ACIX I: CEOS-WGCV Atmospheric Correction Inter-comparison Exercise
Background
ACIX is an international collaborative initiative to inter-compare a set of atmospheric correction (AC) processors for high-spatial resolution optical sensors. The exercise will focus on Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 imagery over a set of test areas. The inter-comparison of the derived Bottom-of-Atmosphere (BOA) products is expected to contribute to the understanding of the different uncertainty contributors and help in improving the AC processors.
Introduction The free and open data access policy to Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery has stimulated the development of atmospheric correction (AC) processors for generating Bottom-of-Atmosphere (BOA) products. Several entities have started to generate (or plan to generate in the short term) BOA reflectance products at global scale for Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 missions. To this end, NASA and the European Space Agency are organizing this exercise on AC processors inter-comparison. The results of the exercise are expected to point out the strengths and weaknesses, as well as communalities and discrepancies of various AC processors, in order to suggest and define ways for their further improvement.
Objectives and Expected Outcomes
The exercise aimed to bring together the developers of the available AC processors, who were invited to generate the corresponding BOA products. The input data were Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 imagery of various test sites, i.e. coastal, agricultural, snow/artic areas and deserts. A common and harmonised inter-comparison procedure was agreed and followed by all the participants.
Objective of the 1st Workshop
To discuss and elaborate concepts, protocols and guidelines for the inter-comparison and validation of BOA products Expected Outcomes of the 1st Workshop
Programme
You can find the Programme of the 1st ACIX workshop here
Schedule and Deadlines
The Atmospheric Correction Inter-comparison Exercise was performed in three phases:
Registration
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Venue
Venue and accommodation information are available here
Organisation
Contact Information
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