About
MBASSS About
Activity
Objectives
The objectives of the MBASSS project are to:
- Demonstrate the validation capabilities of high-resolution Earth observation land products using advanced airborne capabilities and radiative transfer tools
- Perform reflectance and spectral land indices product validation assessment of a test site with spatially complex pixels representative of northern peatland (Mer Bleue), co-located with high-resolution measurements such as Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8
- Perform a sensitivity assessment of an airborne validation process on four airborne mission/sensor configuration variables, to allow optimisation of future airborne validation work, supported by field measurements
- Define 'best practices' for ongoing product validation to ensure:
- data quality continuity over time
- data consistency between sensors
- support for model results validation
Overview
- Coordinated acquisition of Airborne Hyperspectral Mosaics with satellite image acquisitions
- Coordinated Field Spectra of Mer Bleue ground communities to assist with:
- Validation of airborne imagery
- End members for image analysis
- Ground spectra of a nearby specialised site for calibration and validation of airborne imagery
- Geodetic and UAV surveys to map microtopography
- Ancillary support data making use of, and extending, Mer Bleue Peatland Observatory capabilities
- Satellite simulation from the airborne hyperspectral data using NRCan's ISDASv2 image analysis system
- Acquisition of Airborne/Field data to perform sensitivity analysis of MBASSS data products (airborne and satellite) to various operational and mission parameters
Schedule
Key Activities | Time Frame |
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MBASSS Ground Activities | February – October 2016 |
Airborne Cal/Val Site Ground Activities | February – October 2016 |
Airborne Image Acquisition | February – October 2016 |
Airborne Hyperspectral Image Calibration and QA | March – August 2016 |
Satellite Simulation and Methodology Evaluation | May – November 2016 |
Airborne Hyperspectral Image Data Products and Analysis | June – November 2016 |
Airborne Hyperspectral Image Sensitivity Analysis | June – November 2016 |