THE CEOS DATABASE : MISSION, INSTRUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS

IdentifieraptNamesAutomatic Picture TransimissionAPT About identifiers

Cloud imagery. Television camera, single VIS channel, 108° field of view

Full Name

Automatic Picture Transimission

Status

No longer operational

Instrument Agencies

NOAA

Maturity

Instrument Type

Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)

Geometry

Cross-track scanning

Instrument Technology

Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer

Sampling

Imaging

Data Access

Data Format

Resolution

1.8km - 3.0km
[Best Resolution: 1800m]

Swath

1200km - 2200km
[Max Swath: 2200 km]

Accuracy

Waveband

VIS

VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)

TIROS-8 - Television and InfraRed Observation Satellite (1963 - 1967) tiros-8_apt

NIMBUS-1 - Nimbus 1 (1964 - 1964) nimbus-1_apt

NIMBUS-2 - Nimbus 2 (1966 - 1969) nimbus-2_apt

ESSA-2 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 2 (1966 - 1970) essa-2_apt

ESSA-4 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 4 (1967 - 1968) essa-4_apt

ESSA-6 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 6 (1967 - 1969) essa-6_apt

ESSA-8 - Environmental Science and Services Administration - 8 (1968 - 1976) essa-8_apt

NOAA-1 - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - 1 (1970 - 1971) noaa-1_apt

TIROS M (ITOS-1) - TIROS M (ITOS-1) (1970 - 1971) tiros-m-itos-1_apt