Space Spectroscopy

Name of Project: Space Spectroscopy

Proposal in one sentence: Curated set of space spectroscopy images

Description of the project and what problem is it solving:

Imaging Spectroscopy is the acquisition of images where for each spatial resolution element in the image a spectrum of the energy arriving at the sensor is measured. These spectra are used to derive information based on the signature of the interaction of matter and energy expressed in the spectrum. This spectroscopic approach has been used in the laboratory and in astronomy for more than 100 years.
As an example, a reflectance spectrum of a mixture of three common rock forming minerals is shown below. Each mineral is a different molecule that absorbs energy in different regions of the spectrum. From the spectrum the three minerals can be identifed and with radiative transfer analysis the relative concentrations of the minerals can be determined.

Imaging Spectroscopy is the acquisition of images where for each spatial resolution element in the image a spectrum of the energy arriving at the sensor is measured. These spectra are used to derive information based on the signature of the interaction of matter and energy expressed in the spectrum. This spectroscopic approach has been used in the laboratory and in astronomy for more than 100 years.
As an example, a reflectance spectrum of a mixture of three common rock forming minerals is shown below. Each mineral is a different molecule that absorbs energy in different regions of the spectrum. From the spectrum the three minerals can be identifed and with radiative transfer analysis the relative concentrations of the minerals can be determined.

IMAGING SPECTROSCOPY IN THE SOLAR REFLECTED SPECTRUM OBJECTIVE
Quantitative measurement of components of the Earth System from calibrated spectra acquired as images for scientific research and applications.
APPROACH
Measure the upwelling radiance spectrum from 400 to 2500 nm at 10 nm resolution
Based upon the molecular absorptions and constituent scattering characteristics expressed in the spectrum:

Detect and identify the surface and atmospheric constituents present

Assess and measure the expressed constituent concentrations

Assign proportions to constituents in mixed spatial elements

Delineate spatial distribution of the constituents

Monitor changes in constituents through periodic data acquisitions

Simulate, calibrate and intercompare sensors

Validate, constrain and improve models
RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

Through measurement of the solar reflected spectrum, a range of scientific research and application is being pursed using signatures of energy, molecules and scatterers in the spectra measured by AVIRIS:

Atmosphere: water vapor, clouds properties, aerosols, absorbing gases…

Ecology: chlorophyll, leaf water, lignin, cellulose, pigments, structure, vegetation species and community maps, nonphotosynthetic constituents…

Geology and soils: mineralogy, soil type…

Coastal and Inland waters: chlorophyll, plankton, dissolved organics, sediments, bottom composition, bathymetry…

Snow and Ice Hydrology: snow cover fraction, grainsize, impurities, melting…

Biomass Burning: subpixel temperatures and extent, smoke, combustion products…

Environmental hazards: contaminants directly and indirectly, geological substrate…

Calibration: aircraft and satellite sensors, sensor simulation, standard validation…

Modeling: radiative transfer model validation and constraint…

Commercial: mineral exploration, agriculture and forest status…

Algorithms: autonomous atmospheric correction, advanced spectra derivation…

Grant Deliverables:
Publish dataset with images on Polygon

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What is the final product?: Usage of Ocean Market

Funding Requested: 3k USD

Proposal Wallet Address: 0xbB1Ca8855c9a9890A2b6b298889635dC62562b1c

Have you previously received an OceanDAO Grant (Y/N)? No

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Project lead Contact Email: pielacroix@protonmail.com

Country of Residence: France

Hi @pielacroix,

Thank you for applying for R13! Your proposal from R12 was flagged for some reason inside of Discourse and didn’t make it to R12 so we’re including it in this round.

I am a Project-Guiding Evaluator and one of us should come and read your proposal and provide any help help.

Please notice that we have updated our funding guidelines and will require participants to share some additional information. https://github.com/oceanprotocol/oceandao/wiki/Request-Grant-Guidelines

In your case:

  • Lead Full Name

We have attempted to make your first grant easy to earn (you are registered in the New Entrant Earmark) I would also recommend one (or all) of the following to increase support:

  1. Saying hi to the community in #ocean-dao and sharing your proposal.
  2. Saying hi to members of the #project-guiding WG and sharing your proposal.
  3. Meet with the Evaluators assigned to you by the #project-guiding WG.
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All the best!
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Hi @pielacroix, this is a reminder that we need your full name by Jan 10th @ 23:59 GMT in order to have all required information to properly process your funding in case you receive a grant.

Thank you!