Site Selection
Match locations, conditions, infrastructure, access, and collection geometry to the objective.
Field operations
Data Collection & Ground Truth
Planning, executing, and supporting complex collection programs in demanding environments worldwide.
Real-world experience
Experienced teams adapt and get the data
Our team has provided field-testing and ground-truth services for more than two decades. Field tests rarely proceed exactly as planned; success depends on preparation, experienced personnel, and the ability to respond to changing conditions.
We design and execute tests around the information customers actually need, with collection geometry, equipment, logistics, and validation considered as one integrated problem.
Test Planning
Define objectives, schedules, staffing, instrumentation, data products, and risk controls.
Logistics
Coordinate transportation, equipment deployment, site access, and customer support.
Measurement integrity
Good analysis starts with good data
Calibration is critical to meaningful measurements and defensible analysis. Investing in a sound calibration scheme early in a program pays dividends throughout the project lifecycle.
We develop custom MATLAB and Python applications to implement, validate, and refine advanced processing techniques while maintaining repeatable quality-control workflows.
- Data collection
- Algorithm development
- Rapid prototyping
- Sensors, lasers, and optics
Deployable infrastructure
Mobile laboratories built for remote operations
Self-contained, climate-controlled mobile laboratories transport sensitive equipment safely and provide working lab space at the collection site.
- Sensor deployment
- Collection operations
- Data validation
- Data processing
- Analysis
- Final reporting
Instrument care and feeding
Equipment ready when the mission needs it
Good data requires well-maintained equipment. Lightstorm supports instrument storage, inventory, calibration management, repair coordination, shipping, and user training for organizations without the people or facilities to maintain specialized systems continuously.