Overview
OVERVIEW
The Autonomous Modular Sensor (AMS) is an airborne scanning spectrometer that acquires
high spatial resolution imagery of the Earth's features from its vantage point on-board
low and medium altitude research aircraft. Data acquired by AMS is helping to define,
develop, and test algorithms for use in a variety of scientific programs that emphasize the
use of remotely sensed data to monitor variation in environmental conditions, assess global
change, and respond to natural disasters.
Missions are collected, processed, and maintained by the Airborne Science & Technology Laboratory
located at the NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. The ASTL is operated under
contract by the University of California at Santa Cruz.
Image Gallery
IMAGE GALLERY
- Monterey Bay & Elkhorn Slough
- A selection of images from various flights in the Monterey Bay area.
- Hunter-Liggett Fire
- A series of flight lines capturing a small brush fire on the central coast of California.
- San Francisco Bay & Sacramento River Delta
- A selection of images acquired after the region was inundated with a month of heavy rain.
SENSOR CONFIGURATIONS
- Wild Fire / Land Surface Scanner
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| IFOV: |
1.25 or 2.5 mrad |
| FOV: |
42.5 or 85.9 degrees |
| Resolution: |
3 - 50 meters |
- Water Vapor Imager
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| IFOV: |
2.5 mrad |
| FOV: |
85.9 degrees |
| Resolution: |
50 meters (variable) |
- Atmospheric Mapping Sensor
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| IFOV: |
2.5 mrad |
| FOV: |
85.9 degrees |
| Resolution: |
50 meters (variable) |
- Ocean Color Imager
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| IFOV: |
2.5 mrad |
| FOV: |
85.9 degrees |
| Resolution: |
3 - 50 meters |
RELATED INSTRUMENTS
- MAS
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A multispectral scanner which collects 50 meter imagery
from 65,000 feet above the Earth.
- MASTER
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The sister instrument to MAS which can be flown much
closer to Earth's surface.
RELATED MULTIMEDIA
- Mount St. Helens
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A three dimensional animation of MASTER imagery
collected over the active volcano.
Hunter-Liggett Fire
This time sequence of a wildfire imaged by AMS shows a smoldering
region as bright orange; the yellow and white represents an area of active burning.