CalVal Informative Links



The tables below contain links to web sites focussing on calibration/validation relevant subjects.

This list will evolve continuously over time. If you feel that links are missing, please feel free to use the feedback functionality of the CalValPortal to submit your suggestions.

General Topics

Link Description
WGCV Home WGCV (Working Group on Calibration and Validation) Home Page
IVOS Home CEOS/IVOS (Infrared and Visible Optival Sensors) Subgroup
CEOS Calibration and Validation Information Server CEOS Calibration and Validation Information Server
World-Wide Test Sites USGS Catalog of World-wide Test Sites for Sensor Characterization
EOS Calibration Program NOAA EOS (Earth Observing System) Calibration Program)
EOS Validation Program NOAA EOS (Earth Observing System) Validation Program)
GIS Cal/Val GIS Calibration and Validation of Satellite Measurements
STAR - Cal/Val System STAR - Integrated Satellite Instrument Calibration/Validation System
ESA EO Campaigns ESA Earth Observation Campaigns Data


Institutes/Laboratories

Link Description
CCRS Canada Centre for Remote Sensing - Calibration/Validation
WET Labs WET Labs Remote Sensing - Calibration and Validation
CIRA/Colorado State University CIRA/Colorado State University - Instrument Calibration/Validation
STAR - Home Center for Satellite Applications and Research (STAR)
NOAA - Meteorological Sensors NOAA - Calibration of operational meteorological sensors
List of Laboratories Laboratory Query Results at CEOS Cal/Val Information Server


Projects

Link Description
NCAVEO Home NCAVEO - Network on Calibration and Validation of EO Data
GSICS WMO Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS)
OceanColour Validation OceanColour Validation Page
GODAE Home GODAE High Resolution Sea Surface Temperature Pilot Project
Medspiration Home Medspiration Project for Precise Sea Surface Temperature
HR-DDS High Resolution Diagnostic Data Set to interactively analyse Sea Surface Temperature Products


IVOS (Infrared and Visible Optical Sensors)

Link Description
ALOS/PRISM Cal/Val Calibration and Validation of ALOS/PRISM Images and Products
AVHRR Calibration Calibration of AVHRR Data
MODIS Calibration MODIS Calibration
SeaWiFS Calibration SeaWiFS On-Orbit Calibration Page


Microwave Instruments

Link Description
Radar Altimeter Cal/Val A coordinated programme for global calibration/validation of altimeter sea state data
ESA - Living Planet Programme - SMOS Living Planet Programme - SMOS - ESA's water mission
The SMOS Web Server ESA's SMOS (Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity) Web Server


SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar)

Link Description
ASF Alaska Satellite Facility - SAR Data Calibration
ASF Alaska Satellite Facility - Antarctic Mapping Mission (AMM) Calibration Report
ENVISAT/ASAR Cal/Val A calibration/validation tool for the Envisat ASAR Wave Mode


Publication Lists

Link Description
STAR - Publications STAR - Cal/Val Publications and Presentations
EUMETSAT - Publications EUMETSAT - Key Calibration Publications


Web Link Lists

Link Description
WGCV Cal/Val WGCV Calibration/Validation Links
ESA/Envisat Cal/Val Calibration/Validation Links related to Envisat