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NS-001 TMS

The Thematic Mapper Simulator (TMS) instruments are designed to simulate spectral, spatial, and radiometric characteristics of the Thematic Mapper sensor on the Landsat-4 and 5 spacecraft. The two instruments used in OTTER are similar, but they are flown at different altitudes thereby yielding data with different resolutions. The NS001 TMS is generally flown at medium altitudes and provides 12.2-meter resolution at nadir at an altitude of 16,000 feet (4,864 meters). The Daedalus TMS is flown at higher altitudes and provides a ground resolution of 25 meters at an altitude of 65,000 feet (19,760 meters). The NS001 TMS is flown aboard NASA's C-130 aircraft based at the NASA Ames Research Center. The Daedalus TMS is flown aboard the NASA ER-2 aircraft. Although the TMS sensors are very similar, they differ slightly from each other and from the Landsat TM instruments. Both TMS instruments have 7 spectral channels that are very similar to those of the TM sensor. However, they both have additional channels; the NS001 TMS has one additional IR channel and the Daedalus TMS has five additional channels. Additional information available at "http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/jskiles/top-down/OTTER/OTTER_docs/ DAEDALUS.html" [Summary provided by NASA] (en)

https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/4270e59d-8fbe-4b75-ab05-616d3b38fa4e

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