CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - VHR PAN Camera and MS Camera -
Full Name Very High Resolution Panchromatic Camera and Multi-Spectral Camera Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ASI Maturity
Instrument Type High resolution optical imagers Geometry Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Constrained Access Data Format 'GeoTiff
Measurements and Applications Land use, risk, agriculture and forestry, topographic mapping and cartography, vegetation and agriculture, natural resources, security, cultural heritage.
Resolution Summary PAN = 0.5 m; MS = 2 m
[Best Resolution: 0.5m]
Swath Summary 10 km x 10 km
[Max Swath: 10 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary PAN = 450-900 nm; BLUE = 450-520 nm; GREEN = 520-600 nm; RED = 630-690 nm; NIR = 760-900 nm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Ice sheet topographyIce sheet topography
Landscape topographyLand surface topography
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
VegetationLand cover
Vegetation Cover
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Land cover click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
OPSIS - OPtical System for Imagery and Surveillance (2017 - 2022)