CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - PAN (ZY Series) -
Full Name Panchromatic and multispectral imager Status Operational
Instrument Agencies CRESDA Maturity
Instrument Type High resolution optical imagers Geometry Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Very Constrained Access Data Format GEOTIFF
Measurements and Applications Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use
Resolution Summary 5 m panchromatic and 10 m multispectral
[Best Resolution: 5m]
Swath Summary 60 km
[Max Swath: 60 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm, 0.51 - 0.85 µm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Instrument Missions
ZY-1-02C - Zi Yuan 1 Number 2 Optical Mission of China (2011 - 2018)
ZY-1-02D - Zi Yuan 1 Number 2 Optical Mission of China (2019 - 2024)
ZY-1-02E - Zi Yuan 1 Number 2 Optical Mission of China (2021 - 2026)