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Two GUIs-based analysis tool for spectroradiometer data pre-processing

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A new graphical user interface (GUI) for pre-processing reflectance spectra, built using MATLAB and expressly designed for the ASD FieldSpec® spectroradiometer, was developed to solve problems that generally affect experimental ASD data. The GUI is characterised by an easily readable, graphic visualisation of spectra, from which the absorption band depth (ABD) can be obtained for a selected wavelength. The output format of the ASD data is a binary file with an .asd extension. The binary file, that provides a single spectrum, can be processed using a software functionality, by means of a GUI, that allows to select one or more binary files to produce a spectral library in a unique .txt file. The spectral reflectance is re-calibrated with the “convex-hull” methodology to eliminate the convex shape, which is typical of reflectance spectra. Different examples of the use of the new GUI are provided.

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Dr. Antonella Buccianti (Department of Earth Sciences, University of Firenze) is gratefully acknowledged for critical reading of the manuscript. Authors are also thankful to the reviewers, whose valuable comments considerably improved the quality of this paper.

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  1. Department of Earth Sciences, University of Florence, Largo E. Fermi, 2, 50125, Florence, Italy

    Francesca Garfagnoli, Andrea Ciampalini & Sandro Moretti

  2. Department of Industrial Engineering and CSDC, University of Florence, Via S. Marta, 3, 50139, Florence, Italy

    Gianluca Martelloni

  3. Tuscany Regional Agency for Environmental Protection, Via Tripoli 18, Empoli, 50053, Florence, Italy

    Luca Innocenti

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Garfagnoli, F., Martelloni, G., Ciampalini, A. et al. Two GUIs-based analysis tool for spectroradiometer data pre-processing. Earth Sci Inform 6, 227–240 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12145-013-0124-4

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