CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - WAOSS-B -
Full Name Wide-Angle Optoelectronic Stereo Scanner Status No longer operational
Instrument Agencies DLR Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Vegetation and Cloud coverage.
Resolution Summary 185 m
Swath Summary 533 km
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary VIS: 600 - 670nm, NIR: 840 - 900 nm
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
BIRD - Bi-spectral Infrared Detection (2001 - 2005)