MASTER Airborne Multispectral Imagery from 2009 California Campaign

July 22-24, 2009, data from two NASA DC-8 flights over southern California. The dataset provides Level 1B georeferenced multispectral imagery across 50 spectral bands, from visible to thermal infrared wavelengths, at approximately 20-meter spatial resolution. It was collected by the Student Airborne Research Program (SARP) using the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument.

Use Cases

• Land cover classification and change detection using 50 bands of calibrated radiance data.
• Validation of satellite-derived surface temperature or reflectance products with coincident high-resolution thermal and visible infrared measurements.
• Analysis of flight path data and instrument configuration to plan airborne campaigns or study spatial sampling strategies.
• Educational use for teaching principles of airborne remote sensing, spectral data processing, and scientific campaign logistics.

Strengths

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

Limitations

• Exact file size, row count, and specific column names are not provided by any source.
• Sources conflict on the 'last updated' date (2009-07 24 vs. 2026-03-13), suggesting potential metadata inconsistency.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Student Airborne Research Program (SARP).

Collection Method

Data collected via the MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) instrument aboard a NASA DC-8 aircraft.

Time Range

2009-07-22 to 2009-07-24

Freshness

2026-03-13 00:58:07.872449

Geography

Southern California, U.S.