This report describes the results of an extended national field spectroscopy campaign designed to validate the Landsat 8 and Sentinel 2 Analysis Ready Data (ARD) surface reflectance (SR) products generated by Digital Earth Australia. Field spectral data from 55 overpass coincident field campaigns have been processed to match the ARD surface reflectances. The results suggest the Landsat 8 SR is validated to within 10%, the Sentinel 2A SR is validated to within 6.5% and Sentinel 2B is validated to within 6.8% . Overall combined Sentinel 2A and 2B are validated within 6.6% and the SR for all three ARD products are validated to within 7.7%.

Record for source data hosted in the National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library Citation: Rodney Borrego-Acevedo, Chris M. Roelfsema, Stuart R. Phinn & Alistair R. Grinham (2014) Predicting distribution of microphytobenthos abundance on a reef platform by combining in situ underwater spectrometry and pigment analysis, Remote Sensing Letters, 5:5, 461-470, DOI: 10.1080/2150704X.2014.922723 For further information and instructions to access the database go to the following URL: https://cmi.ga.gov.au/data-products/dea/643/australian-national-spectral-database

Record for source data hosted in the National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library Citation: Monk, J., Pope, A., Ierodiaconou, D., Otera, K. & Mount, R. (2011) Corner Inlet and Nooramunga Habitat Mapping Project; Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia. For further information and instructions to access the database go to the following URL: https://cmi.ga.gov.au/data-products/dea/643/australian-national-spectral-database

Record for source data hosted in the National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library Citation: Dekker, A.G., Brando, V.E., Anstee, J.M., Marks, A., Phinn, S., Roelfsema, C. Scarth, P., (2005). Final Report – Fitzroy Estuary and Port Curtis Remote Sensing Tasks (FE2 and PC2). Dekker, A.G. and Phinn, S (eds), Published by the CRC for Coastal Zone, Estuary and Waterway Management, Indooroopilly, Qld, Australia. For further information and instructions to access the database go to the following URL: https://cmi.ga.gov.au/data-products/dea/643/australian-national-spectral-database

Record for source data hosted in the National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library Citation: Blackburn, D. T, and Dekker, A. G. (2007). “Remote sensing study of marine and coastal features and interpretation of changes in relation to natural and anthropogenic processes. Final Technical Report”. ACWS Technical Report No.6 prepared for the Adelaide Coastal Waters Study Steering Committee, July 2007 David Blackburn Environmental Pty Ltd and CSIRO Land and Water. For further information and instructions to access the database go to the following URL: https://cmi.ga.gov.au/data-products/dea/643/australian-national-spectral-database

Record for source data hosted in the National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library For further information and instructions to access the database go to the following URL: https://cmi.ga.gov.au/data-products/dea/643/australian-national-spectral-database

Record for source data hosted in the National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library Citation: Leiper, I., Phinn, S. & Dekker, A.G. (2012): Spectral reflectance of coral reef benthos and substrate assemblages on Heron Reef, Australia, International Journal of Remote Sensing, 33:12, 3946-3965. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2011.637675 For further information and instructions to access the database go to the following URL: https://cmi.ga.gov.au/data-products/dea/643/australian-national-spectral-database

Record for source data hosted in the National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library Citation: Dekker, A. G., Anstee, J. M., and Brando, V. E. (2002) Seagrass change assessment using satellite data for Wallis lake. Canberra, ACT, Australia, CSIRO Land & Water. Technical Report 13/04 Publication: Dekker, A. G., Anstee, J. M., and Brando, V. E. (2005) Retrospective seagrass change detection in a shallow coastal tidal Australian lake, Rem. Sens. Environm. Vol. 97 (4), pp. 415-433. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rse.2005.02.017 For further information and instructions to access the database go to the following URL: https://cmi.ga.gov.au/data-products/dea/643/australian-national-spectral-database

Record for source data hosted in the National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library Citation: Jupp, D., Byrne, G. T., Anstee, J. M. McDonald, E.R., McVicar, T.R. ,Parkin, D; 1996 Port Phillip Bay benthic habitat mapping project task G2.2, CSIRO Division of Water Resources, Consultancy Report 96/43, 47 pp, CSIRO Australia For further information and instructions to access the database go to the following URL: https://cmi.ga.gov.au/data-products/dea/643/australian-national-spectral-database

Record for source data hosted in the National Spectral Database (NSD) Aquatic Library For further information and instructions to access the database go to the following URL: https://cmi.ga.gov.au/data-products/dea/643/australian-national-spectral-database