LBA-ECO LC-07 Validation Overflight for Amazon Mosaics, Raster, 1999

Description

This data set includes high-resolution geocoded mosaics derived from the Validation Overflight for Amazon Mosaics (VOAM) aerial video surveys as part of the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere (LBA) Experiment in the Amazon. The VOAM flights were carried out in the wet-season (June) 1999 in the Brazilian Amazon to provide ground verification for mapping of wetland cover in the Amazon Basin conducted by the Global Rain Forest Mapping (GRFM) Project JERS-1 (Japanese Earth Remote Sensing Satellite). Digital camcorder systems were installed in a Bandeirante survey plane operated by Brazil's National Institute for Space Research. The VOAM99 surveys circumscribed the Brazilian Amazon, documenting ground conditions at resolutions on the order of 1-m resolution for wetlands, forests, savannas, and human-impacted areas. Geocoded mosaics were generated by processing the aerial videography into GeoTIFF format, maximizing its usefulness for environmental monitoring applications. Other applications of the VOAM99 videography include acquisition of ground control points for image geolocation, forest biomass estimation, and rapid assessment of fire damage. Geocoded digital videography provides a cost-effective means of compiling a high-resolution validation data set for land cover mapping in remote, cloud-covered regions.

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21 Search results for publications that cite this dataset by its DOI. https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=10.3334%2FORNLDAAC%2F1274
21 This link allows direct data access via Earthdata login https://daac.ornl.gov/daacdata/lba/land_use_land_cover_change/LC07_Airborne_Rasters/
21 ORNL DAAC Data Set Documentation https://daac.ornl.gov/LBA/guides/LC07_Airborne_Rasters.html
57 Data Set Documentation https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/lba/land_use_land_cover_change/LC07_Airborne_Rasters/comp/INPE_videography_website.zip
33 Data Set Documentation https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/lba/land_use_land_cover_change/LC07_Airborne_Rasters/comp/LC07_Airborne_Rasters.pdf
34 Browse Image https://daac.ornl.gov/graphics/browse/project/square/lba_logo_square.png
21 Data set Landing Page DOI URL https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1274
57 Data Set Documentation https://data.ornldaac.earthdata.nasa.gov/public/lba/land_use_land_cover_change/LC07_Airborne_Rasters/comp/INPE_mp4-and-JPG_clips.zip

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  • ecosystems
  • biosphere
  • earth-science

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