Measurements and Applications
High Sensitivity Camera (HSC) measures top of atmosphere radiance in the VIS spectral range measured by a high sensitivity sensor detects: urban lights, electric storms, polar regions, snow cover, forest fires, sea surveillance.
Full Name
High Sensitivity Camera
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
400 m
[Best Resolution: 400m]
Swath
1560 km
[Max Swath: 1560 km]
Waveband
PAN (VIS-NIR): 450 - 900 nm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |