EXAMPLES OF HIGH-RESOLUTION VISIBLE TO NEAR-INFRARED REFLECTANCE SPECTRA AND A STANDARDIZED COLLECTION FOR REMOTE-SENSING STUDIES

A number of sets of high resolution (0.01 mu m or better) spectra are described which span the major part to the visible short-wave infrared spectrum (0.4-2.5 mu m). These data sets include soils, both wet and dry, conventional agriculture, grasses, and shrubs, igneous and sedimentary rocks, minerals, and a variety of fabrics, building materials, and metals. Most are from the laboratory, some are field measurements. These collections do not include bi-directional reflectance data sets, nor limited domain (similar to 0.4-1.0 mu m) visible near-infrared spectral data sets. To facilitate intercomparisons and spectral matching with remotely-sensed data such as the aircraft instrument (AVIRIS) a standardized collection is described in which all spectra are presented at 0.01 mu m intervals, in a common format. This collection is available for research studies on a PC diskette.