CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - MWIR (GF-4) -
Full Name Medium Wavelength Infrared Camera Status Operational
Instrument Agencies CRESDA Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry
Instrument Technology Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Open Access Data Format GEOTIFF
Measurements and Applications Infrared measurements for environmental and natural disaster monitoring.
Resolution Summary 400m
[Best Resolution: 400m]
Swath Summary 400km
[Max Swath: 400 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary 3.5 - 4.1 µm
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Instrument Missions
GF-4 - Gaofen-4 (2015 - 2023)