MASTER Airborne Multispectral Imagery from 2011 California SARP Campaign

Level 1B multispectral imagery data was collected by the MASTER instrument during the 2011 Student Airborne Research Program. The dataset contains calibrated radiance across 50 spectral bands from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers at approximately 10-meter spatial resolution, captured over southern California from June 27-30, 2011. It includes five flights with 23 tracks, along with flight paths, band information, and browse images.

Use Cases

• Land cover classification using 50-band multispectral radiance data.
• Thermal infrared analysis for surface temperature mapping.
• Visible wavelength studies for vegetation and urban feature identification.
• Flight path analysis for geospatial data alignment and mission planning.
• Calibration and validation of satellite-derived environmental products.

Strengths

• Provides high-resolution (approx. 10m) multispectral data across 50 spectral bands.
• Includes comprehensive ancillary data: flight paths, instrument configuration, and band information.
• Covers 23 distinct flight tracks over five separate flights, offering multiple observational passes.

Limitations

• Primary data is in HDF-4 format, which may require specialized software for access and analysis.
• Conflicting last update dates: datagov lists 2026-03-13, while nasa_earthdata lists 2011-07-01.
• No explicit row count, file size, or detailed column metadata is provided across platforms.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Student Airborne Research Program

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2011-06-27 to 2011-06-30

Freshness

2026-03 13 00:47:38.356237

Geography

Southern California, U.S.