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UAV

Instrument IDREDEDGE3_MICASENSE
uav platform

Summary ​

REDEDGE3_MICASENSE (RedEdge-3) is a legacy multispectral instrument operated by MicaSense on UAV. It is associated with a uav platform and has private data availability.

NOTE

Imaging extension values describe the multispectral imagers, with GSD specified at 120 m above ground level. MicaSense identifies RedEdge 3 as discontinued but does not provide an exact retirement date.

Quick Facts

Instrument idREDEDGE3_MICASENSE
NameRedEdge-3
AcronymRedEdge-3
Typemultispectral
Platform typeuav
PlatformUAV
OperatorMicaSense
Start date2015-03-16
Statuslegacy
Availabilityprivate

Spectral Characteristics

Total bands5
Wavelength range475-840 nm
Bandwidth range10-40 nm
Spectral response functionNot available

Imaging

Focal Length5.5
Gsd0.082
Hfov47.2

Explore it with xeo ​

python
import xeo

instrument = xeo.instruments.REDEDGE3_MICASENSE

# Extract metadata
metadata = {
    "id": instrument.id,
    "name": instrument.name,
    "acronym": instrument.acronym,
    "type": instrument.type,
    "platform_type": instrument.platform_type,
    "platform": instrument.platform,
    "operator": instrument.operator,
    "start_date": instrument.start_date,
    "end_date": instrument.end_date,
    "status": instrument.status,
    "availability": instrument.availability,
}

# Get the bands as a pandas DataFrame (returns None if it is not available)
instrument.bands()

# Get the Spectral Response Function as a pandas DataFrame (returns None if it is not available)
instrument.srf()

# Check the available extensions
print(instrument.extension_names)
for name, extension in instrument.extensions.items():
    print(name, "->", list(extension))

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