Abstract
*† ‡ § , An automated system for transitioning and hosting high spatial/spectral resolution near real-time research-grade data from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS); sensors aboard the Earth Observing System (EOS) Terra and Aqua sunsynchronous platforms provided direct support of Department of Defense (DoD) assets during Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Through an inter-agency collaboration between the DoD, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), swift progress from concept to implementation enabled time-critical and mission-specific value-added satellite imagery pertaining to dust storms, nocturnal low cloud detection, convective cloud diagnostics, snow/cloud discrimination and fire/hot-spot detection to reach DoD customers for use in strike briefs, aircraft routing, ship navigation, and target and weapons selection. This paper details the data procurement, processing, and implementation during OIF for the fully automated Satellite Focus system.
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