CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - VNIR -
Full Name Imaging Spectrometer Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies ASI Maturity
Instrument Type High resolution optical imagers Geometry
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Ocean colour, columnar content of atmospheric aerosol particles bio-geo-chemical fluxes through vegetation, air sea fluxes of energy, hydrological analysis.
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary VIS - NIR: 412.4 nm, 443 nm, 490 nm, 510 nm, 555 nm, 570 nm, 665 nm, 680 nm, 705 nm, 765 nm, 865 nm, 946 nm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
AerosolsAerosol Extinction / Backscatter (column/profile)
Albedo and reflectanceEarth surface albedo
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Ocean colour/biologyOcean chlorophyll concentration
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Aerosols properties click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Albedo click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Ocean Colour click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions