CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- Vegetation
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Full Name
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Vegetation
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ESA
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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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Instrument Technology
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Medium-resolution spectro-radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Global coverage every two days for uses including climate impact assessments, surface water resource management, agricultural monitoring, and food security estimates.
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Resolution Summary
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100 m resolution at Nadir, 350 m on full field of view
[Best Resolution: 100m]
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Swath Summary
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102° field of view with 2250 km wide swath
[Max Swath: 2250 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Equivalent spectral bands to Spot Vegetation: VNIR: Blue (438-486 nm), Red (615-696 nm), Near IR (772-914 nm), SWIR (1564-1634 nm).
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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