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VICALOPS

Description

The calibration techniques implemented within VICALOPS have been thoroughly tested and validated using the DIMITRI toolbox on a variety of satellite data, with detailed error assessments carried out to ensure accuracy.
VICALOPS automates the following processes:

  • Extracting site data,
  • Assessing cloud coverage within each product,
  • Running calibration methods weekly
  • Reporting

A synthesis of the results is produced, and a report is generated for all sensors monitored by the system. VICALOPS currently supports the following sensors, starting from their first post-launch acquisition:

  • MODIS (Terra and Aqua),
  • VIIRS,
  • Landsat 8 and 9,
  • Sentinel-2/MSI (A and B),
  • Sentinel-3/SLSTR (A and B),
  • Sentinel-3/OLCI (A and B),
  • Historical sensors such as MERIS, VEGETATION, ATSR2/AATSR, and PARASOL.