| Instrument | Agency | Missions | Status | Type | Measurements &
applications | Technical characteristics |
3MI
Multi-Viewing Multi-Channel Multi-Polarisation Imaging | EUMETSAT (ESA) | Current: -
Future: METOP-SG A1, METOP-SG A2, METOP-SG A2 Copy
Complete: - | Being developed | Atmospheric chemistry | Measure aerosol parameters, air quality index, surface albedo, cloud information |
| Waveband: | VIS-SWIR: 12 channels between 0.41 µm to 2.1 µm
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 4km |
| Swath width: | 2200x2200 km for the VNIR channels
2200 x 1100 km for the SWIR channels
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| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | |
| Data Format: | net-CDF4 |
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Advanced GOCI
Advanced Geostationary Ocean Colour Imager | KARI (KORDI) | Current: -
Future: GEO-KOMPSAT-2B
Complete: - | Being developed | Ocean colour instruments | Ocean colour information, coastal zone monitoring, land resources monitoring. |
| Waveband: | VIS - NIR: 0.40 - 0.88 µm (12 channels)
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 236 x 360 m
Best resolution: 236 m |
| Swath width: | FOR (Field Of Regard) is 2500km x 2500km, divided into 12 slots. |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | HDF, LRIT, HRIT |
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Advanced MI
Advanced Meteorological Imager | KARI (KMA) (ITT) | Current: -
Future: GEO-KOMPSAT-2A
Complete: - | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Continuous monitoring capability for the near real-time generation of high-resolution meteorological products and long-term change analysis of sea surface temperature and cloud coverage. |
| Waveband: | 16 bands covering 1: VIS, 0.55 - 0.80 µm; 2: SWIR: 3.50 - 4.00 µm; 3: WV (Waver Vapour): 6.50 - 7.00 µm; 4: TIR1 (Thermal Infrared 1): 10.3 - 11.3 µm, 5: TIR2 (Thermal Infrared 2): 11.5 - 12.5 µm
VIS, NIR, SWIR, MWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | VIS: 0.5km, 1 km, IR: 2 km
Best resolution: 500 m |
| Swath width: | Full Earth disk |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | HDF, LRIT, HRIT |
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AEISS-HR
Advanced Electronic Image Scanning System-High Resolution | KARI (KAI) | Current: -
Future: KOMPSAT-7
Complete: - | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High resolution imager for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring |
| Waveband: | Panchromatic VIS: 0.50 - 0.90 µm, VIS: 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.60 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | Pan:0.5 m, VNIR: 2m
Best resolution: 0.5 m |
| Swath width: | |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Very Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | GEOTIF |
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AIS (RCM)
Automated Identification System (RADARSAT Constellation) | CSA | Current: -
Future: RADARSAT C-1, RADARSAT C-2, RADARSAT C-3
Complete: - | Being developed | Data collection | Ship identification (name, location, heading, cargo, etc). |
| Waveband: | VHF (162 MHz)
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| Spatial resolution: | N/A |
| Swath width: | 5300 km |
| Accuracy: | Better than 90% ship detection, for Class A ships, when ships are in view for a minimum of 5 minutes. |
| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | NMEA |
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ALADIN
Atmospheric Laser Doppler Instrument | ESA | Current: -
Future: ADM-Aeolus
Complete: - | Being developed | Lidars | Global wind profiles (single line-of-sight) for an improved weather prediction. |
| Waveband: | UV: 355 nm
UV |
| Spatial resolution: | One wind profile every 200 km along track, averaged over 50 km |
| Swath width: | Along line 285 km parallel to satellite ground track |
| Accuracy: | Wind speed error below 2 m/s |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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ALISS III
Advanced LISS III | ISRO | Current: -
Future: RESOURCESAT-3, RESOURCESAT-3A
Complete: - | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | For crops and vegetation dynamics, natural resources census, disaster management and large scale mapping of themes. |
| Waveband: | 4 bands in VNIR and 1 band in SWIR
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 20 m, 10 m
Best resolution: 10 m |
| Swath width: | 925 km |
| Accuracy: | 200m |
| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | |
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AMR-C
AMR-C Climate-quality microwave radiometer | NASA (NOAA) (ESA) (EUMETSAT) | Current: -
Future: Sentinel-6 A - Jason-CS A, Sentinel-6 B - Jason-CS B
Complete: - | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Capabilities of the AMR with the addition of high stability wet-tropospheric path delay correction. |
| Waveband: | Microwave: 18.7, 23.8 and 34 GHz. With additional experimental high-frequency channels for high resolution complementing the SAR mode of Poseidon-4 radar.
MW |
| Spatial resolution: | 41.6 km at 18.7 GHz, 36.1 km at 23.8 GHz, 22.9 km at 34 GHz baseline channels with 5km for higher frequency experimental channels
Best resolution: 25 m |
| Swath width: | Nadir-only viewing, associated to the JASON-CS radar altimeter |
| Accuracy: | Total water vapour: 0.2 g/sq cm, Brightness temperature: 0.15 K |
| Data Access: | |
| Data Format: | NetCDF-4 |
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AMR-S
AMR-S Two-Beam Microwave Radiometer | NASA (UKSA) (CNES) (CSA) | Current: -
Future: SWOT
Complete: - | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (passive microwave) | Capabilities of the AMR with the addition of a 2nd beam to provide wet-tropospheric path delay correction within both swaths of the primary radar instrument (KaRIn) |
| Waveband: | Microwave: 18.7, 23.8 and 34 GHz.
MW |
| Spatial resolution: | 41.6 km at 18.7 GHz, 36.1 km at 23.8 GHz, 22.9 km at 34 GHz baseline channels
Best resolution: 22 m |
| Swath width: | two nadir-looking beams complementing the 120Km KaRIn radar altimeter swath |
| Accuracy: | Total water vapour: 0.2 g/sq cm, Brightness temperature: 0.15 K for each of the two beams |
| Data Access: | |
| Data Format: | HDF-EOS2 |
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APAN
Advanced PAN | ISRO | Current: -
Future: RESOURCESAT-3S, RESOURCESAT-3SA
Complete: - | Being developed | High resolution optical imagers | High-resolution images for the study of topography, urban areas, development of DTM, run-off models etc., urban sprawl, forest cover/timber volume, land use change. |
| Waveband: | Panchromatic VIS: 0.45 - 0.90 µm
VIS |
| Spatial resolution: | 1.25 |
| Swath width: | 60 km |
| Accuracy: | 50m |
| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | |
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