CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- OLS
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Full Name
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Operational Linescan System
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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NOAA , DoD (USA)
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Maturity
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High Heritage - Operational
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
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Geometry
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Conical scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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No Access
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Data Format
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Binary, NetCDF
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Measurements and Applications
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Day and night cloud cover imagery.
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Resolution Summary
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0.56 km (fine), 5.4 km (stereo products)
[Best Resolution: 560m]
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Swath Summary
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3000 km
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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VIS - NIR: 0.4 - 1.1 µm, TIR: 10.0 - 13.4 µm, and 0.47 - 0.95 µm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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