CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- VIS
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Full Name
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Visible light context imager
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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GHGSat
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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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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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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Visible light context imager aboard all the commercial satellites that has a spatial resolution of <20 m and a swath width of ~35 km.
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Resolution Summary
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20m
[Best Resolution: 20m]
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Swath Summary
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< 35km.
[Max Swath: 35 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Sampling Depth : 12 bit
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Waveband Summary
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Visible
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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