CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - GSA (2) -
Full Name Hyperspectral imaging equipment Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ROSKOSMOS Maturity
Instrument Type Other Geometry TBD
Instrument Technology Multi-channel/direction/polarisation radiometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Constrained Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Land surface monitoring
Resolution Summary 25 - 30 m
[Best Resolution: 25m]
Swath Summary 25-30 km
[Max Swath: 32 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary >130 bands - 400 - 1000 nm 100 bands - 1300 - 2500 nm 60 bands - 3000 - 12000 nm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Ocean colour/biologyOcean chlorophyll concentration
Sea ice cover, edge and thicknessSea-ice type
Snow cover, edge and depthSnow cover
Surface temperature (ocean)Sea surface temperature
VegetationLand cover
Soil type
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
Ocean Colour click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Sea Surface Temperature click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Snow click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions