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WELCOME TO ARES

The Airborne Research Facility for the Earth System (ARES) is an integrated research infrastructure to measure terrestrial processes of the Earth system at regional scale.
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OUR OBJECTIVES
We aim to improve our understanding and knowledge of the Earth System at various scales using a combination of cutting edge remote sensing technologies.
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THE METHODS
We cover the full scientific product chain from experimental design, data acquisition, data calibration, post-processing, and data fusion to the parameterisation of Earth System Models and analysis of their output.
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THE INSTRUMENTS
We combine an imaging spectrometer, a LIDAR and a high-resolution photogrammetric camera to acquire complimentary scientific datasets.
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THE DATA
Data and computer science is at the heart of the ARES IT infrastructure, enabling archiving and long-term use while guaranteeing scientific repeatability. We strive to make ARES data open access.
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