CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
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High Resolution Camera
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Status
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Approved
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Instrument Agencies
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CONAE
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Maturity
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Low Heritage
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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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Steerable viewing
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Instrument Technology
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High resolution optical imager
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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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Panchromatic and multispectral (Vis/IR) measurements with high spatial resolution, with stereo capability for DEM generation. Applications in emergencies in general, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, topography.
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Resolution Summary
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Panchromatic band: 1 m
Vis/IR bands: 4 m
[Best Resolution: 1m]
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Swath Summary
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12 km
[Max Swath: 12 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Absolute radiometric accuracy: 5%
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Waveband Summary
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Panchromatic band
- P: 450-900 nm
Vis/IR bands
- B1: 450-520 nm
- B2: 520-590 nm
- B3: 630-690 nm
- B4: 770-890 nm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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