MAC Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Measures surface radiance. Used as multi-purpose imagery for land & marine applications.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Medium-sized Aperture Camera
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
High resolution optical imagers
Geometry
Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology
High resolution optical imager
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
2.5m panchromatic band 5m multispectral band
[Best Resolution: 2.5m]
Swath
20km
[Max Swath: 20 km]
Accuracy
Waveband
Multispectral (Blue, Green, Red & NIR), Panchromatic
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)

Instrument Missions

Instrument Measurements