DESIS - Hyperspectral Images - Global

Since 2018, the DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer (DESIS) operates onboard the International Space Station (ISS). DESIS has acquired data worldwide for both scientific and commercial users. The continuously growing data archive supports methodical and application developments for the monitoring of the Earth’s surface. Additionally, the DESIS data archive serves as a database for recent and upcoming hyperspectral Earth-observing missions such as ESA’s CHIME. It enables long-term analysis of physical phenomena and land use changes by providing high-resolution data spanning an extended temporal range for the monitoring of a site of interest. The hyperspectral instrument DESIS (DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer) is one of four possible payloads of MUSES (Multi-User System for Earth Sensing), which is mounted on the International Space Station (ISS). The mission is based on a cooperation between Teledyne Brown Engineering (TBE) located in Huntsville, Alabama, USA, and the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in Germany. TBE provided the MUSES platform, where DESIS is installed, and the infrastructure for operation, data tasking and commercial data distribution. DLR developed and built the instrument, along with the development of the associated software for data processing and delivery. Additionally, DLR is responsible for the scientific exploitation of the mission. Three product types can be ordered, which are Level 1B (systematic and radiometric corrected), Level 1C (geometrically corrected) and Level 2A (atmospherically corrected). The spatial resolution is about 30m on ground. DESIS is sensitive between 400nm and 1000nm with a spectral resolution of about 3.3nm. DESIS data are delivered in tiles of about 30x30km. For more information concerning DESIS the reader is referred to https://www.dlr.de/de/eoc/forschung-transfer/projekte-und-missionen/desis
Suggested Data Citation
German Aerospace Center (DLR) (2019): DESIS - Hyperspectral Images - Global. https://doi.org/10.15489/hxom21uqeo90
Coverage
		Yellow dots or areas indicate coverage range.
Geographic Boundaries
North:	55°
West:	-180°
East:	180°
South:	-52°
Time Period
Start date:	2018-08-30
End date:	Present
More Information
Keywords:	Orthoimagery, ISS, DESIS, DLR Earth Sensing Imaging Spectrometer, MUSES, hyperspectral sensing, urn:eop:DLR:EOWEB:DESIS.HSI.L1A
Contact:	desis-scientific@dlr.de
Access / Use Restriction:	Restricted - for further information on data access, please see the following website: https://www.dlr.de/eoc/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-13629/23675_read-54295/
Data Use Guidelines	https://geoservice.dlr.de/resources/licenses/desis/DESIS_LicenseAgreementforScientificUse_1.0.pdf
Links
Mission Information
Main DESIS Mission Website (EOC, Oberpfaffenhofen)	https://www.dlr.de/de/eoc/forschung-transfer/projekte-und-missionen/desis DESIS Mission Website (EOC, Oberpfaffenhofen)
DESIS Mission Website (OS, Berlin)	https://www.dlr.de/de/os/forschung-transfer/projekte/erdbeobachtung/desis DESIS Mission Website (OS, Berlin)
ATBD L1A, L1B, L1C, L2A	https://www.dlr.de/de/os/forschung-transfer/projekte/erdbeobachtung/desis DESIS-PAV Algorithm Theoretical Basis Document (ATBD) L1A, L1B,L1C,L2A v1.3 Processors (PAV-DLR-TN-004)
Data Product Specifications	https://www.dlr.de/de/os/forschung-transfer/projekte/erdbeobachtung/desis DESIS Data Product Specifications v1.3 (DESIS-DLR-ICD-002)
Glossary and Abbreviations	https://www.dlr.de/de/os/forschung-transfer/projekte/erdbeobachtung/desis DLR (2015): DESIS-PAV Glossary and Abbreviations v1.1 (PAV-DLR-TN-005)
DOI:	https://doi.org/10.15489/hxom21uqeo90 Digital Object Identifier
Product Search / Ordering Data
EOWEB GeoPortal	https://eoweb.dlr.de/egp/main?ecswCollection=urn%3Aeop%3ADLR%3AEOWEB%3ADESIS.HSI.L1A DESIS.HSI.L1B, DESIS.HSI.L1C, DESIS.HSI.L2A