Introduction
Near Space Labs images are acquired by a fleet of stratospheric balloons up to 5 times per day. The datasets are available starting with 2019.
Product Information
Geographic Coverage
The datasets are covering the USA.
Technical Specifications
| Specifications | Description |
|---|---|
| Spatial Resolution | 10-30 cm |
| Image Type | Optical |
| Scene Size | 1.4 x 1 km |
| Imaging Sensor | Stratospheric Balloons (Swifty) |
| Processing Levels | Non-local means denoising Contrast and white balancing Atmospheric correction |
| Capture Angle | Nadir & up to 30° off-nadir |
| File Format | GeoTIFF |
| Revisit Frequency | Up to 5 times per day |
| Data Availability | Since 2019 |
| Spectral Bands | Red Green Blue |
| Georeferencing Accuracy | 5 m CE90 |
| Bit Depth | 8 bits per pixel |
| Coordinate System | UTM projection |
Near Space Labs Data Products Offered by UP42
| Data Products | ID | Spectral processing | Geometric processing level | Image format | Bit depth | Radiometric processing level | Acquisition mode | Coordinate system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 7131f727-cdbb-46d4-a1e7-77ac38b7bd02 | Pan-sharpened | Ortho | GeoTIFF | 8 bits per pixel | Display | Mono | UTM Projection |