Space Station Photography of LTER Sites
John Vande Castle at the LTER Network Office and
Will Stefanov (formerly
with CAP) at the NASA Johnson Space Center are working on
the potential use of Space Station photography for LTER Sites.
A rough search shows that many sites have already been captured during various missions of the
International Space Station. JSC staff gave a positive response to
adding LTER sites as specific
targets in future missions and this was included in the science plan beginning with the ISS 011 crew.
Image resolution depends on the camera and lens used. High latitude LTER sites are not within the orbital plane
of the International Space
Station. ISS imagery is
freely available online at
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/
Earth Sciences and Image Analysis,
NASA-Johnson Space Center. 25 Mar. 2005. "Astronaut Photography of Earth -
Display Record."
International
Space Station – Mission 10
http://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/scripts/sseop/photo.pl?mission=ISS010&roll=E&frame=17590&QueryResultsFile=111229797223601.tsv
(31 Mar. 2005). NASA-Johnson Space Center.
Last Update: 02 June. 2005
Identification
Mission: ISS010 Roll: E Frame: 17590 Mission ID on the Film or
image: ISS010
Country or Geographic Name: USA-FLORIDA
Features: SOUTH FLORIDA, FLORIDA
KEYS
Center Point Latitude: 25.5 Center Point Longitude: -81.5 (Negative numbers
indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)
Stereo: (Yes indicates there is
an adjacent picture of the same area)
ONC Map ID: JNC Map ID: Camera
Camera Tilt: 51
Camera Focal Length: 50mm
Camera: E4: Kodak DCS760C
Electronic Still Camera
Film: 3060E : 3060 x 2036
pixel CCD, RGBG array. Quality
Film Exposure:
Percentage of Cloud Cover: 10 (0-10) Nadir
Date: 20050211 (YYYYMMDD)GMT Time: 183608 (HHMMSS)
Nadir Point Latitude: 23.1, Longitude: -78.4 (Negative numbers indicate south for latitude and west for longitude)
Nadir to Photo Center Direction: Northwest
Sun Azimuth: 206 (Clockwise
angle in degrees from north to the sun measured at the nadir point)
Spacecraft Altitude: 190 nautical miles (352 km)
Sun Elevation Angle: 50 (Angle in degrees between the horizon and the sun, measured at the nadir
point)
Orbit Number: 3596