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Validation practices for satellite‐based Earth observation data across communities Open
Assessing the inherent uncertainties in satellite data products is a challenging task. Different technical approaches have been developed in the Earth Observation (EO) communities to address the validation problem which results in a large …
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Agile Earth Observation Satellite Scheduling Over 20 Years: Formulations, Methods, and Future Directions Open
Agile satellites with advanced attitude maneuvering capability are the new generation of Earth observation satellites (EOSs). The continuous improvement in satellite technology and decrease in launch cost have boosted the development of ag…
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The Φ-Sat-1 Mission: The First On-Board Deep Neural Network Demonstrator for Satellite Earth Observation Open
Artificial intelligence is paving the way for a new era of algorithms focusing directly on the information contained in the data, autonomously extracting relevant features for a given application. While the initial paradigm was to have the…
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An Overview of the Applications of Earth Observation Satellite Data: Impacts and Future Trends Open
As satellite observation technology develops and the number of Earth observation (EO) satellites increases, satellite observations have become essential to developments in the understanding of the Earth and its environment. However, the cu…
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Optimization-Based Scheduling Method for Agile Earth-Observing Satellite Constellation Open
This Paper proposes a two-step binary linear programming formulation for task scheduling of a constellation of low-Earth-orbit satellites and demonstrates its applicability and scalability to obtain high-quality solutions using a standard …
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Global cropland-extent product at 30-m resolution (GCEP30) derived from Landsat satellite time-series data for the year 2015 using multiple machine-learning algorithms on Google Earth Engine cloud Open
First posted November 19, 2021 For additional information, contact: Director, Western Geographic Science Center U.S. Geological Survey350 N. Akron Rd. Moffett Field, CA 94035 Global food and water security analysis and management require p…
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Optimization of Reconfigurable Satellite Constellations Using Simulated Annealing and Genetic Algorithm Open
Agile Earth observation can be achieved with responsiveness in satellite launches, sensor pointing, or orbit reconfiguration. This study presents a framework for designing reconfigurable satellite constellations capable of both regular Ear…
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Satellite Edge Computing for Real-Time and Very-High Resolution Earth Observation Open
In high-resolution Earth observation imagery, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites capture and transmit images to ground to create an updated map of an area of interest. Such maps provide valuable information for meteorology and environmental …
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Solving the Agile Earth Observation Satellite Scheduling Problem With Time-Dependent Transition Times Open
The scheduling of agile Earth observation satellites is to select a subset of candidate targets each associated with a profit during their visible time windows in order to maximize the collected profits, under some operational constraints.…
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TechSat 21 - Space Missions using Collaborating Constellations of Satellites Open
New technologies for power systems, electronics, micro-electro-mechanical systems, structures, and payloads are enabling significant reduction in the size, cost, and weight of satellites. It is estimated that satellites supplying 1 kW prim…
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PyTroll: An Open-Source, Community-Driven Python Framework to Process Earth Observation Satellite Data Open
PyTroll ( http://pytroll.org ) is a suite of open-source easy-to-use Python packages to facilitate processing and efficient sharing of Earth Observation (EO) satellite data. The PyTroll software is intended for both 24/7 real-time operatio…
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Robust Earth Observation Satellite Scheduling With Uncertainty of Cloud Coverage Open
sponsorship: This work was supported in part by the China Scholarship Council and in part by the Academic Excellence Foundation of BUAA for Ph.D. students. (China Scholarship Council, Academic Excellence Foundation of BUAA)
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A Branch and Bound Algorithm for Agile Earth Observation Satellite Scheduling Open
The agile earth observing satellite scheduling (AEOSS) problem consists of scheduling a subset of images among a set of candidates that satisfy imperative constraints and maximize a gain function. In this paper, we consider a new AEOSS mod…
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Optimal Scheduling of a Constellation of Earth-Imaging Satellites, for Maximal Data Throughput and Efficient Human Management Open
A mixed-integer linear program (MILP) approach to scheduling a large constellation of Earth-imaging satellites is presented. The algorithm optimizes the assignment of imagery collects, image data downlinks, and "health & safety" contacts, …
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Development status and literature analysis of China’s earth observation remote sensing satellites Open
近40年来,中国的地球观测遥感卫星技术发展取得了卓越的成就,已经形成了陆地、气象和海洋3大卫星系统,正在广泛服务于中国的自然资源调查、海洋环境保护、气象灾害预测和国家重大工程等诸多领域。本文回顾了3大卫星系统的发展历程,剖析中国地球观测遥感卫星的发展现状与内在特点,归纳总结在轨卫星的文献研究热点。研究发现,中国3大遥感卫星系统的发展并不均衡,气象卫星业务较为成熟,陆地卫星发展最为迅速。遥感卫星的文献研究数量总体偏少,应用研究亟待提升。后续规划和发展应考虑陆地卫星的轨道高度差…
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Preference-Based Evolutionary Many-Objective Optimization for Agile Satellite Mission Planning Open
With the development of aerospace technologies, the mission planning of agile earth observation satellites has to consider several objectives simultaneously, such as profit, observation task number, image quality, resource balance, and obs…
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Evolution of Ocean Color Atmospheric Correction: 1970–2005 Open
Retrieval of water properties from satellite-borne imagers viewing oceans and coastal areas in the visible region of the spectrum requires removing the effect of the atmosphere, which contributes approximately 80–90% of the measured radian…
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Earth Observation Mission of a 6U CubeSat with a 5-Meter Resolution for Wildfire Image Classification Using Convolution Neural Network Approach Open
The KITSUNE satellite is a 6-unit CubeSat platform with the main mission of 5-m-class Earth observation in low Earth orbit (LEO), and the payload is developed with a 31.4 MP commercial off-the-shelf sensor, customized optics, and a camera …
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Satellite swarm survey and new conceptual design for Earth observation applications Open
The new trend in Earth observation applications is to use a set of low-cost, simple and short development time satellites. A Swarm mission of twelve CubeSats as imaging nodes, besides, hub Microsatellite was already proposed to fulfill the…
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A Multi-Objective Modeling Method of Multi-Satellite Imaging Task Planning for Large Regional Mapping Open
Regional remote sensing image products are playing an important role in an increasing number of application fields. Aiming at multi-satellite imaging task planning for large-area image acquisition, this paper proposes a multi-objective mod…
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Reducing Variability and Removing Natural Light from Nighttime Satellite Imagery: A Case Study Using the VIIRS DNB Open
Temporal variation of natural light sources such as airglow limits the ability of night light sensors to detect changes in small sources of artificial light (such as villages). This study presents a method for correcting for this effect gl…
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A Heuristic Algorithm Based on Temporal Conflict Network for Agile Earth Observing Satellite Scheduling Problem Open
Agile Earth Observing Satellite (AEOS) scheduling problem consists of selecting a subset of tasks and developing observation plans for a set of agile satellite resources with the purpose of maximizing the total reward of arranged mission o…
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Onboard Observation Task Planning for an Autonomous Earth Observation Satellite Using Long Short-Term Memory Open
Onboard observation task planning plays an essential role in satellite autonomy, which has attracted considerable attention from researchers in recent years. Most of the existing studies solve the satellite onboard observation task plannin…
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Scientific Satellite and Moon-Based Earth Observation for Global Change Open
This book proposes a series of scientific satellites to establish an observation system for global environmental change and offers the first comprehensive review of lunar-based Earth observation. These scientific satellites provide basic d…
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On China’s earth observation system: mission, vision and application Open
China’s Earth Observation(EO) System has undergone significant development since the 1970s, as China has dedicated substantial efforts to advancing remote sensing technology. With fifty years of development, China has successfully narrowed…
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Mission to earth: LANDSAT 9 will continue to view the world Open
The global Earth Observations, remote sensing, geoscience, environmental and applied science communities celebrated the successful launch of LANDSAT 9 on Sept. 27, 2021. LANDSAT 1 (originally named...
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Exploitation of Satellite A-DInSAR Time Series for Detection, Characterization and Modelling of Land Subsidence Open
In the last two decades, advanced differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (A-DInSAR) techniques have experienced significant developments, which are mainly related to (i) the progress of satellite SAR data acquired by new mis…
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Multiple super-agile satellite collaborative mission planning for area target imaging Open
Collaboration between multiple super-agile satellites with dynamic imaging capabilities provides an opportunity for highly efficient observation of large-area targets. Reasonable allocation of multi-satellite resources and determination of…
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Reviews and syntheses: Flying the satellite into your model: on the role of observation operators in constraining models of the Earth system and the carbon cycle Open
The vehicles that fly the satellite into a model of the Earth system are observation operators. They provide the link between the quantities simulated by the model and the quantities observed from space, either directly (spectral radiance)…
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Development of China high-resolution earth observation system Open
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