Pinnacles Desert Optical Vicarious Calibration Site
Approximately 200km north of Perth in Western Australia is the Pinnacles Desert where we have developed an autonomous vicarious calibration site. Designed to support future spaceborne imaging spectroscopy sensors, it is also contributing to the calibration of other multispectral optical sensors such as Landsat 8 and Sentinel-2. Instruments on the site have been acquiring continuous radiometric data and associated meteorological and atmospheric composition data since May 2022. The site is currently supporting calibration and validation efforts of the EnMAP and DESIS missions, with collaborative activities for the PRISMA, EMIT, and future ESA CHIME missions.
CSIRO take NASA colleagues to visit the Pinnacles Desert Optical Vicarious Calibration site. Credit: WA Dept Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions
