Not listed OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN MODERATE RESOLUTION EARTH REMOTE SENSING. THIS WILL BE DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY THE U.S. APPROACHING EARTH OBSERVATION AS AN OPERATIONAL PROGRAM WITHIN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NASA AND USGS AND BY THE IMMINENT EUROPEAN LAUNCH OF THE SENTINEL2 MISSION WHICH WILL DIRECTLY COMPLEMENT THE LANDSAT MISSION. TOGETHER THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE A PRECISION SCIENCE GRADE EARTH IMAGING CAPABILITY THAT SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDS WHAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN AVAILABLE. TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS MAJOR STEP FORWARD IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE SYSTEMS BE CALIBRATED AS ACCURATELY AND PRECISELY AS POSSIBLE. WE PROPOSE TWO KEY STEPS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS ACHIEVING THIS GOAL. THE SDSU IMAGE PROCESSING LABORATORY FOUNDED IN 1990 HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN THE FIELD OF RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION OF EARTH IMAGING SATELLITES FOR THREE DECADES AND HAS DEVELOPED AN EXHAUSTIVE CAPABILITY IN THE AREA OF POST-LAUNCH RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION. WE PROPOSE TO USE THIS HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR FURTHER ADVANCING THE STATE OF THE ART IN CALIBRATION FOR THE LANDSAT PROGRAM WITH A CONCENTRATION ON LANDSATS 8 AND 9 AND ON THE SENTINEL2 PROGRAM. OUR VALUE IN THIS EFFORT COMES FROM PROVIDING BOTH A PRIMARY MEANS FOR VICARIOUS BASED CALIBRATION AND ACCURATE BACKUP METHODS WHEN ON BOARD SYSTEMS FAIL. SO THAT BOTH TYPES OF SYSTEMS ARE USED TO THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL WITH THESE FUTURE MISSIONS WE PROPOSE TO BE WELL CONNECTED TO NASA INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT BOTH PRE AND POST LAUNCH TO ENSURE OPTIMAL DESIGN OPERATION AND CONTINUOUS VALIDATION OF CALIBRATION SYSTEMS. THROUGH CLOSE INTERACTIONS WITH BOTH COLLEAGUES AT GSFC AND INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENT DEVELOPERS OUR GROUP WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS AND PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZE POST LAUNCH CALIBRATION CAPABILITIES OF FUTURE LANDSAT INSTRUMENTS. IN THIS PROPOSAL WE ARE EMPHASIZING A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO OPTICAL SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION. IN THAT SENSE THE WORK IS NOT ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF LANDSAT BUT ALSO HAS APPLICATION TO THE SENTINEL2 SENSORS. IN FACT VICARIOUS ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY OUR GROUP WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED SUCH THAT THEY ARE APPLICABLE TO NEARLY ALL OPTICAL SENSORS IN THE VISIBLE AND INFRARED AT MODERATE AND HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS. THUS THE WORKED PROPOSED CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT CALIBRATION OF SENTINEL2 AND OPTIMAL CROSS CALIBRATION OF SENTINEL2 WITH LANDSAT 8 AND 9. THE NEXT SECTION OF THIS PROPOSAL GIVES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE IP LABS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION. FOLLOWING THAT IS A STATEMENT OF PROPOSED WORK FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR ADVANCED CALIBRATION FOR LANDSAT AND SENTINEL2 THAT IS DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO NASAS SUSTAINED LAND IMAGING PROGRAM. THE PROPOSAL CONCLUDES WITH A BUDGET BUDGET JUSTIFICATION AND CVS OF THE IP LAB STAFF MEMBERS. $231.9k 7/29/19 4 OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN MODERATE RESOLUTION EARTH REMOTE SENSING. THIS WILL BE DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY THE U.S. APPROACHING EARTH OBSERVATION AS AN OPERATIONAL PROGRAM WITHIN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NASA AND USGS, AND BY THE IMMINENT EUROPEAN LAUNCH OF THE SENTINEL2 MISSION WHICH WILL DIRECTLY COMPLEMENT THE LANDSAT MISSION. TOGETHER, THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE A PRECISION, SCIENCE GRADE EARTH IMAGING CAPABILITY THAT SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDS WHAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN AVAILABLE. TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS MAJOR STEP FORWARD, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE SYSTEMS BE CALIBRATED AS ACCURATELY AND PRECISELY AS POSSIBLE. WE PROPOSE TWO KEY STEPS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS ACHIEVING THIS GOAL. THE SDSU IMAGE PROCESSING LABORATORY, FOUNDED IN 1990, HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN THE FIELD OF RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION OF EARTH IMAGING SATELLITES FOR THREE DECADES AND HAS DEVELOPED AN EXHAUSTIVE CAPABILITY IN THE AREA OF POST-LAUNCH RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION. WE PROPOSE TO USE THIS HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR FURTHER ADVANCING THE STATE OF THE ART IN CALIBRATION FOR THE LANDSAT PROGRAM, WITH A CONCENTRATION ON LANDSATS 8 AND 9, AND ON THE SENTINEL2 PROGRAM. OUR VALUE IN THIS EFFORT COMES FROM PROVIDING BOTH A PRIMARY MEANS FOR VICARIOUS BASED CALIBRATION, AND ACCURATE BACKUP METHODS WHEN ON BOARD SYSTEMS FAIL. SO THAT BOTH TYPES OF SYSTEMS ARE USED TO THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL WITH THESE FUTURE MISSIONS, WE PROPOSE TO BE WELL CONNECTED TO NASA INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT, BOTH PRE AND POST LAUNCH, TO ENSURE OPTIMAL DESIGN, OPERATION AND CONTINUOUS VALIDATION OF CALIBRATION SYSTEMS. THROUGH CLOSE INTERACTIONS WITH BOTH COLLEAGUES AT GSFC, AND INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENT DEVELOPERS, OUR GROUP WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS AND PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZE POST LAUNCH CALIBRATION CAPABILITIES OF FUTURE LANDSAT INSTRUMENTS. IN THIS PROPOSAL WE ARE EMPHASIZING A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO OPTICAL SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION. IN THAT SENSE, THE WORK IS NOT ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF LANDSAT, BUT ALSO HAS APPLICATION TO THE SENTINEL2 SENSORS. IN FACT, VICARIOUS ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY OUR GROUP WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED SUCH THAT THEY ARE APPLICABLE TO NEARLY ALL OPTICAL SENSORS IN THE VISIBLE AND INFRARED AT MODERATE AND HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS. THUS, THE WORKED PROPOSED CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT CALIBRATION OF SENTINEL2 AND OPTIMAL CROSS CALIBRATION OF SENTINEL2 WITH LANDSAT 8 AND 9. THE NEXT SECTION OF THIS PROPOSAL GIVES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE IP LABS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION. FOLLOWING THAT IS A STATEMENT OF PROPOSED WORK FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR ADVANCED CALIBRATION FOR LANDSAT AND SENTINEL2 THAT IS DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO NASAS SUSTAINED LAND IMAGING PROGRAM. THE PROPOSAL CONCLUDES WITH A BUDGET, BUDGET JUSTIFICATION, AND CVS OF THE IP LAB STAFF MEMBERS. Funding Only Action $231.9k 7/29/19 3 OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN MODERATE RESOLUTION EARTH REMOTE SENSING. THIS WILL BE DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY THE U.S. APPROACHING EARTH OBSERVATION AS AN OPERATIONAL PROGRAM WITHIN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NASA AND USGS, AND BY THE IMMINENT EUROPEAN LAUNCH OF THE SENTINEL2 MISSION WHICH WILL DIRECTLY COMPLEMENT THE LANDSAT MISSION. TOGETHER, THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE A PRECISION, SCIENCE GRADE EARTH IMAGING CAPABILITY THAT SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDS WHAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN AVAILABLE. TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS MAJOR STEP FORWARD, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE SYSTEMS BE CALIBRATED AS ACCURATELY AND PRECISELY AS POSSIBLE. WE PROPOSE TWO KEY STEPS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS ACHIEVING THIS GOAL. THE SDSU IMAGE PROCESSING LABORATORY, FOUNDED IN 1990, HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN THE FIELD OF RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION OF EARTH IMAGING SATELLITES FOR THREE DECADES AND HAS DEVELOPED AN EXHAUSTIVE CAPABILITY IN THE AREA OF POST-LAUNCH RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION. WE PROPOSE TO USE THIS HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR FURTHER ADVANCING THE STATE OF THE ART IN CALIBRATION FOR THE LANDSAT PROGRAM, WITH A CONCENTRATION ON LANDSATS 8 AND 9, AND ON THE SENTINEL2 PROGRAM. OUR VALUE IN THIS EFFORT COMES FROM PROVIDING BOTH A PRIMARY MEANS FOR VICARIOUS BASED CALIBRATION, AND ACCURATE BACKUP METHODS WHEN ON BOARD SYSTEMS FAIL. SO THAT BOTH TYPES OF SYSTEMS ARE USED TO THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL WITH THESE FUTURE MISSIONS, WE PROPOSE TO BE WELL CONNECTED TO NASA INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT, BOTH PRE AND POST LAUNCH, TO ENSURE OPTIMAL DESIGN, OPERATION AND CONTINUOUS VALIDATION OF CALIBRATION SYSTEMS. THROUGH CLOSE INTERACTIONS WITH BOTH COLLEAGUES AT GSFC, AND INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENT DEVELOPERS, OUR GROUP WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS AND PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZE POST LAUNCH CALIBRATION CAPABILITIES OF FUTURE LANDSAT INSTRUMENTS. IN THIS PROPOSAL WE ARE EMPHASIZING A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO OPTICAL SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION. IN THAT SENSE, THE WORK IS NOT ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF LANDSAT, BUT ALSO HAS APPLICATION TO THE SENTINEL2 SENSORS. IN FACT, VICARIOUS ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY OUR GROUP WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED SUCH THAT THEY ARE APPLICABLE TO NEARLY ALL OPTICAL SENSORS IN THE VISIBLE AND INFRARED AT MODERATE AND HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS. THUS, THE WORKED PROPOSED CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT CALIBRATION OF SENTINEL2 AND OPTIMAL CROSS CALIBRATION OF SENTINEL2 WITH LANDSAT 8 AND 9. THE NEXT SECTION OF THIS PROPOSAL GIVES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE IP LABS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION. FOLLOWING THAT IS A STATEMENT OF PROPOSED WORK FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR ADVANCED CALIBRATION FOR LANDSAT AND SENTINEL2 THAT IS DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO NASAS SUSTAINED LAND IMAGING PROGRAM. THE PROPOSAL CONCLUDES WITH A BUDGET, BUDGET JUSTIFICATION, AND CVS OF THE IP LAB STAFF MEMBERS. Funding Only Action $225.5k 6/28/18 Not listed OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN MODERATE RESOLUTION EARTH REMOTE SENSING. THIS WILL BE DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY THE U.S. APPROACHING EARTH OBSERVATION AS AN OPERATIONAL PROGRAM WITHIN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NASA AND USGS AND BY THE IMMINENT EUROPEAN LAUNCH OF THE SENTINEL2 MISSION WHICH WILL DIRECTLY COMPLEMENT THE LANDSAT MISSION. TOGETHER THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE A PRECISION SCIENCE GRADE EARTH IMAGING CAPABILITY THAT SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDS WHAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN AVAILABLE. TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS MAJOR STEP FORWARD IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE SYSTEMS BE CALIBRATED AS ACCURATELY AND PRECISELY AS POSSIBLE. WE PROPOSE TWO KEY STEPS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS ACHIEVING THIS GOAL. THE SDSU IMAGE PROCESSING LABORATORY FOUNDED IN 1990 HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN THE FIELD OF RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION OF EARTH IMAGING SATELLITES FOR THREE DECADES AND HAS DEVELOPED AN EXHAUSTIVE CAPABILITY IN THE AREA OF POST-LAUNCH RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION. WE PROPOSE TO USE THIS HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR FURTHER ADVANCING THE STATE OF THE ART IN CALIBRATION FOR THE LANDSAT PROGRAM WITH A CONCENTRATION ON LANDSATS 8 AND 9 AND ON THE SENTINEL2 PROGRAM. OUR VALUE IN THIS EFFORT COMES FROM PROVIDING BOTH A PRIMARY MEANS FOR VICARIOUS BASED CALIBRATION AND ACCURATE BACKUP METHODS WHEN ON BOARD SYSTEMS FAIL. SO THAT BOTH TYPES OF SYSTEMS ARE USED TO THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL WITH THESE FUTURE MISSIONS WE PROPOSE TO BE WELL CONNECTED TO NASA INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT BOTH PRE AND POST LAUNCH TO ENSURE OPTIMAL DESIGN OPERATION AND CONTINUOUS VALIDATION OF CALIBRATION SYSTEMS. THROUGH CLOSE INTERACTIONS WITH BOTH COLLEAGUES AT GSFC AND INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENT DEVELOPERS OUR GROUP WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS AND PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZE POST LAUNCH CALIBRATION CAPABILITIES OF FUTURE LANDSAT INSTRUMENTS. IN THIS PROPOSAL WE ARE EMPHASIZING A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO OPTICAL SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION. IN THAT SENSE THE WORK IS NOT ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF LANDSAT BUT ALSO HAS APPLICATION TO THE SENTINEL2 SENSORS. IN FACT VICARIOUS ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY OUR GROUP WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED SUCH THAT THEY ARE APPLICABLE TO NEARLY ALL OPTICAL SENSORS IN THE VISIBLE AND INFRARED AT MODERATE AND HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS. THUS THE WORKED PROPOSED CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT CALIBRATION OF SENTINEL2 AND OPTIMAL CROSS CALIBRATION OF SENTINEL2 WITH LANDSAT 8 AND 9. THE NEXT SECTION OF THIS PROPOSAL GIVES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE IP LABS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION. FOLLOWING THAT IS A STATEMENT OF PROPOSED WORK FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR ADVANCED CALIBRATION FOR LANDSAT AND SENTINEL2 THAT IS DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO NASAS SUSTAINED LAND IMAGING PROGRAM. THE PROPOSAL CONCLUDES WITH A BUDGET BUDGET JUSTIFICATION AND CVS OF THE IP LAB STAFF MEMBERS. $225.5k 6/28/18 2 OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES IN MODERATE RESOLUTION EARTH REMOTE SENSING. THIS WILL BE DRIVEN PRIMARILY BY THE U.S. APPROACHING EARTH OBSERVATION AS AN OPERATIONAL PROGRAM WITHIN THE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NASA AND USGS, AND BY THE IMMINENT EUROPEAN LAUNCH OF THE SENTINEL2 MISSION WHICH WILL DIRECTLY COMPLEMENT THE LANDSAT MISSION. TOGETHER, THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL PROVIDE A PRECISION, SCIENCE GRADE EARTH IMAGING CAPABILITY THAT SIGNIFICANTLY EXCEEDS WHAT HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN AVAILABLE. TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THIS MAJOR STEP FORWARD, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THESE SYSTEMS BE CALIBRATED AS ACCURATELY AND PRECISELY AS POSSIBLE. WE PROPOSE TWO KEY STEPS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY TOWARDS ACHIEVING THIS GOAL. THE SDSU IMAGE PROCESSING LABORATORY, FOUNDED IN 1990, HAS WORKED EXTENSIVELY IN THE FIELD OF RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION OF EARTH IMAGING SATELLITES FOR THREE DECADES AND HAS DEVELOPED AN EXHAUSTIVE CAPABILITY IN THE AREA OF POST-LAUNCH RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION. WE PROPOSE TO USE THIS HISTORICAL KNOWLEDGE BASE FOR FURTHER ADVANCING THE STATE OF THE ART IN CALIBRATION FOR THE LANDSAT PROGRAM, WITH A CONCENTRATION ON LANDSATS 8 AND 9, AND ON THE SENTINEL2 PROGRAM. OUR VALUE IN THIS EFFORT COMES FROM PROVIDING BOTH A PRIMARY MEANS FOR VICARIOUS BASED CALIBRATION, AND ACCURATE BACKUP METHODS WHEN ON BOARD SYSTEMS FAIL. SO THAT BOTH TYPES OF SYSTEMS ARE USED TO THEIR MAXIMUM POTENTIAL WITH THESE FUTURE MISSIONS, WE PROPOSE TO BE WELL CONNECTED TO NASA INSTRUMENT DEVELOPMENT, BOTH PRE AND POST LAUNCH, TO ENSURE OPTIMAL DESIGN, OPERATION AND CONTINUOUS VALIDATION OF CALIBRATION SYSTEMS. THROUGH CLOSE INTERACTIONS WITH BOTH COLLEAGUES AT GSFC, AND INDUSTRIAL INSTRUMENT DEVELOPERS, OUR GROUP WILL BE ABLE TO BETTER UNDERSTAND INSTRUMENT OPERATIONS AND PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZE POST LAUNCH CALIBRATION CAPABILITIES OF FUTURE LANDSAT INSTRUMENTS. IN THIS PROPOSAL WE ARE EMPHASIZING A SYSTEMIC APPROACH TO OPTICAL SATELLITE SENSOR CALIBRATION. IN THAT SENSE, THE WORK IS NOT ONLY APPLICABLE TO THE NEXT GENERATION OF LANDSAT, BUT ALSO HAS APPLICATION TO THE SENTINEL2 SENSORS. IN FACT, VICARIOUS ABSOLUTE CALIBRATION METHODOLOGIES DEVELOPED BY OUR GROUP WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED SUCH THAT THEY ARE APPLICABLE TO NEARLY ALL OPTICAL SENSORS IN THE VISIBLE AND INFRARED AT MODERATE AND HIGH SPATIAL RESOLUTIONS. THUS, THE WORKED PROPOSED CAN BE USED TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT CALIBRATION OF SENTINEL2 AND OPTIMAL CROSS CALIBRATION OF SENTINEL2 WITH LANDSAT 8 AND 9. THE NEXT SECTION OF THIS PROPOSAL GIVES A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE IP LABS ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION. FOLLOWING THAT IS A STATEMENT OF PROPOSED WORK FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS FOR ADVANCED CALIBRATION FOR LANDSAT AND SENTINEL2 THAT IS DIRECTLY APPLICABLE TO NASAS SUSTAINED LAND IMAGING PROGRAM. THE PROPOSAL CONCLUDES WITH A BUDGET, BUDGET JUSTIFICATION, AND CVS OF THE IP LAB STAFF MEMBERS. Funding Only Action $219.2k 6/14/17