2009 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program

MAS (MODIS Airborne Simulator)
After more than 650 high-altitude missions on
the ER-2, the MAS system is undergoing partial
refurbishment. The digitizer system is being
upgraded, and the scanning optics section is being
replaced. It is anticipated to return to service in mid-
2010.
AMS (Autonomous Modular Sensor)
Designed for automated operations on a large UAS,
the AMS has been used mainly to develop methods
for real-time fire mapping, flying on the Ikhana
Predator-B. This year it was temporarily converted
for use on the upcoming Global Hawk GLOPAC
missions, with an added spectral band for water
Figure 59:
3-D rendering of MASTER imagery over Santa Cruz, CA, from a DC-8 Student Airborne
Research Program (SARP) mission, July 22, 2009.
Figure 60:
Lichfield Ice Bridge as captured by the DMS tracking camera during
Operation Ice Bridge.
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