Thematic evaluation and future aspects of MOMS-02 data

The Modular Opto-electronic Multi-spectral Stereo Scanner MOMS-02 experimental data acquired during the German Spacelab D2 mission will be used for a broad range of geoscientific objectives. The simultaneous acquisition of high spatial resolution, multispectral and stereo scenic data enables a real combination of thematic and topographic information, thus considerably improving the verification and interpretation of dynamic changes of the Earth's surface by means of remote sensing. The paper gives a first assessment of the MOMS-02/D2 mission, the data quality and an overview on the planned methodological and application-oriented investigations for various test sites.