SkySat Data Quality Assessment within the EDAP Framework
Cal/Val activities within the Earthnet Data Assessment Pilot (EDAP) Project of the European Space Agency (ESA) cover several Earth Observation (EO) satellite sensors, including Third-Party Missions (TPMs). As part of the validation studies of very-high-resolution (VHR) sensor data, the geometric and...
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| author | Sebastien Saunier Gizem Karakas Ilyas Yalcin Fay Done Rubinder Mannan Clement Albinet Philippe Goryl Sultan Kocaman |
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| description | Cal/Val activities within the Earthnet Data Assessment Pilot (EDAP) Project of the European Space Agency (ESA) cover several Earth Observation (EO) satellite sensors, including Third-Party Missions (TPMs). As part of the validation studies of very-high-resolution (VHR) sensor data, the geometric and radiometric quality of the images and the mission compliance of the SkySat satellites owned by Planet were evaluated in this study. The SkySat constellation provides optical images with a nominal spatial resolution of 50 cm, and has the capacity for multiple visits of any place on Earth each day. The evaluations performed over several test sites for the purpose of the EDAP Maturity Matrix generation show that the high resolution requirement is fulfilled with high geometric accuracy, although various systematic and random errors could be observed. The 2D and 3D information extracted from SkySat data conform to the quality expectations for the given resolution, although improvements to the vendor-provided rational polynomial coefficients (RPCs) are essential. The results show that the SkySat constellation is compliant with the specifications and the accuracy results are within the ranges claimed by the vendor. The signal-to-noise ratio assessments revealed that the quality is high, but variations occur between the different sensors. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e327badf1fd429a94a6246ff571bd172023-11-30T23:56:57ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922022-03-01147164610.3390/rs14071646SkySat Data Quality Assessment within the EDAP FrameworkSebastien Saunier0Gizem Karakas1Ilyas Yalcin2Fay Done3Rubinder Mannan4Clement Albinet5Philippe Goryl6Sultan Kocaman7Telespazio France, 26 Avenue Jean François Champollion, 31100 Toulouse, FranceGraduate School of Science and Engineering, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, TurkeyGraduate School of Science and Engineering, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, TurkeyTelespazio UK Ltd., 350 Capability Green, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 3LU, UKTelespazio UK Ltd., 350 Capability Green, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 3LU, UKEuropean Space Agency, ESRIN, Via Galileo Galilei, 1, 00044 Frascati, RM, ItalyEuropean Space Agency, ESRIN, Via Galileo Galilei, 1, 00044 Frascati, RM, ItalyDepartment of Geomatics Engineering, Hacettepe University, 06800 Beytepe, Ankara, TurkeyCal/Val activities within the Earthnet Data Assessment Pilot (EDAP) Project of the European Space Agency (ESA) cover several Earth Observation (EO) satellite sensors, including Third-Party Missions (TPMs). As part of the validation studies of very-high-resolution (VHR) sensor data, the geometric and radiometric quality of the images and the mission compliance of the SkySat satellites owned by Planet were evaluated in this study. The SkySat constellation provides optical images with a nominal spatial resolution of 50 cm, and has the capacity for multiple visits of any place on Earth each day. The evaluations performed over several test sites for the purpose of the EDAP Maturity Matrix generation show that the high resolution requirement is fulfilled with high geometric accuracy, although various systematic and random errors could be observed. The 2D and 3D information extracted from SkySat data conform to the quality expectations for the given resolution, although improvements to the vendor-provided rational polynomial coefficients (RPCs) are essential. The results show that the SkySat constellation is compliant with the specifications and the accuracy results are within the ranges claimed by the vendor. The signal-to-noise ratio assessments revealed that the quality is high, but variations occur between the different sensors.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/7/1646Earth Observationdata qualitySkySatgeometric validationradiometric validationmaturity matrix |
| spellingShingle | Sebastien Saunier Gizem Karakas Ilyas Yalcin Fay Done Rubinder Mannan Clement Albinet Philippe Goryl Sultan Kocaman SkySat Data Quality Assessment within the EDAP Framework Remote Sensing Earth Observation data quality SkySat geometric validation radiometric validation maturity matrix |
| title | SkySat Data Quality Assessment within the EDAP Framework |
| title_full | SkySat Data Quality Assessment within the EDAP Framework |
| title_fullStr | SkySat Data Quality Assessment within the EDAP Framework |
| title_full_unstemmed | SkySat Data Quality Assessment within the EDAP Framework |
| title_short | SkySat Data Quality Assessment within the EDAP Framework |
| title_sort | skysat data quality assessment within the edap framework |
| topic | Earth Observation data quality SkySat geometric validation radiometric validation maturity matrix |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/7/1646 |
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