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Data at BioSCape
| Dataset | Processing Level | Data State | Temporal Extent | Platform | Instrument | Data Format | Science Keywords |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal Wetland Soil Salinity and Hydroperiod, California, USA, and Western Cape, ZA | 3 | COMPLETE | 2018-01-01 to 2024-04-16 | Sentinel-1B, Sentinel-1A, B-200, G-III | C-SAR, AVIRIS-3, AVIRIS-NG | multiple | Wetlands, Hydroperiod, Soil Salinity/Soil Sodicity |
| Foliar Trait and Spectroscopy Data, Greater Cape Floristic Region, South Africa, V2 | 3 | COMPLETE | 1966-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | LABORATORY, FIELD INVESTIGATION | MASS SPECTROMETERS, SPECTROMETERS | CSV | Reflected Infrared, Canopy Characteristics, Plant Characteristics, Leaf Characteristics, Vegetation Species, Shrubland/Scrub, Vegetation Water Content, Visible Wavelengths |
| BioSCape: AVIRIS-NG L1B Calibrated Radiance | 1B | COMPLETE | 2023-10-22 to 2023-11-26 | G-III | AVIRIS-NG | multiple | Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance |
| BioSCape: AVIRIS-NG L2 Orthocorrected Surface Reflectance | 2 | COMPLETE | 2023-10-22 to 2023-11-26 | G-III | AVIRIS-NG | multiple | Reflectance |
| BioSCape: Vegetation Composition at Plots with Woody Invasives, CFR, South Africa | 3 | COMPLETE | 2023-09-06 to 2023-12-16 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS | CSV | Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Species, Invasive Species |
| HyTES Level 1 Radiance, Facility Instrument Collection, 2013-2016 | 1B | COMPLETE | 2013-04-23 to 2016-01-26 | NASA ER-2, G-V, Twin Otter | HyTES | ENVI | Surface Thermal Properties, Surface Radiative Properties, Infrared Radiance |
| HyTES: Level 2 Emissivity and Land Surface Temperature | 2 | COMPLETE | 2014-07-03 to 2023-11-15 | Twin Otter, NASA ER-2, G-V | HyTES | HDF5 | Land Surface Temperature, Emissivity |
| HyTES Campaign Calibration Data, Facility Instrument Collection | 2 | COMPLETE | 2019-06-10 to 2023-11-15 | NASA ER-2, NOAA Twin Otter, G-V | HyTES | Sensor Characteristics, Calibration | |
| HyTES L1 Geolocation, Facility Instrument Collection | 1B | COMPLETE | 2014-07-02 to 2023-11-15 | NASA ER-2, G-V, Twin Otter | HyTES | ENVI | Geolocation |
| HyTES Level 1 Radiance, Facility Instrument Collection | 1B | COMPLETE | 2017-06-08 to 2023-11-15 | NASA ER-2, G-V, Twin Otter | HyTES | HDF5 | Surface Thermal Properties, Surface Radiative Properties, Infrared Radiance |
| BioSCape: PRISM L1B Calibrated Radiance | 1B | COMPLETE | 2023-10-17 to 2023-11-26 | G-III | PRISM | multiple | Infrared Radiance, Visible Radiance, Ultraviolet Radiance |
| BioSCape: PRISM L2A Orthocorrected Surface Reflectance | 2 | COMPLETE | 2023-10-17 to 2023-11-26 | G-III | PRISM | multiple | Reflectance, Reflected Infrared |
| Foliar Trait and Spectroscopy Data, Greater Cape Floristic Region, South Africa | 3 | DEPRECATED | 1966-01-01 to 2014-12-31 | FIELD INVESTIGATION, LABORATORY | SPECTROMETERS, MASS SPECTROMETERS | CSV | Shrubland/Scrub, Vegetation Water Content, Visible Wavelengths, Reflected Infrared, Canopy Characteristics, Plant Characteristics, Vegetation Species, Leaf Characteristics |
| BioSCape Estuary Wetland Vegetation Plot Data and Habitat Extents, South Africa | 3 | COMPLETE | 2023-10-23 to 2024-01-31 | FIELD SURVEYS, PlanetScope | SURVEYING TOOLS, PlanetScope | multiple | Vegetation Species, Estuary, Wetlands, Coastal, Wetlands, Vegetation Cover |
| BioSCape Vegetation Surveys Berg and Eerste River Catchments, South Africa, 2022-2023 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2022-09-19 to 2023-11-11 | FIELD SURVEYS | VISUAL OBSERVATIONS, CAMERA | CSV | Vegetation Species, Vegetation Cover, Vegetation Fraction |
| BioSCape: AVIRIS-NG L2B Enhanced Surface Reflectance | 2 | COMPLETE | 2023-10-22 to 2023-11-26 | G-III | AVIRIS-NG | multiple | Reflectance |
| BioSCape: BioSoundSCape Acoustic Recordings, South Africa, 2023 | 0 | COMPLETE | 2023-06-05 to 2023-12-16 | Data Collections | Passive Acoustic Recorder | multiple | Community Dynamics |
| BioSCape: AVIRIS-NG L3 Resampled Reflectance Mosaics, V2 | 3 | COMPLETE | 2023-10-22 to 2023-11-26 | G-III | AVIRIS-NG | multiple | Reflectance |
| LVIS Facility L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 | 2 | ACTIVE | 2018-11-07 to Present | B-200, G-III, G-V, P-3B | LVIS | ASCII | Glacier Elevation/Ice Sheet Elevation, Sea Ice Elevation, Terrain Elevation, Vegetation Height |
| LVIS Facility L1B Geolocated Return Energy Waveforms V001 | 1B | ACTIVE | 2018-11-07 to Present | B-200, G-III, G-V, P-3B | LVIS | HDF5 | Sensor Counts |
| CyanoSCape: Freshwater Phytoplankton Biodiversity of the South African Cape | 2 | COMPLETE | 2023-09-01 to 2023-12-01 | Buoys, MOORINGS, Water-based Platforms, AUVS, ROVS, Ships | Ocean Chemistry, Ocean Optics, Ocean Temperature, Salinity/Density | ||
| Biodiversity Survey of the Cape - Mapping Dissolved Organic Carbon sources and cycling in aquatic biodiversity hotspots across South Africa's Greater Cape Floristic Region | 2 | COMPLETE | 2023-10-12 to 2023-11-14 | Buoys, MOORINGS, Water-based Platforms, AUVS, ROVS, Ships | Ocean Chemistry, Ocean Optics, Ocean Temperature, Salinity/Density | ||
| LVIS L1A Geotagged Images V001 | 1A | ACTIVE | 2018-11-07 to Present | B-200, G-III, G-V, P-3B | LVIS-Camera | JPEG | VISIBLE IMAGERY |
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