Vegetation Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Global coverage every two days for uses including climate impact assessments, surface water resource management, agricultural monitoring, and food security estimates.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Vegetation
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
ESA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Geometry
Instrument Technology
Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
100 m resolution at Nadir, 350 m on full field of view
[Best Resolution: 100m]
Swath
102° field of view with 2250 km wide swath
[Max Swath: 2250 km]
Accuracy
Waveband
Equivalent spectral bands to Spot Vegetation: VNIR: Blue (438-486 nm), Red (615-696 nm), Near IR (772-914 nm), SWIR (1564-1634 nm).
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

PROBA-V - PROBA-V (2013 - 2021)

Instrument Measurements