Measurements and Applications
Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use.
Full Name
Wide Field View
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
GEOTIFF
Resolution
16 m Nadir
[Best Resolution: 16m]
Swath
800 km
[Max Swath: 800 km]
Waveband
0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm; 0.77 - 0.89 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
GF-1 - Gaofen-1 (2013 - 2025) |