CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - HISUI -
Full Name Hyperspectral Imager Suite Status Operational
Instrument Agencies METI Maturity
Instrument Type Hyperspectral imagers and High resolution optical imagers Geometry Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Global energy and resource related applications - Exploration of oil, gas, and metal resources - Environmental assessments of oil/gas fields and mines. Other applications such as environmental monitoring, agriculture, and forestry. Instrument was considered as a part of ALOS-3.
Resolution Summary 20 m (cross-track) x 30 m (along-track)
[Best Resolution: 20m]
Swath Summary 20 km
[Max Swath: 20 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary VNIR: 57 bands (in 0.4 - 0.97 µm), SWIR: 128 bands (in 0.9 - 2.5 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Albedo and reflectanceEarth surface albedo
Atmospheric WindsOil spill cover
Cloud type, amount and cloud top temperatureCloud cover
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Multi-purpose imagery (ocean)Ocean imagery and water leaving spectral radiance
Ocean colour/biologyOcean chlorophyll concentration
Color dissolved organic matter (CDOM)
VegetationNormalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI)
Leaf Area Index (LAI)
Vegetation type
Land cover
Soil type
Vegetation Cover
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Albedo click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Cloud Properties click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Land cover click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Leaf Area Index (LAI) click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Ocean Colour click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
HISUI-on-ISS - International Space Station Utilization: Hyperspectral Imager Suite (2019 - 2024)