NDLI: The contribution of the european space agency to the ALOS PRISM / commissioning phase

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Saunier, S. Santer, R. Goryl, P. Gruen, A. Wolf, K. Bouvet, M. Viallefont, F.
Copyright Year	2007
Description	Author affiliation: Earth Obs. Quality Control, Champs-sur-Marne (Saunier, S.)
Abstract	The Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) was launched on Jan 24th, 2006 by a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) H-IIA launcher. It carries three remote sensing instruments: Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type-2 (AVNIR-2), Panchromatic Remote-sensing Instrument for Stereo Mapping (PRISM) and Phased Array Type L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR). Within the framework of European ALOS Data European Node (ADEN), European Space Research INstitute (ESRIN) as part of European Space Agency (ESA), teamed up with JAXA for contributing to ALOS commissioning phase plan. This paper summarizes the strategy that ESA adopted to define and implement a data verification plan for mission operated by foreign nation, classified as so called ESA Third Party Missions (TPM). The verification of ALOS optical data from PRISM / AVNIR-2 instruments activities had begun four months after satellite launch on March 2007.GAEL Consultant (French company) has supported ESA / ESRIN for designing and executing the plan. A team of principal investigator's has been put together to provide technical expertise. This paper includes a description of the verification plan and summarizes the methodologies that were used for radiometric, geometric and image quality assessment. Preliminary results indicate that the radiometric calibration of the AVNIR-2 sensor agrees with Landsat 5 (L5) Thematic Mapper and the MEdium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) calibration to within 10%. The geometry accuracy of PRISM and AVNIR-2 product remains within specifications but some recommendations are provided to improve the quality of product. The preliminary results from the PRISM image quality assessment through computation of PRISM Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) raised few questions toward jpeg compression that degrades image.
Starting Page	208
Ending Page	211
File Size	426468
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424412112
DOI	10.1109/IGARSS.2007.4422766
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-07-23
Publisher Place	Spain
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Remote sensing Instruments Radiometry Satellite broadcasting Phased arrays Image quality Calibration L-band Synthetic aperture radar Adaptive optics image quality Commissioning phase calibration dataverification radiometry geometry
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

Sl.	Authority	Responsibilities	Communication Details
1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
2	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	Host Institute of the Project: The host institute of the project is responsible for providing infrastructure support and hosting the project	https://www.iitkgp.ac.in
3	National Digital Library of India Office, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	The administrative and infrastructural headquarters of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in
4	Project PI / Joint PI	Principal Investigator and Joint Principal Investigators of the project	Dr. B. Sutradhar bsutra@ndl.gov.in Prof. Saswat Chakrabarti will be added soon
5	Website/Portal (Helpdesk)	Queries regarding NDLI and its services	support@ndl.gov.in
6	Contents and Copyright Issues	Queries related to content curation and copyright issues	content@ndl.gov.in
7	National Digital Library of India Club (NDLI Club)	Queries related to NDLI Club formation, support, user awareness program, seminar/symposium, collaboration, social media, promotion, and outreach	clubsupport@ndl.gov.in
8	Digital Preservation Centre (DPC)	Assistance with digitizing and archiving copyright-free printed books	dpc@ndl.gov.in
9	IDR Setup or Support	Queries related to establishment and support of Institutional Digital Repository (IDR) and IDR workshops	idr@ndl.gov.in

Implementation of systematic data observation strategies for ALOS PALSAR, PRISM and AVNIR-2

Geological mapping in the zone of Chotts, Tunisia, using ALOS sensors

ALOS PALSAR: A Pathfinder Mission for Global-Scale Monitoring of the Environment

Radiometric, Geometric, and Image Quality Assessment of ALOS AVNIR-2 and PRISM Sensors

Level 1 data processing algorithm for ALOS PRISM and AVNIR-2

Status Report on the TerraSAR-X Mission

Time trend evaluations of absolute accuracies for ALOS optical instruments

PALSAR Radiometric and Geometric Calibration

An Advanced Sar For A European Polar Platform

The contribution of the european space agency to the ALOS PRISM / commissioning phase

Similar Documents

Implementation of systematic data observation strategies for ALOS PALSAR, PRISM and AVNIR-2

Geological mapping in the zone of Chotts, Tunisia, using ALOS sensors

ALOS PALSAR: A Pathfinder Mission for Global-Scale Monitoring of the Environment

Radiometric, Geometric, and Image Quality Assessment of ALOS AVNIR-2 and PRISM Sensors

Level 1 data processing algorithm for ALOS PRISM and AVNIR-2

Status Report on the TerraSAR-X Mission

Time trend evaluations of absolute accuracies for ALOS optical instruments

PALSAR Radiometric and Geometric Calibration

An Advanced Sar For A European Polar Platform

The contribution of the european space agency to the ALOS PRISM / commissioning phase