MISR Level 1B2: Terrain-Projected Satellite Radiance Data

Ongoing data collection from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument. The dataset contains Terrain-projected Top-of-Atmosphere Radiance, corrected for topography and geometry, produced by NASA. MISR captures each surface location from nine camera angles in four spectral wavelengths to monitor aerosols, clouds, and land surface cover.

Use Cases

• Modeling atmospheric aerosol types and concentrations based on multi-angle spectral radiance.
• Classifying cloud types and estimating cloud heights using nine different viewing angles.
• Analyzing vegetation canopy structure and land surface cover distribution from corrected terrain data.
• Monitoring long-term trends in Earth's surface reflectance and atmospheric particles.

Strengths

• Data is geometrically and topographically corrected, likely improving spatial accuracy.
• Provides multi-angle imagery from nine cameras, enabling 3D scene analysis.
• Captures data in four distinct spectral wavelengths (blue, green, red, near-infrared).
• Produced by NASA, a leading authority in Earth observation.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Available in specialized formats (BIN, ISO, KML) which may require specific tools for processing.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on a satellite platform.

Time Range

Ongoing collection; specific start date is not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 00:14:26.391330; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global coverage, as MISR images Earth's surface from orbit.