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 |
UP42 data products
| Data product | ID | Spectral processing | Geometric processing level | Image format | Bit depth | Radiometric processing level | Acquisition mode | Coordinate system |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 7131f727-cdbb-46d4-a1e7-77ac38b7bd02 | Pansharpened | Ortho | GeoTIFF | 8 bits per pixel | Display | Mono | UTM Projection |