Includes ancillary data such as flight paths, instrument configuration, and spectral band information for context.
• Cross-platform presence on NASA Earthdata and Data.gov signals its importance and curated status.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, file sizes, and complete column lists are unavailable from all sources.
• Sources conflict on the last updated date, with one listing 2003-10-12 and another 2026-03-13, creating uncertainty about metadata maintenance.
• The license is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without further details.

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

2003-10-05 to 2003-10-12

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:48:27.547735

Geography

California and Nevada, U.S.