CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- WVC-2
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Full Name
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Wide View CCD camera - 2
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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CAST
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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High resolution optical imagers 
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Geometry
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Push-broom scanning
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Instrument Technology
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Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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GEOTIFF
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Measurements and Applications
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Multispectral measurements of Earth's surface for natural enviroment and disaster applications.
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Resolution Summary
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30 m
[Best Resolution: 30m]
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Swath Summary
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360 km (per set), 720 km (two sets)
[Max Swath: 720 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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0.43 - 0.90 µm (4 bands)
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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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