Remote Sensing (Jun 2017)
Copernicus Sentinel-2A Calibration and Products Validation Status
- Ferran Gascon,
- Catherine Bouzinac,
- Olivier Thépaut,
- Mathieu Jung,
- Benjamin Francesconi,
- Jérôme Louis,
- Vincent Lonjou,
- Bruno Lafrance,
- Stéphane Massera,
- Angélique Gaudel-Vacaresse,
- Florie Languille,
- Bahjat Alhammoud,
- Françoise Viallefont,
- Bringfried Pflug,
- Jakub Bieniarz,
- Sébastien Clerc,
- Laëtitia Pessiot,
- Thierry Trémas,
- Enrico Cadau,
- Roberto De Bonis,
- Claudia Isola,
- Philippe Martimort,
- Valérie Fernandez
Affiliations
- Ferran Gascon
- ESA (European Space Agency), Paris 75015, France
- Catherine Bouzinac
- CS-SI (Communication & Systèmes—Systèmes d'Information), Toulouse 31506, France
- Olivier Thépaut
- CS-SI (Communication & Systèmes—Systèmes d'Information), Toulouse 31506, France
- Mathieu Jung
- Airbus Defence and Space, Toulouse 31402, France
- Benjamin Francesconi
- Thales Alenia Space, Cannes La Bocca 06156, France
- Jérôme Louis
- Telespazio, Toulouse 31023, France
- Vincent Lonjou
- CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales), Toulouse 31401, France
- Bruno Lafrance
- CS-SI (Communication & Systèmes—Systèmes d'Information), Toulouse 31506, France
- Stéphane Massera
- IGN (Institut Géographique National) Espace, Ramonville-Saint-Agne 31520, France
- Angélique Gaudel-Vacaresse
- CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales), Toulouse 31401, France
- Florie Languille
- CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales), Toulouse 31401, France
- Bahjat Alhammoud
- ARGANS, Plymouth PL6 8BX, the United Kingdom
- Françoise Viallefont
- ONERA (Office National d'Etudes et Recherches Aérospatiales), Toulouse 31055, France
- Bringfried Pflug
- DLR (Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt), Berlin 12489, Germany
- Jakub Bieniarz
- DLR (Deutschen Zentrums für Luft- und Raumfahrt), Berlin 12489, Germany
- Sébastien Clerc
- ARGANS, Plymouth PL6 8BX, the United Kingdom
- Laëtitia Pessiot
- CS-SI (Communication & Systèmes—Systèmes d'Information), Toulouse 31506, France
- Thierry Trémas
- CNES (Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales), Toulouse 31401, France
- Enrico Cadau
- ESA (European Space Agency), Paris 75015, France
- Roberto De Bonis
- ESA (European Space Agency), Paris 75015, France
- Claudia Isola
- ESA (European Space Agency), Paris 75015, France
- Philippe Martimort
- ESA (European Space Agency), Paris 75015, France
- Valérie Fernandez
- ESA (European Space Agency), Paris 75015, France
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9060584
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 9,
no. 6
p. 584
Abstract
As part of the Copernicus programme of the European Commission (EC), the European Space Agency (ESA) has developed and is currently operating the Sentinel-2 mission that is acquiring high spatial resolution optical imagery. This article provides a description of the calibration activities and the status of the mission products validation activities after one year in orbit. Measured performances, from the validation activities, cover both Top-Of-Atmosphere (TOA) and Bottom-Of-Atmosphere (BOA) products. The presented results show the good quality of the mission products both in terms of radiometry and geometry and provide an overview on next mission steps related to data quality aspects.
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