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LANDNET SITES (CEOS Reference Sites)
The LANDNET Sites are a set of Land Equipped Sites (LES) endorsed by CEOS as standard reference sites for the post-launch calibration of space-based optical imaging sensors. During the CEOS IVOS-19 Meeting, held in Phoenix AZ, eight instrumented sites have been selected.
These instrumented sites are primarily used for field campaigns to obtain radiometric gain and these sites can serve as a focus for international efforts, facilitating traceability and cross-comparison to evaluate biases of in-flight and future sensors in a harmonized manner[1].
Name | Longitude | Latitude | Affiliation | |
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Tuz Golu | 33.33 | 38.83 | TUBITAK UZAY | hilal.ozen@uzay.tubitak.gov.tr |
Railroad Valley Playa | -115.69 | 38.5 | NASA/GSFC | kurtis.thome@nasa.gov |
Negev | 35.01 | 30.11 | Ben Gurion Univerisity | karnieli@bgu.ac.il |
La Crau | 4.86 | 43.56 | CNES | patrice.henry@cnes.fr |
Ivanpah Playa | -115.40 | 35.57 | NASA/GSFC | kurtis.thome@nasa.gov |
Frenchman Flat | -115.93 | 36.81 | NASA/JPL | carol.j.bruegge@jpl.nasa.gov |
Dunhuang | 94.34 | 40.13 | NSMC/CMA | huxq@cma.gov.cn |
DOME-C | 123 | -74.5 | University of Washington | sgw@atmos.washington.edu |
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[1] USGS - CEOS Reference Sites Web Page
Child Pages (8)
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DOME-C
DOME-C (LANDNET SITE) Dome C is a French-Italian scientific station located on the East Antarctic ice sheet. The altitude of the site is 3200 m and the distances from the coasts are larger than...
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Dunhuang
Dunhuang (LANDNET SITE) This site was operational radiometric calibration and validation for Chinese satellite sensors in 2001, and located on the east edge of the Kumutage Penniform Desert in...
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Frenchman Flat
LSpec Frenchman Flat (LANDNET SITE) The LSpec vicarious calibration site is situated on a homogeneous section of the Frenchman Flat dry lakebed found North-North-East of Mercury, Nevada on the...
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Ivanpah Playa
Ivanpah Playa (LANDNET SITE) It is one of the CEOS LANDNET Sites. The site is managed by NASA; for more detailed information regarding the site, the point of contact is Kurtis Thome...
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La Crau
La Crau (LANDNET SITE) It is one of the CEOS LANDNET Sites. The site is managed by CNES; for more detailed information regarding the site, the point of contact is Patrice Henry...
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Lake Tuz-Golu
Lake Tuz-Golu (LANDNET SITE) Lake Tuz (Turkish: Tuz Gölü meaning Salt Lake) is the second biggest lake in Turkey, located in the Central Anatolia Region, 105 km Northeast of Konya and 150 km...
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Negev
Negev (LANDNET SITE) The calibration site is called Shizafon Playa. The playa is located at 30°06'47”N and 35°00'34”E. Elevation is 340 m above MSL. The total size of the playa is about 200,000 sq....
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Railroad Valley Playa
Railroad Valley Playa (LANDNET SITE) The dry lakebed of Railroad Valley Playa, Nevada is located at 1350 m above sea level (38.504° N latitude, 115.692° W longitude). It is a desert site with no...