Together with agricultural enterprises in the Demmin Region of
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, DLR’s German Remote Sensing Data
Center (DFD) in Neustrelitz has been operating a long-term test
site since 1999 to validate remote sensing methodologies and
products. The common goal is to use satellite data as part of
the agricultural routine, with the farms supplying relevant data
for the purpose. Additional data is gathered during measurement
campaigns on the fields, for example on biomass, ground moisture
and vegetation height. These parameters can also be derived from
satellite or aerial data, with their precision being ascertained
by comparison with the ground measurements. An international
measurement campaign extending over several months, AgriSAR 2006
took place for the first time at the long-term test site DEMMIN.
Its purpose was to use the data collected to verify the
precision of algorithms which calculate such variables as ground
moisture, biomass and chlorophyll content from remote sensing
data. Other