2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
2008 Annual Report - NASA Airborne Science Program
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Personnel from both countries were<br />
integrated into the program at JSC. The<br />
scientists and engineers were familiarized with<br />
the earth survey programs and findings by<br />
their integration into the JSC Earth Resources<br />
Aircraft <strong>Program</strong>. The personnel were<br />
instructed on the analysis of data collected<br />
by the various aircraft sensors in the various<br />
spectral bands and the various pattern<br />
recognition tools that had been developed by<br />
that time. They then participated in mission<br />
planning for the acquisition of that data and<br />
participated in the airborne mission, both<br />
on-board the P-3A aircraft, and in gathering<br />
ground truth data. They then participated in<br />
the reduction and analysis of that data with<br />
assistance of the JSC discipline scientists and<br />
technical personnel.<br />
The next phase of the program was to return<br />
to their home countries and plan remote<br />
sensing data acquisition missions in their<br />
various disciplines at their test sites with JSC<br />
science and technical support. After this<br />
was completed JSC, earth resources aircraft<br />
and personnel deployed to test sites in<br />
both countries and flew data acquisition<br />
missions with on-board participation of<br />
their own personnel utilizing the P-3A.<br />
Data was processed at JSC and returned<br />
to the participants at which time JSC earth<br />
resources scientists assisted in the analysis.<br />
The final step was for both countries to<br />
establish their own earth survey programs,<br />
replete with aircraft, sensors, and data<br />
processing and analysis capabilities. This was<br />
accomplished. It was a start for Central<br />
and South American countries to establish<br />
remote sensing capabilities to manage their<br />
natural resources. It was a very productive<br />
pilot program, with the program objectives<br />
successfully accomplished.<br />
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