CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- TIRS
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Full Name
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Thermal Infrared Sensor
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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USGS , NASA
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Maturity
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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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Push-broom scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Narrow-band channel IR radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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COG, GeoTIFF
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures longwave thermal infrared surface emittance, land cover state, and change. Used as multipurpose imagery for land applications.
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Resolution Summary
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100 m
[Best Resolution: 100m]
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Swath Summary
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185 km
[Max Swath: 185 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Absolute geodetic accuracy of 44 m; geometric accuracy of 32 m or better
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Waveband Summary
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TIR 10.5 µm and 12 µm
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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