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Educational Policies Committee Minutes, October 1, 2020, Utah State University

Educational Policies Committee

Approval of 30 July 2020 and 3 September 2020 Minutes

Subcommittee Reports

• Curriculum Subcommittee
• Academic Standards Subcommittee
• General Education Subcommittee

Other Business

Beyond Books 2: Cataloging Archival Materials, Nicole Lewis, Allison Mccormack, Becky Skeen, Rebecca A. Wiederhold

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

Academic libraries aren’t the only institutions that care for archival materials. These unique items can often be found in public libraries, historical societies, and other cultural heritage organizations, many of which may not have trained special collections catalogers on staff. In this workshop, participants will learn how to catalog archival materials, including manuscripts, photographs, and audiovisual materials, so they can be discovered in online catalogs and databases. Both item and collection-level cataloging will be discussed, and participants will learn when and how to apply relevant metadata standards like RDA and DACS. They will then practice cataloging with examples provided by …

Iiwalaawiiloxhbakaa (How We Lived): The Grant Bulltail Absáalooke (Crow Nation) Stories Collection, Nick Gittins, Andrea Payant

Library Faculty & Staff Presentations

About Me & Why I Was Selected

• Trained in Classical History with emphasis on the oral tradition, theater, and storytelling in the ancient world • Folklore student of Grant Bulltail

• History of excellence at the Merrill-Cazier Library and interest in the Fife Folklore Archive and Special Collections

• Given an opportunity to intern in SCA beginning in the Summer of 2019 during which Randy Williams mentioned a collection of oral histories provided by Grant Bulltail, I jumped at the opportunity

• Little did any of us realize the immense size and scope of this amazing collection

Atmospheric Waves Experiment (Wave) Calibration, Joel Cardon, Harri Latvakoski, Greg Cantwell

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The Atmospheric Waves Experiment (AWE) is the first dedicated NASA mission to investigate global gravity wave properties in the upper atmosphere and their impacts on the ionosphere-thermosphere-mesosphere (ITM). The AWE Advanced Mesospheric Temperature Mapper (AMTM) will fly on the ISS and measure temperature waves in the OH airglow layer. The OH temperature waves are produced by gravity waves that rise from the Troposphere into the Mesosphere and spread out horizontally in the OH airglow layer at ~87km altitude, carrying energy and momentum with them. The temperature waves are observed by measuring the background-subtracted ratio of OH P1(2) and P1(4) emission …

Development Of A Collimated Large Area Uniform Light Source For The Measurement Of Solar Diffuser Brdf In Support Of Nasa Satellite Instrument Programs, Jinan Zeng, James J. Butler, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Leibo Ding

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

We report the development of a collimated large area uniform light source, which is used to acquire diffuser BRDF measurements in support of the pre-launch calibration of NASA Earth observing satellite instrument. In accordance with the goal of “testing as you fly,” this large area light source permits the measurement of diffuser BRDF using illumination geometrically similar to that realized on orbit. In the design and testing of this source, several approaches using different light sources and collimating optics were examined with the overarching goal of producing a monochromatic, unpolarized large area, uniform, collimated beam with sufficient throughput power to …

Initial Results Of Flare Network Vicarious Calibration Method, Chris Durell, Brandon Russell, Dan Scharpf, Jeff Holt, Will Arnold, Joe Jablonski, David Conran, Stephen Schiller, Larry Leigh, David Aaron, Pedro Valle De Carvalho E Oliviera

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

Labsphere has created automated vicarious calibration sites using the SPARC mirror technology in the new FLARE network. A short introduction to the FLARE network will be given. This paper will describe the system construction, function and implementation of the initial sites. Campaign information for small and large satellites were carried out and results of these events will be cataloged. Uncertainty models and data has been evaluated against Landsat 8 and Sentinel 2A and 2B and preliminary results will be presented.

Characterization Of Fluorescence From The Glamr 30” Integrating Sphere, Brendan Mcandrew, Julia Barsi, Yigit Aytac, Tim Shuman, Joel Mccorkel

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The Goddard Laser for Absolute Measurement of Radiance (GLAMR) has been used to provide spectral and radiometric calibration data for several earth science instruments, including the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) -2 and -3 Visible and Infrared Radiometer Suite (VIIRS). Analysis of data collected by both VIIRS instruments has suggested the presence of fluorescence emitted from the GLAMR integrating sphere when illuminated by visible and ultraviolet light. This takes the form of an unexpected out of band response below 550 nm in several VIIRS bands that is in addition to interband electronic crosstalk. The VIIRS spectral response is also characterized …

A Generalized Combinatorial Technique For Linearity Calibrations Applied To Optical Detectors And Spectrographs, Howard Yoon, Tom Larason, John Woodward, Vladimir Khromchenko

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

For many quantities, indicating instruments are calibrated only at a limited number of values, and the extension of the calibrations to higher or lower values must rely upon the linearity of the instruments. A method for calibrating or determining the linearity of instruments that exploits the combinatorial properties of a set of different-valued, and mostly uncalibrated, artefacts is described. The presentation describes the underlying principles of the method, its limitations, and examples of the application of the method to very different quantities: mass balances, resistance bridges, optical detectors and spectrographs. The resulting uncertainty due to linearity can be assigned from …

Neon Imaging Spectrometer (Nis) Calibration Updates, Alok K. Shrestha, Tristan Goulden, Ian Crocker, Joe Boardman

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The NIS (NEON Imaging Spectrometer) is an airborne pushbroom hyperspectral instrument developed by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for the National Ecological Observation Network (NEON) and is included in all three of NEON’s Airborne Observation Platform (AOP) payloads. NEON, funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), is a continental-scale observatory designed to collect long-term data to better understand and forecast impacts of climate change, land use change and invasive species (Kampe et al. 2010). NEON has recently completed the construction phase and is in the initial operational phase, which represents annual activities that will be repeated for the remaining 30-year …

Focus Characterization Of Superdoves: On-Ground And On-Orbit First Light, Juan Fernandez-Saldivar, Caroline Pritchett, Kenji Ozawa, Ignacio Zuleta

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

Consistent imaging performance of Planet’s SuperDoves is a key feature as the main goal is for global daily revisits over Earth’s landmass. For such small 3-U cubesat platforms, the thermal environment imposes unique challenges in ensuring the payload remains in focus over not only repeated orbital conditions but other varying operational conditions (downlinks and other pointing manoeuvres).

The modelling and testing on ground of representative space thermal environments is typically done using extensive tests. Whilst this is a common approach of larger platforms and fewer satellites, the variability of the large number of satellites, conditions and dynamics will be prohibitive …

Pre-Launch Radiometric Calibration Of The Jpss-2 Omps Instrument, Tyler Mccracken, Thomas Rogers, Eileen Saiki, Dan Soo

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. has built the third build of the Ozone Mapping and Profiler Suite (OMPS), which measures daily ozone using three spectrometers that cover a wavelength range from 250 nm to 1000 nm. The JPSS-2 OMPS instrument consists of a pair of nadir-viewing spectrometers that provide total column ozone measurements and a limb-viewing spectrometer that provides ozone vertical profiles. The ground radiometric calibration of the sensors is ultimately albedo-based and determined through a sequence of tests to determine both absolute calibration and a direct albedo calibration. This presentation discusses the results of the JPSS-2 OMPS ground calibration …

Decoupling Flat-Fielding And Non-Linearity Correction Of A Pushbroom Radiometer – Analysis Of Landsat 9 Operational Land Imager-2 Prelaunch Test Data, Raviv Levy, Brian Markham

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

One of the goals in any calibration effort for pushbroom imaging radiometers is to flat field the instrument data across the full dynamic range. A challenge when approaching levels of 1% and lower in a 14 bit system is that the non-uniformity and non-linearity become a coupled variable set. The Landsat-9 Operational Land Imager-2 (OLI2) prelaunch radiometric calibrations conducted at Ball Aerospace utilized spectral sources, large integrating spheres and rotation stages. These tools, combined with unique collects such as the integration time sweeps and yaw collects at multiple illumination levels provided the basis for improvements in the calibration of both …

Airborne Lunar Spectral Irradiance (Air-Lusi) Missioni Capability Demonstration, Kevin Turpie, Steve Brown, John Woodward, Andrew Gadsden, Tom Stone, Steve Grantham, Stephen Maxwell, Tom Larason, Andrew Newton, Joe Rice

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The Moon is a very useful calibration target for Earth-observing sensors in orbit because its surface is radiometrically stable and it has a radiant flux comparable to Earth scenes. To predict the lunar irradiance given an illumination and viewing geometry, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) has developed the Robotic Lunar Observatory (ROLO) Model of exo-atmospheric lunar spectral irradiance. The USGS ROLO model represents the current most precise knowledge of lunar spectral irradiance and is used frequently as a relative calibration standard by space-borne Earth-observing sensors. However, instrument calibration teams have expressed the need for an absolute lunar reference with …

The East-West Response Versus Scan-Angle Performance Of Goes-16/17 Abi Solar Reflective Bands, Fangfang Yu, Xiangqian Wu, Xi Shao, Haifeng Qian

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The scan mirror reflectivity of the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) solar reflective bands was characterized before launch to ensure calibration uniformity. To verify, a series of lunar images were collected during the GOES-16/17 ABI post-launch test/post-launch product test (PLT/PLPT) periods while the Moon transited the space within the ABI field of regard (FOR). The irradiance of each lunar image was measured by ABI and simulated by the Global Space-based Inter-Calibration System (GSICS) Implementation of the ROLO (GIRO) model. The ratio of these irradiances was used to evaluate the ABI Response versus Scan-angle (RVS) performance along the EW direction. It was …

A Lunar Calibration Model Based On Many Instruments And One Moon, Hugh Kieffer

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

Lunar calibration has the potential to put all participating instruments on the same long-term stable radiometric scale. Realizing this involves significant effort on the part of instrument teams and calibration community. Among the challenges are: improving the lunar spectral-irradiance model, extracting the measured irradiance from an instrument observation, and understanding any response differences between a normal nadir observation and a lunar view. This work addresses the first of these; this year’s CALCON workshop will help address the other two.

A problem with the ROLO lunar calibration model is ’jumps’ between its underlying 32 bands, especially at longer wavelengths. This issue …

Deep Convective Clouds For Sentinel-3 Olci Cross-Calibration Monitoring, Nicolas Lamquin, Sebastien Clerc, L. Bourg, C. Donlon

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

Few weeks after its launch in April 2018, Sentinel-3B of the European Space Agency has been put in a tandem phase with its twin Sentinel-3A already in orbit. Both platforms were on the same track with the same geometrical conditions to gather acquisitions over the same targets only thirty seconds apart. This tandem phase lasted from early June to mid October 2018 to provide a unique opportunity for each S-3 sensors to increase knowledge of payload differences, reduce uncertainties when comparing data and to homogenise differences by defining appropriate adjustments. The inter-unit consistency is critical for the mission.

The outcome …

Valuation Of Calibration For Satellite Constellations, Afreen Siddiqi, Sheila Baber, Olivier L. De Weck, Chris Durell, Brandon Rusell, Jeff Holt

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

Earth observation systems, consisting of in-space and air borne platforms and sensors, are providing a growing number of high resolution spatial and temporal services including agricultural crop yield predictions, local weather forecasts, and traffic management. As the complexity of these systems increases with multi-platform elements and sophisticated processing and modeling, there are also increasing avenues for introduction of errors. It is important to characterize and quantify the uncertainties and errors. Here, it shown that a value-chain approach can be used for conceptualizing errors and modeling uncertainties relevant for final decisions. This approach can then be applied for improving system value …

Radiometric Comparison Of Oco-2, Oco-3 And Aqua Modis, Shanshan Yu, Robert Rosenberg, Carol Bruegge, Lars Chapsky, Dejian Fu, Graziela Keller Rodrigues, David Crisp, Annmarie Eldering, Thomas Taylor, Heather Cronk, Christopher O'Dell, Amit Angal, Jack Xiong

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The Orbiting Carbon Observatory 2 (OCO-2) and the Orbiting Carbon Observatory 3 (OCO-3) are NASA Earth Science missions designed to measure carbon dioxide in Earth’s atmosphere. OCO-2 was inserted at the front of the 705 km Afternoon Constellation (A-Train) in August 2014, and flies about 7 minutes ahead of the Aqua spacecraft. OCO-3 was mounted on the Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility onboard the International Space Station (ISS) in May 2019. OCO-2 and OCO-3 use three-channel grating spectrometers to measure reflected sunlight within the O2 band at 0.76 micron and two CO2 bands at 1.61 micron and 2.06 micron. The …

New Perspectives For Inter-Calibration Using Sentinel-3 Tandem Data, Sebastien Clerc, Nicolas Lamquin, L. Bourg, D. Smith, S. Hunt, J. Mittaz, C. Donlon

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

During the commissioning phase of Sentinel-3B, the satellite was placed in close formation with Sentinel-3A for several months. This configuration provides a unique opportunity to compare measurements from the two satellites, opening new perspectives for inter-calibration. We will briefly present an overview of activities performed using tandem data and describe in more details two applications for Sentinel-3 optical instruments.

A first application is the estimation of inter-satellite calibration biases. We describe the methodology used to intercompare the multispectral OLCI A and B instruments, using re-gridding, conversion to reflectance and spectral adjustment of the Rayleigh signal. Statistics are then computed for …

Integrating Sphere Theory, Chris Durell, Dan Scharpf

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The first part of this workshop will cover the basic physics of Lambertian materials and integrating spheres and provide a practical understanding of the “rules of thumb” for sphere design based on the use-case. Course material will cover many common applications such as light measurement, laser power measurements, reflectance and transmittance measurements, quantum efficiency and other uses focusing on new users and practical applications. The second part of the course is focused on using integrating spheres as uniform sources and ultimately, as absolute calibration references. Discussion will move from theory to practice and specifications. Case studies on real satellite calibration …

Faculty Senate Executive Committee Agenda, September 21, 2020, Utah State University

Faculty Senate & Faculty Senate Executive Committee

Call to Order

• Approval of Minutes- August 24, 2020

University Business

Information

• EPC Monthly Report - September 3, 2020

Reports

• Educational Policies Committee Annual Report
• Honors Program Annual Report

Old Business

• Code 403 - Academic Freedom and Professional Responsibility

A Radiometrically Calibrated Cubesat Sensor: Cumulos, John Santiago, Dee Pack, Ray Russell, Rick Rudy

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The CubeSat Multispectral Observing System (CUMULOS) was a three-camera secondary payload that flew on the Integrated Solar Array and Reflectarray Antenna (ISARA) 3U CubeSat mission, with the goals of researching the use of commercial cameras for Earth remote sensing, and demonstrating unique nighttime remote sensing capabilities. CUMULOS was deployed on 6 December, 2017 by the Cygnus CRS OA-8E mission into an approximately 450-km circular 52° inclination orbit. After the successful conclusion of the primary ISARA mission, the CUMULOS payload was activated and achieved first light on 11 June, 2018. The CUMULOS mission ended a bit over a year later, when …

Using Lunar Observations To Radiometrically Assess The Cumulos' Visible Camera, Spencer Farrar, Kelly Collett, David Moyer, Dee Pack

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

With the proliferation of CubeSats operating commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) instruments, it is necessary to assess the operational and performance limitations inherent with these reduced-cost systems, to understand applicability to specific mission areas. One of these limitations, as it pertains to the weather and environmental remote sensing mission area, is the limited satellite volume to house on-board calibrators (OCs) which characterize the instrument’s calibration while in orbit. Since most, if not all, Visible/Infrared payloads on CubeSats do not implement OCs, the instrument’s precision and stability can be significantly degraded as compared to their more expensive counterparts, such as the National Oceanic …

The Spectral Response Of Planet Doves: Pre-Launch Method And Results, Caroline Pritchett, Nicolas Smith, Arin Jumpasut, Juan Fernandez-Saldivar, Ignacio Zuleta

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

Planet currently operates the largest constellation of Earth observation satellites. Known as Doves, these satellites are multispectral imaging systems operating in the visible and near IR wavelengths. Over the years, Planet has been iteratively improving our payload hardware and ground calibration systems so our data can better provide meaningful insights to the remote sensing community. Our latest payload iteration, called SuperDove, is natively interoperable with Sentinel-2. With these payload advancements, enhanced calibration and characterization are necessary while still keeping cost down and the schedule agile. Here we detail the method and results of the pre-launch spectral characterization of SuperDove. We …

On-Orbit Validation Of Interoperability Between Planet Superdoves And Sentinel-2, Arin Jumpasut, Alan Collison, Ignacio Zuleta

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

Planet currently operates a constellation of over a hundred satellites that collect a current image of the Earth each day. These satellites were launched over several years and cover several evolutions in design. The latest design are the Superdove satellites. One of the key advancements is a new payload with eight spectral bands, six of which are interoperable with Sentinel-2 and two of which are unique. This presentation will describe the on-orbit calibration methodology developed for this new design, results of the initial calibration and highlight some of the future improvements going forward.

Alternative Calibration Methods Of Radiometric Detectors, Jarle Gran, Trinh Tran, Marit Ulset Nordsveen, Eivin Bardalen, Per Ohlckers, Ornulf Nordseth, Ozhan Koybashi

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

The usual way of calibrating detectors or devices is to treat them as black boxes. We measure the response when the device is excited with a well-known signal. With this approach we throw away a lot of information that can be used to develop new calibration techniques. In the common European project chipS∙CALe (running from June 2019 – May 2022) we aim to develop self-induced silicon photodiodes capable of calibrating themselves in possibly remote operation. The trick is to exploit the intrinsic quantum properties of photodiodes that each photon generates exactly one electron hole pair. This is a valid assumption …

Detector Responsibity By Fibre Coupled Cryogenic Primary Standard At 0.1%, Malcolm White

The Characterization and Radiometric Calibration for Remote Sensing Annual Meeting (CALCON)

We have previously presented work describing a new optical fibre-coupled cryogenic primary standard facility at NIST. The new radiometer replaced a liquid helium system as the primary standard for the traceable dissemination of the power responsivity of fibre-coupled visible and near-infrared detectors [1]. The facility has been upgraded and now uses polarisation maintaining (PM) fibre throughout, from the Fabry-Pérot fibre-coupled laser diode sources, through the variable optical attenuators with integral shutters and PM fibre beam-splitters [2]. The system is used at wavelengths of 850 nm, 1310 nm and 1550 nm, with an expanded uncertainty of 0.1 %.

This presentation will …

Generative Generations: Adapting Culturally Rooted Science Ideas To Video Game Design, Elizabeth Lapensee, Christie Poitra, Angela Kolonich, Estrella Torrez

Journal of Indigenous Research

Generative Generations is a workshop kit to facilitate Indigenous youth in designing games that include culturally rooted science ideas. As an extension of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM), the workshop kit interweaves Indigenous pedagogical practices with paper game prototyping to support engaging, hands-on, collaborative, and culturally relevant ideation of games. During a pilot study held during a summer camp with the Indigenous Youth Empowerment Program, youth integrated their own culturally rooted science ideas inspired by prompts from the kit. The pilot study demonstrated a need for additional support in expanding knowledge, which informs future modifications to the workshop …

Resource Use By American Black Bears In Suburbia: A Landholder Step Selection Approach, Farshid S. Ahrestani, Mark A. Ternent, Matthew J. Lovallo, W. David Walter

Human–Wildlife Interactions

Range expansion of American black bears (Ursus americanus; bear) and residential development have increased the bear presence in suburbia. Suburban landscapes exhibiting patchworks of variable-sized parcels and habitats and owned by landowners with diverse values can create large areas of suitable habitats with limited public access. These landscapes may limit the effectiveness of hunting as a traditional bear population management tool. Managers require better information regarding landowner attitudes about hunting before implementing harvest regulations intended to mitigate conflicts in suburban areas. To address this need, in 2013, we surveyed landowners to identify properties that allowed bear hunting in 3 …

Instability Of Glucocorticoid Metabolites In Coyote Scats: Implications For Field Sampling, Erika T. Stevenson, Eric M. Gese, Lorin A. Neuman-Lee, Susannah S. French

Human–Wildlife Interactions

Studying physiologic stress responses can assist in understanding the welfare of animals. One method of measuring the physiologic stress response is evaluating concentrations of glucocorticoid metabolites in feces. Previously, using an adrenocorticotropic hormone challenge, we found fecal glucocorticoid metabolite levels were a reliable indicator of physiologic stress response in coyotes (Canis latrans). We determine whether glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations remain stable when collecting feces over a 2-week period, a timeframe commonly used in scat surveys for wild canids. We collected feces from 6 captive coyotes maintained at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Predator …