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USGS Spectral Library Version 7
The USGS Spectral Library Version 7 (Kokaly et al. 2017, Data Series 1035) is the canonical open-access collection of laboratory, field, and airborne reflectance spectra for minerals, rocks, soils, coatings, liquids, organic compounds, vegetation, and artificial materials. It is the primary reference end-member library for spaceborne mineral mapping workflows including EMIT L2B, ASTER-based alteration mapping, and EnMAP mineral abundance retrieval.
The USGS Spectral Library Version 7 (splib07, Kokaly et al. 2017) is an open-access collection of laboratory, field, and airborne reflectance spectra for minerals, rocks, soils, coatings, liquids, organic compounds, vegetation, and artificial materials, published by the USGS Spectroscopy Lab.[1] The library spans wavelengths from the ultraviolet through the thermal infrared and provides reference spectra that serve as end-member inputs for spectral unmixing and mineral identification algorithms.[2] Version 7 data are available for direct download.[3] Splib07 serves as an end-member reference for spaceborne mineral mapping workflows including ASTER-based hydrothermal alteration mapping.[1]
- [1]USGS Spectral Library Version 7, Data Series 1035agency doc2017-04-102026-05-25
- [2]USGS Spectral Library Version 7 Dataagency doc2017-03-162026-05-25
- [3]USGS Spectral Library, USGS Spectroscopy Labagency doc-2026-05-25
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USGS Spectral Library Version 7. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V., last reviewed 2026-05-25. https://eo-atlas.org/standards/usgs-spectral-library-v7 (CC BY 4.0)
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@misc{eoatlas:standards:usgs-spectral-library-v7,
title = {USGS Spectral Library Version 7},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
year = {2026},
note = {Last reviewed 2026-05-25. CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/standards/usgs-spectral-library-v7}
}