Abstract

SHARE 2012: RIT's Multimodal Image Collection Experiment for Geospatial Research
Track: Imagery
Authors: Nina Raqueno, Rolando Raqueño

This research will detail the planning, execution, and dissemination of an openly available image dataset for the benefit of remote sensing and geospatial research.
A successful campaign was conduced on September 2012 over Avon, New York. A near coincident collection of several flight lines and satellite paths of both commercial and experimental research instruments were collected of both land and near shore water targets. The areas imaged included food manufacturing plants, an active quarry, underwater targets, and a forest study site.
Four airborne platforms and three orbital systems collected on that day covering a comprehensive set of modalities including multispectral (VNIR, SWIR, MWIR, LWIR), hyperspectral (VNIR-SWIR), and LIDAR.
Ground based measurements from spectrometers, meteorological instruments and balloon-borne radiosonde were collected also collected to complement specially designed targets in support of experiments to characterize the capabilities of the different modalities and provide a baseline for future development of algorithms.