55d1c9b6e7a4ce41b7a6f8416b7b6261 English 8-bit variable size UCS Transfer Format, based on ISO/IEC 10646 series series NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) +44(0)1235 446432 NERC - Earth Observation Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK neodc@rl.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-04-16T02:27:17 UK GEMINI 2.3 WGS 84 NERC Airborne Research and Survey Facility (ARSF) Remote Sensing Data 2007-12-10T03:01:43 publication 2007-12-10T03:01:43 creation https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/55d1c9b6e7a4ce41b7a6f8416b7b6261 55d1c9b6e7a4ce41b7a6f8416b7b6261 NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) The Airborne Research & Survey Facility (ARSF, formerly Airborne Remote Sensing Facility) is managed by NERC Scientific Services and Programme Management. It provides the UK environmental science community, and other potential users, with the means to obtain remotely-sensed data in the form of synoptic analogue and digital imagery for use in research, survey and monitoring programmes. Data offered by the facility includes: 1) Aerial photography data collected with an analogue camera, the Wild RC-10 visible NIR, in conjunction with CASI and ATM instruments. 2) Airborne Thematic Mapper (ATM): ARSF has flown two ATM instruments over the period 1982 - 2008: the Daedalus 1268 was operated from 1982 until 1998. Since 1996 and until 2008 an upgraded version - the Azimuth Systems AZ-16 was used, along with an improved data acquisition system. 3) LiDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) data from an Optech ALTM 3033 instrument. The sensor is on loan to the ARSF only for some periods of the year from the Unit of Landscape Modelling (ULM) at Cambridge University. 4) High spectral and spatial resolution data from the Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI 2). The CASI 2, produced by Itres Research of Canada, is a two-dimensional CCD array-based pushbroom imaging spectrograph operated by ARSF until 2007 5) High spectral and spatial resolution data from the AISA Eagle and Hawk hyperspectral sensors (since 2007). The AISA Eagle is a 12 bit, pushbroom, hyperspectral sensor with a 1000 pixel swath width, covering the visible and near infra-red spectrum 400 - 970nm. The AISA Hawk is a 14 bit sensor able to capture short wave infrared wavelengths, 970 - 2450nm. The ARSF currently uses a Dornier 228 aircraft. This extensively modified aircraft is not only capable of accommodating the current ARSF core instrumentation, as well as additional experimental optical and geophysical sensors, but is also configured to deploy a range of atmospheric instrumentation and samplers. Such a comprehensive data service cannot be easily achieved by other survey techniques. The operational flying season generally spans from early March until early October. Three elements determine this period: weather, solar zenith angle and vegetation state; maintenance on the aircraft; sensor maintenance as this is performed by the manufacturers between November and January. Every day during this season, the ARSF has to make difficult decisions on whether or not to attempt flying based on weather forecasts, and to prioritise the most important projects based on many parameters. Flying schedule is available from the ARSF website. The NEODC holds the entire archive of Airborne Thematic Mapper (ATM) and Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI) data acquired by the NERC ARSF. High-resolution scanned digital versions of the entire collection of analogue photographs are now also available as well as selected LiDAR-derived elevation and terrain models for selected sites flown using the sensor. NERC Airborne Research and Survey Facility (ARSF) author unknown author Airborne Research and Survey Facility (ARSF) author unknown author NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) custodian +44(0)1235 446432 NERC - Earth Observation Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK neodc@rl.ac.uk custodian NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) distributor +44(0)1235 446432 NERC - Earth Observation Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK neodc@rl.ac.uk distributor NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) point_of_contact +44(0)1235 446432 NERC - Earth Observation Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK neodc@rl.ac.uk pointofContact NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) publisher +44(0)1235 446432 NERC - Earth Observation Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK neodc@rl.ac.uk publisher unknown series NERC ARSF CASI ATM LiDAR EAGLE HAWK atmospheric conditions theme GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication otherRestrictions All data within this dataset collection are available to any registered CEDA user. otherRestrictions Under the following licence http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/, appropriate use of these data may fall under any use. This message is intended as guidance, always read the full licence. When using these data you must cite them correctly using the citation given on the CEDA Data Catalogue record. grid English climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere -180.0 180.0 -90.0 90.0 1982-09-09T23:00:00 2012-09-06T12:22:07 Contact data centre for format details. NERC Earth Observation Data Centre (NEODC) Data Center Contact +44(0)1235 446432 NERC - Earth Observation Data Centre STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX UK neodc@rl.ac.uk distributor https://catalogue.ceda.ac.uk/uuid/55d1c9b6e7a4ce41b7a6f8416b7b6261 CEDA Data Catalogue Page Detail and access information for the resource information http://arsf.nerc.ac.uk/ NERC ARSF website No further details. information http://arsf-dan.nerc.ac.uk/trac/wiki/Downloads AZGCORR Software No further details. information https://zenodo.org/record/7356530 Airborne Remote Sensing Facility User Guide Handbook No further details. information http://www.geog.cam.ac.uk/cucap/ Unit for Landscape Modelling (ULM), University of Cambridge website No further details. information http://arsf.nerc.ac.uk/data/azimuth.asp ARSF Data Processing No further details. information http://www.teledyneoptech.com/ LIDAR manufacturer website No further details. information http://www.ncaveo.ac.uk/geometric_correction/ NCAVEO website No further details. information https://artefacts.ceda.ac.uk/neodc_docs/Camera_Certs/ Camera Calibration Certificates No further details. information https://zenodo.org/record/7356412 NERC ARSF Photography Data Base document No further details. information series Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 Please see data lineage statements for each dataset within this collection for data lineage details.