The NERC Earth Observation Data Centre Current and forthcoming data holdings Steve Donegan.

The NERC Earth Observation The NERC Earth Observation Data CentreData Centre

Current and forthcoming data holdingsCurrent and forthcoming data holdings

Steve DoneganSteve Donegan

NERC Earth Observation Data Centre

IntroductionIntroduction

NEODC BackgroundNEODC Background

Current data holdingsCurrent data holdings

Forthcoming dataForthcoming data

Accessing NEODC dataAccessing NEODC data

Future developmentsFuture developments








Background

The NEODC is 1 of 8 NERC designated data The NEODC is 1 of 8 NERC designated data

centrescentres

We deal with terrestrial EO dataWe deal with terrestrial EO data

Satellite or AirborneSatellite or Airborne

Located at CCLRC Rutherford Appleton Located at CCLRC Rutherford Appleton

Laboratory, OxfordshireLaboratory, Oxfordshire

Merged management and infrastructure functions Merged management and infrastructure functions

with the BADC, also at RALwith the BADC, also at RAL

Background

Management of EO data acquired with NERC Management of EO data acquired with NERC

moneymoney

Provision of access to dataProvision of access to data

Development of metadata & websiteDevelopment of metadata & website

Purchasing of new EO dataPurchasing of new EO data

HelpdeskHelpdesk








ARSF Data

Archive of ARSF data from 1984+Archive of ARSF data from 1984+

Airborne Thematic Mapper (ATM) 1984 to Airborne Thematic Mapper (ATM) 1984 to

datedate

Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager

(CASI) 1995 to date(CASI) 1995 to date

LiDAR terrain model dataLiDAR terrain model data

SHAC 2000 data

HyMapHyMap

126-band 126-band hyperspectralhyperspectraldatadata

ESARESAR

Airborne Airborne SARSAR

NextMap Britain

Airborne radar derived digital terrain datasetAirborne radar derived digital terrain dataset

Recently purchased by BGS for NERCRecently purchased by BGS for NERC

Covers England, Wales and some of Scotland Covers England, Wales and some of Scotland

(remainder to follow)(remainder to follow)

Ground resolution upto 2.5m (depending on Ground resolution upto 2.5m (depending on

mode)mode)

Various modes to choose from: ORI, DSM, Various modes to choose from: ORI, DSM,

DTM etcDTM etc

Licensed for use by all NERC staff and award Licensed for use by all NERC staff and award

holdersholders

NextMap Britain

Images from http://istore.intermaptechnologies.com/handbook.cfmImages from http://istore.intermaptechnologies.com/handbook.cfm

NextMap Britain

Ordnance Survey Ordnance Survey Landform PROFILELandform PROFILE

NextMap Britain NextMap Britain SK64 DTM 5m cellSK64 DTM 5m cell

NextMap Britain NextMap Britain SK64 DSMSK64 DSM

Courtesy of Nextmap Britain

Combining NextMap DTM and ARSF data

Radiometrically Radiometrically corrected level corrected level 1b ATM/CASI 1b ATM/CASI

data. Post -1992, data. Post -1992, scan line altitude scan line altitude and location data and location data

also recorded.also recorded.

Level 3, geometrically corrected flight Level 3, geometrically corrected flight line, shown in true-colourline, shown in true-colour. . The curvature The curvature of the image edges is due to pitch and of the image edges is due to pitch and roll of the platform. Use AZ software roll of the platform. Use AZ software

suite to do this correction and to extract suite to do this correction and to extract required bands etcrequired bands etc

NextMap Britain DTM of the NextMap Britain DTM of the Tamar estuaryTamar estuary

Data from ATM and CASI Data from ATM and CASI can be draped over the can be draped over the 3d NextMap DTM data.3d NextMap DTM data.

Combining NextMap DTM and ARSF data

Aerial Photography

Aerial photography also Aerial photography also

obtained on many obtained on many

ATM/CASI flightsATM/CASI flights

Wild RC-10Wild RC-10

Stereo imaging capabilityStereo imaging capability

Negatives held at BGS, Negatives held at BGS,

KeyworthKeyworth

Satellite Data

Wide selection of Landsat scenes, 1970’s to Wide selection of Landsat scenes, 1970’s to

presentpresent

SPOTSPOT

ERS-1/2 SARERS-1/2 SAR

IkonosIkonos








ATSR UBT Archive

UBT: Ungridded Brightness UBT: Ungridded Brightness

TemperatureTemperature

ATSR2 UBT data will soon ATSR2 UBT data will soon

be available onlinebe available online

UBT product includes pixel UBT product includes pixel

coordinates in latitude and coordinates in latitude and

longitudelongitude

All other ATSR data All other ATSR data

products can be derived products can be derived

from the UBT productfrom the UBT product

ATSR has 7 channels ATSR has 7 channels

spanning the visible, VNIR, spanning the visible, VNIR,

SWIR and TIRSWIR and TIR

Nadir view Nadir view 1111μμm channelm channel

Nadir view Nadir view Visible/VNIRVisible/VNIR

Forward View Forward View Visible/VNIRVisible/VNIR

Forward View Forward View 1111μμm channelm channel








Accessing the NEODC archive

Web interface –main point of accessWeb interface –main point of access

Can order data found on the interfaceCan order data found on the interface

Can download data from webpage or via ftpCan download data from webpage or via ftp

Not all data holdings can currently be found Not all data holdings can currently be found

on the web interfaceon the web interface

Merging user database with that of the BADCMerging user database with that of the BADC

New helpdesk software for more efficient New helpdesk software for more efficient

query trackingquery tracking

Helpdesk: Helpdesk: [email protected] 01235 77812301235 778123










Future developments

Addition of (A)ATSR UBT data will result in a Addition of (A)ATSR UBT data will result in a

continuous, consolidated archivecontinuous, consolidated archive

Continuing to create a full Metadata Continuing to create a full Metadata

catalogue of all NEODC data holdingscatalogue of all NEODC data holdings

NEODC is actively involved in development of NEODC is actively involved in development of

new ways for accessing EO datanew ways for accessing EO data

Closer collaboration with BADC, with the goal Closer collaboration with BADC, with the goal

of making EO data available via the NERC of making EO data available via the NERC

datagriddatagrid

MASS ATSR2 GeoTiff service



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