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NASA-acquired commercial data are being used in many scientific investigations and have a wide range of practical applications. This page features published research incorporating CSDA-distributed data along with statements of findings showing how these data may be applied.

Publications

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Level-1 Calibration Assessment of Spire’s LEMUR-2 GNSS-R Ocean Normalized Bistatic Radar Cross Section Estimates Al-Khaldi, M. M. Spire Wind Speed
Using DESIS and EO-1 Hyperion reflectance time series for the assessment of vegetation traits and Gross Primary Production (GPP) Campbell, P. E. K. Teledyne Brown Engineering Primary Production, Plant Characteristics
Spectral Unmixing And Mapping Of Coral Reef Benthic Cover With Deep Learning Zeng, R. Maxar Coral Reefs
Potential for commercial PlanetScope satellites in oil response monitoring Schaeffer, B. A. Planet Ocean
National-scale estimation of gross forest aboveground carbon loss: a case study of the Democratic Republic of the Congo Tyukavina, A. Maxar Biomass
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Findings from CSDA Evaluations

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Imagery was more difficult to classify for coral reef assessment, due to calibration issues, compared to Worldview Maxar, Planet Coral Reefs
Imagery found to be not well suited for the understanding of reef ecology Hochberg, E. J. Planet Coral Reefs
Spire GNSS-Reflectometry measurements over ocean were suitable for retrieving sea surface height for ocean altimetry Nerem, R. S. Spire Ocean
PlanetScope imagery showed potential in detecting “unknown” ocean surface features Hu, C. Maxar, Planet Sea Surface Topography
Allows for mapping of small ephemeral water bodies Limaye, A. Planet Surface Water
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