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Yet, critical questions remain as how to unlock the potential of such massive amounts of data, which are complementary in principle but inherently diverse in terms of products specifications, algorithm definition and validation approaches. Likewise, there is a recent increase in spatiotemporal coverage of in situ reference data, although inconsistencies in the used measurement practices and in the associated quality information still hinder their integrated use for satellite products validation. In order to address the above-mentioned challenges, the European Space Agency (ESA), in collaboration with other Space Agencies and international partners, is elaborating a strategy for establishing guidelines and common protocols for the calibration and validation (Cal\/Val) of optical land imaging sensors. Within this paper, this strategy will be illustrated and put into the context of current validation systems for land remote sensing. A reinforced focus on metrology is the basic principle underlying such a strategy, since metrology provides the terminology, the framework and the best practices, allowing to tie measurements acquired from a variety of sensors to internationally agreed upon standards. From this general concept, a set of requirements are derived on how the measurements should be acquired, analysed and quality reported to users using unified procedures. This includes the need for traceability, a fully characterised uncertainty budget and adherence to community-agreed measurement protocols. These requirements have led to the development of the Fiducial Reference Measurements (FRM) concept, which is promoted by the ESA as the recommended standard within the satellite validation community. The overarching goal is to enhance user confidence in satellite-based data and characterise inter-sensor inconsistencies, starting from at-sensor radiances and paving the way to achieving the interoperability of current and future land-imaging systems.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs13153003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,8,1]],"date-time":"2021-08-01T21:44:32Z","timestamp":1627854272000},"page":"3003","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["European Space Agency (ESA) Calibration\/Validation Strategy for Optical Land-Imaging Satellites and Pathway towards Interoperability"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Fabrizio","family":"Niro","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Serco SpA for European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), 00044 Frascati, Italy"}]},{"given":"Philippe","family":"Goryl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), 00044 Frascati, Italy"}]},{"given":"Steffen","family":"Dransfeld","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), 00044 Frascati, Italy"}]},{"given":"Valentina","family":"Boccia","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), 00044 Frascati, Italy"}]},{"given":"Ferran","family":"Gascon","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), 00044 Frascati, Italy"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8410-2172","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Jennifer","family":"Adams","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"RHEA System SpA for European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), 00044 Frascati, Italy"}]},{"given":"Britta","family":"Themann","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), 00044 Frascati, Italy"}]},{"given":"Silvia","family":"Scifoni","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Serco SpA for European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), 00044 Frascati, Italy"}]},{"given":"Georgia","family":"Doxani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Serco SpA for European Space Agency (ESA), European Space Research Institute (ESRIN), 00044 Frascati, Italy"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,7,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"(2021, May 31). 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