Measurement flights with the Cessna Grand Caravan for optical remote sensing applications
The DLR Optical Airborne Remote Sensing user service (OpAiRS) of the Remote Sensing Technology Institute is carrying out a series of measurement flights in April and May with the Cessna Grand Caravan (D-FDLR) research aircraft stationed in Oberpfaffenhofen.
Infrastructural facilities and research areas in Braunschweig and Emden will be flown over for the DLR impulse project Situation Recording for Remote Operation (LORe). The images and the 3D information derived from them are merged with other data to produce a comprehensive situational picture as a basis for research work on situational awareness for remote operation of various transport systems.
In addition, measurements are planned over Munich, Puch and Lake Constance for the validation of the German satellite mission EnMAP. To this end, measurements will be taken simultaneously with various spectrometer systems from different platforms (satellite, aircraft, ship, ground-based) and then compared. With the help of this data, DLR scientists can determine whether the satellite products meet the quality requirements and also use the data to test and further develop new evaluation methods for future satellite products.