MASTER/SARP: Airborne Multispectral Imagery, California 2013

MASTER instrument data from the 2013 Student Airborne Research Program includes Level 1B georeferenced multispectral imagery of calibrated radiance. The dataset covers 50 spectral bands from 0.460 to 12.879 micrometers at approximately 20-meter spatial resolution, collected over southern California from June 17-19, 2013. It also contains flight paths, spectral band information, instrument configuration, ancillary notes, and summary information for each of the four flights.

Use Cases

• Validating satellite-derived land surface temperature based on thermal infrared radiance bands.
• Mapping vegetation health and land cover change using calibrated radiance in visible and near-infrared wavelengths.
• Analyzing flight track patterns and instrument configuration for airborne campaign planning.
• Developing algorithms for atmospheric correction using the detailed spectral band information.

Strengths

• Contains 50 spectral bands covering a wide wavelength range from visible to thermal infrared (0.460–12.879 µm).
• Provides high spatial resolution imagery at approximately 20 meters per pixel.
• Includes extensive ancillary data such as flight paths, instrument configuration, and spectral band information.

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is low: column names, row counts, and exact file sizes are unknown across all sources.
• A conflict exists on the last updated date: one source reports 2013-06-19, while another reports 2026-04-10.
• The dataset's temporal coverage is limited to a three-day campaign in June 2013.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

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

Time Range

2013-06-17 to 2013-06-19

Freshness

2026-04-10 01:28:53.177199 (conflict with 2013-06-19 source)

Geography

Southern California, U.S.