In RAdCor we plan to work with other research teams through informal collaborations in a group of “early adopters”. Those informal collaborations are intended to evaluate the method in environments different from those available in the primary validation dataset, receive user feedback and build a community of users prior to the formal release of the final product.
The early adopters will receive either a copy of the development code for testing or a set of reference processed imagery by RBINS for comparison with their in situ data. The early adopters are expected to contribute feedback on the method performance and potential bugs in the code. In exchange, the early adopters will receive early access to the code and build know-how of use, and will be invited to an expected validation publication at the project conclusion.
The collaboration with early adopters planned in this proposal will be instrumental to further test the code and to facilitate the dissemination of its use in the aquatic remote sensing community. This early contact is expected to accelerate the adoption of the tool for application to research and monitoring, while incorporating user feedback during development.
Details:
An invitation will be sent in Summer/Autumn 2023 through the communication channels of IOCCG and AquaWatch, inviting research teams to apply. All interested research teams should send a short letter of interest describing the in situ dataset to Alexandre Castagna (alexandre.castagna[at]eoplus.science) before September 30th. The description should contain a table with the date and position of the samples, should contain the radiometric protocol and instrumentation, and reference publication (in case the data was used or published). We expect to select 5 research teams.
The selection of research teams will be made with a focus on the availability of quality-controlled in situ data on sites with potential adjacency impact for remote observation, preferably with matchups against multiple sensors (Landsat series, Sentinel-2 and Planet – medium resolution sensors and hyperspectral sensors will be added at a later stage). We encourage research teams of all sizes, instrumentation, methods, and geographic location to apply.
The early adopters will be invited for an kickoff online meeting where the project and the collaboration model will be further explained and discussed. The goal is to process data for the early adopters for each pre-release version of the code and hold online meetings to discuss the progress. Attendance to these progress meetings is non-obligatory. At the end of the project, we envision a publication focused on validation, to which the early adopters would be invited as co-authors.