BOREAS RSS-19 1996 CASI At-sensor Radiance and Reflectance


File Information:

These inventory files contain data on the following image types:
  "96-00-00_multiplesites.rad" -- CASI Level-3B Radiance images
  "96-00-00_multiplesites.ref" -- CASI Level-3C Reflectance images




Column Name         Units           Column Description
-----------         -----           ------------------
SPATIAL_COVERAGE    [none]          The general term used to denote the spatial
                                    area over which the data were collected.
DATE_OBS            [DD-MON-YY]     The date on which the data were collected.
START_TIME          [HHMM GMT]      The starting Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for
                                    the data collected.
END_TIME            [HHMM GMT]      The ending Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) for the
                                    data collected.
PLATFORM            [none]          The object (e.g., satellite, aircraft,
                                    tower, person) that supported the
                                    instrument.
INSTRUMENT          [none]          The name of the device used to make the
                                    measurements.
NUM_BANDS           [counts]        The number of spectral bands in the data.
BAND_QUALITY        [none]          The data analyst's assessment of the quality
                                    of the spectral bands in the data.
CLOUD_COVER         [none]          The data analyst's assessment of the cloud
                                    cover that exists in the data.
CASI_SCAN_RATE      [scan lines]    The scan rate used to acquire the CASI
                    [second^-1]     image.
CASI_VIEW_ANG       [degrees]       Along-track view angle of the sensor.
PIXEL_RES           [unitless]      The resampled image has a nominal pixel
                                    resolution of 2 square meters.
LINE_RES            [unitless]      The resampled image has a nominal pixel
                                    resolution of 2 square meters.
NW_LATITUDE         [degrees]       The NAD83 based latitude coordinate of the
                                    northwest corner of the minimum bounding
                                    rectangle for the data.
NW_LONGITUDE        [degrees]       The NAD83 based longitude coordinate of the
                                    northwest corner of the minimum bounding
                                    rectangle for the data.
NE_LATITUDE         [degrees]       The NAD83 based latitude coordinate of the
                                    northeast corner of the minimum bounding
                                    rectangle for the data.
NE_LONGITUDE        [degrees]       The NAD83 based longitude coordinate of the
                                    northeast corner of the minimum bounding
                                    rectangle for the data.
SW_LATITUDE         [degrees]       The NAD83 based latitude coordinate of the
                                    southwest corner of the minimum bounding
                                    rectangle for the data.
SW_LONGITUDE        [degrees]       The NAD83 based longitude coordinate of the
                                    southwest corner of the minimum bounding
                                    rectangle for the data.
SE_LATITUDE         [degrees]       The NAD83 based latitude coordinate of the
                                    southeast corner of the minimum bounding
                                    rectangle for the data.
SE_LONGITUDE        [degrees]       The NAD83 based longitude coordinate of the
                                    southeast corner of the minimum bounding
                                    rectangle for the data.
PLATFORM_ALTITUDE   [meters]        The nominal altitude of the data collection
                                    platform above the target.
MIN_SOLAR_ZEN_ANG   [degrees]       The minimum angle from the surface normal
                                    (straight up) to the sun during the data
                                    collection.
MAX_SOLAR_ZEN_ANG   [degrees]       The maximum angle from the surface normal
                                    (straight up) to the sun during the data
                                    collection.
MIN_SOLAR_AZ_ANG    [degrees]       The minimum azimuthal direction of the sun
                                    during data collection expressed in
                                    clockwise increments from North.
MAX_SOLAR_AZ_ANG    [degrees]       The maximum azimuthal direction of the sun
                                    during data collection expressed in
                                    clockwise increments from North.
CRTFCN_CODE         [none]          The BOREAS certification level of the data.
                                    Examples are CPI (Checked by PI), CGR
                                    (Certified by Group), PRE (Preliminary), and
                                    CPI-??? (CPI but questionable).


Example Data Records:


96-00-00_multiplesites_rad.csv

SPATIAL_COVERAGE,DATE_OBS,START_TIME,END_TIME,PLATFORM,INSTRUMENT,NUM_BANDS,
BAND_QUALITY,CLOUD_COVER,CASI_SCAN_RATE,CASI_VIEW_ANG,PIXEL_RES,LINE_RES,
NW_LATITUDE,NW_LONGITUDE,NE_LATITUDE,NE_LONGITUDE,SW_LATITUDE,SW_LONGITUDE,
SE_LATITUDE,SE_LONGITUDE,PLATFORM_ALTITUDE,MIN_SOLAR_ZEN_ANG,MAX_SOLAR_ZEN_ANG,
MIN_SOLAR_AZ_ANG,MAX_SOLAR_AZ_ANG,CRTFCN_CODE
'NSA-9OA',18-Jul-96,1752,1754,'NAVAHO CHIEFTAIN','CASI',17,'NOT ASSESSED',
'NOT ASSESSED',36.62,0,1.88,1.69,55.92226,-98.70586,55.91619,-98.64526,55.8793,
-98.71953,55.87323,-98.659,1817.3,77.3,77.3,167.6,167.6,'CPI'
'NSA-OJP',18-Jul-96,1812,1814,'NAVAHO CHIEFTAIN','CASI',16,'NOT ASSESSED',
'NOT ASSESSED',36.62,0,1.8,1.67,55.96561,-98.706,55.95924,-98.64233,55.91401,
-98.72244,55.90765,-98.65885,1767.3,76.8,76.8,172.3,172.3,'CPI'


96-00-00_multiplesites_rfl.csv

SPATIAL_COVERAGE,DATE_OBS,START_TIME,END_TIME,PLATFORM,INSTRUMENT,NUM_BANDS,
BAND_QUALITY,CLOUD_COVER,CASI_SCAN_RATE,CASI_VIEW_ANG,PIXEL_RES,LINE_RES,
NW_LATITUDE,NW_LONGITUDE,NE_LATITUDE,NE_LONGITUDE,SW_LATITUDE,SW_LONGITUDE,
SE_LATITUDE,SE_LONGITUDE,PLATFORM_ALTITUDE,MIN_SOLAR_ZEN_ANG,MAX_SOLAR_ZEN_ANG,
MIN_SOLAR_AZ_ANG,MAX_SOLAR_AZ_ANG,CRTFCN_CODE
'NSA-9OA',18-Jul-96,1752,1754,'NAVAHO CHIEFTAIN','CASI',14,'NOT ASSESSED',
'NOT ASSESSED',36.62,0,1.88,1.69,55.92226,-98.70586,55.91619,-98.64526,55.8793,
-98.71953,55.87323,-98.659,1817.3,77.3,77.3,167.6,167.6,'CPI'
'NSA-OJP',18-Jul-96,1812,1814,'NAVAHO CHIEFTAIN','CASI',14,'NOT ASSESSED',
'NOT ASSESSED',36.62,0,1.8,1.67,55.96561,-98.706,55.95924,-98.64233,55.91401,
-98.72244,55.90765,-98.65885,1767.3,76.8,76.8,172.3,172.3,'CPI'
