An Engineering Approach to the Categorization of On-Orbit Remote Sensing Capabilities

摘要

In this analysis, we present techniques to aid the user, especially those unfamiliar with the full earth science sensor web, in discovering sensors capable of collecting and delivering data relevant to a remote sensing challenge. Given missions and instruments databases, techniques for extracting and visualizing sensors appropriate to a given science question are presented. The Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel program is used as an example for applying the techniques to discover complementary sensors.