Flying Laboratory of Imaging Systems: Fusion of Airborne Hyperspectral and Laser Scanning for Ecosystem Research

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Authors

HANUŠ Jan SLEZÁK Lukáš FABIÁNEK Tomáš FAJMON Lukáš HANOUSEK Tomáš JANOUTOVÁ Růžena KOPKÁNĚ Daniel NOVOTNÝ Jan PAVELKA Karel PIKL Miroslav ZEMEK František HOMOLOVÁ Lucie

Year of publication 2023
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Remote Sensing
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/15/12/3130
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs15123130
Keywords remote sensing; hyperspectral; imaging spectroscopy; thermal; laser scanning; LiDAR; reflectance; surface temperature; ecosystem assessment
Description Synergies of optical, thermal and laser scanning remotely sensed data provide valuable information to study the structure and functioning of terrestrial ecosystems. One of the few fully operational airborne multi-sensor platforms for ecosystem research in Europe is the Flying Laboratory of Imaging Systems (FLIS), operated by the Global Change Research Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences. The system consists of three commercial imaging spectroradiometers. One spectroradiometer covers the visible and near-infrared, and the other covers the shortwave infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum. These two provide full spectral data between 380–2450 nm, mainly for the assessment of biochemical properties of vegetation, soil and water. The third spectroradiometer covers the thermal long-wave infrared part of the electromagnetic spectrum and allows for mapping of surface emissivity and temperature properties. The fourth instrument onboard is the full waveform laser scanning system, which provides data on landscape orography and 3D structure. Here, we describe the FLIS design, data acquisition plan and primary data pre-processing. The synchronous acquisition of multiple data sources provides a complex analytical and data framework for the assessment of vegetation ecosystems (such as plant species composition, plant functional traits, biomass and carbon stocks), as well as for studying the role of greenery or blue-green infrastructure on the thermal behaviour of urban systems. In addition, the FLIS airborne infrastructure supports calibration and validation activities for existing and upcoming satellite missions (e.g., FLEX, PRISMA).
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