CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - WFI (Amazonia-1) -
Full Name Wide Field Imager (Amazonia-1) Status Operational
Instrument Agencies INPE Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Open Access Data Format GEOTIFF
Measurements and Applications Used for fire extent detection measurement, coastal and vegetation monitoring, land cover and land use mapping. WFI (Amazonia-1) is the same instrument as WFI (CBERS), however due to differences in orbital altitude, they have different spatial resolution
Resolution Summary VIS - NIR: 60 m
[Best Resolution: 60m]
Swath Summary 740 km
[Max Swath: 740 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary VIS: 0.45 - 0.50 µm, 0.52 - 0.57 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Albedo and reflectanceEarth surface albedo
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
VegetationVegetation type
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
Instrument Missions
AMAZONIA-1 - Amazonia 1 (2021 - 2025)