MISR: Multi-angle Earth Imagery at 275 and 1100 Meter Resolution

Global sunlit Earth imagery collected by NASA's Terra spacecraft since its launch on December 18, 1999. The Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) provides radiometrically and geometrically calibrated images in four spectral bands from nine different viewing angles. This data is designed to improve understanding of the Earth's environment and climate.

Use Cases

• Modeling atmospheric aerosol properties based on multi-angle spectral measurements
• Analyzing surface reflectance and albedo based on calibrated images from nine angles
• Monitoring global land cover and vegetation changes based on multi-spectral, multi-angle data
• Studying cloud properties and radiative forcing based on spatially sampled imagery

Strengths

• Data collection began on a specific date: December 18, 1999
• Provides imagery at two specific spatial resolutions: 275 and 1100 meters
• Captures data in four spectral bands at each of nine viewing angles
• Images are radiometrically and geometrically calibrated

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Collected by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft.

Time Range

Data collection began on December 18, 1999; temporal coverage is ongoing.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-10 19:24:45.920366; freshness should be verified

Geography

Global coverage of the sunlit Earth.