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| 1 | +# 2025-12-08 NSW6: Transect NSW Site 6, Sentinel-2C and Landsat 9 dual overpass |
| 2 | + |
| 3 | +This is a report of the field data collected on 8 December 2025 at the location of Transect NSW Site 6 |
| 4 | +to validate the satellite data of the Sentinel-2C and Landsat 9 dual overpass. |
| 5 | +The full collection of data is contained in the [National Spectral Database](https://www.ga.gov.au/scientific-topics/dea/dea-data-and-products/national-spectral-database). |
| 6 | +Satellite data can be found on [DEA maps](https://maps.dea.ga.gov.au/#share=s-i2o7JwB5gvXOQefhMmTLJaA14b0). |
| 7 | + |
| 8 | +:::{contents} In this report |
| 9 | +:local: |
| 10 | +:backlinks: none |
| 11 | +::: |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | +## Variables |
| 14 | + |
| 15 | +These variables and environmental factors were present on the day the data were collected. |
| 16 | + |
| 17 | +:::{csv-table} |
| 18 | +:class: validation-report-variables-table |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +"Instrument(s) used","ASD FR4 (18179/3)" |
| 21 | +"Time of field site measurements (UTC)","2025-12-07 21:58:10 to 2025-12-07 22:39:15" |
| 22 | +"Time of Sentinel-2C overpass (UTC)", 2025-12-09 00:05:21 |
| 23 | +"Time of Landsat 9 overpass (UTC)", 2025-12-07 23:49:50 |
| 24 | +"GPS quality","Good" |
| 25 | +"Reference position","150.02466938E, 30.78663632S (WGS84)" |
| 26 | +"Matchup quality","Mediocre for Sentinel2c, Good for Landsat9" |
| 27 | +::: |
| 28 | + |
| 29 | +## Results |
| 30 | + |
| 31 | +The surface reflectance statistics collected on this day are grouped into bands. |
| 32 | +This allows the data to be used to validate Geoscience Australia's other datasets that use the same standardised bands. |
| 33 | + |
| 34 | +```{eval-rst} |
| 35 | +.. container:: |
| 36 | +
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| 37 | + :download:`Download results as CSV <./SiteValidationResults-2025-12-08-NSW6.csv>` |
| 38 | +``` |
| 39 | + |
| 40 | +:::{csv-table} Results of Field data versus Sentinel-2C Satellite |
| 41 | +:class: validation-report-results-table |
| 42 | + |
| 43 | +"Band","Sat Mean","Sat rms","Field mean","Field rms" |
| 44 | +"CA","0.051","0.002","0.032","0.004" |
| 45 | +"blue","0.056","0.002","0.041","0.005" |
| 46 | +"green","0.079","0.004","0.067","0.007" |
| 47 | +"red","0.127","0.01","0.113","0.012" |
| 48 | +"RE1","0.14","0.012","0.124","0.014" |
| 49 | +"RE2","0.152","0.013","0.133","0.016" |
| 50 | +"RE3","0.175","0.016","0.165","0.022" |
| 51 | +"NIR1","0.182","0.017","0.173","0.023" |
| 52 | +"NIR2","0.189","0.018","0.177","0.024" |
| 53 | +"SWIR2","0.248","0.027","0.225","0.036" |
| 54 | +"SWIR3","0.197","0.026","0.189","0.031" |
| 55 | +::: |
| 56 | + |
| 57 | +:::{csv-table} Results of Field data versus Landsat 9 Satellite |
| 58 | +:class: validation-report-results-table |
| 59 | + |
| 60 | +"Band","Sat Mean","Sat rms","Field mean","Field rms" |
| 61 | +"CA","0.042","0.002","0.033","0.005" |
| 62 | +"blue","0.049","0.002","0.04","0.005" |
| 63 | +"green","0.076","0.005","0.069","0.007" |
| 64 | +"red","0.124","0.013","0.111","0.012" |
| 65 | +"NIR","0.186","0.026","0.174","0.024" |
| 66 | +"SWIR1","0.247","0.039","0.224","0.036" |
| 67 | +"SWIR2","0.204","0.037","0.189","0.031" |
| 68 | +::: |
| 69 | + |
| 70 | +## Figures |
| 71 | + |
| 72 | +The following figures provide visual representations of the data. (Click a figure to view it at full size.) |
| 73 | + |
| 74 | +:::::{grid} 1 1 2 3 |
| 75 | +::::{grid-item} |
| 76 | +:::{figure} ./RGB-2025-12-08-NSW6.png |
| 77 | + |
| 78 | +Satellite imagery tiles of true colour (RGB) surface reflectance. |
| 79 | +They each cover an area of approximately 2 km × 2 km. |
| 80 | +The white box indicates the size and location |
| 81 | +of the field site. |
| 82 | +::: |
| 83 | +:::: |
| 84 | +::::{grid-item} |
| 85 | +:::{figure} ./SiteComparison-2025-12-08-NSW6.png |
| 86 | + |
| 87 | +Band-by-band plots of surface reflectance for field data versus each satellite. |
| 88 | +Satellite uncertainty error bars for each band are the standard deviation |
| 89 | +of pixel values over and surrounding the field site. |
| 90 | +Field uncertainty error bars are the standard deviation of values after |
| 91 | +averaging all spectra within the same satellite pixels. |
| 92 | + |
| 93 | +::: |
| 94 | +:::: |
| 95 | +::::{grid-item} |
| 96 | +:::{figure} ./OverallComparison-2025-12-08-NSW6.png |
| 97 | + |
| 98 | +Plots of Satellite Surface Reflectance for each satellite versus Field Site Surface Reflectance on this day. |
| 99 | +The solid line represents the one-to-one equality between field and satellite measurements. |
| 100 | +The black dots are the values from all field site measurements prior to this date. |
| 101 | +The line of best fit is not shown, but its parameters are given in the bottom-right corner. |
| 102 | + |
| 103 | +::: |
| 104 | +:::: |
| 105 | +::::: |
| 106 | + |
| 107 | +% :::{tags} validation, site_validation, mullion_validation, landsat_8_validation |
| 108 | +% ::: |
| 109 | + |
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