CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - VNIR Camera (SBG-TIR) -
Full Name Visible and Near-Infrared (VNIR) Camera (SBG-TIR) Status Being developed
Instrument Agencies ASI, NASA Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry
Instrument Technology Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format TBD
Measurements and Applications Observations will be used for geolocation and to produce retrieved estimates of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI).
Resolution Summary
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary Operates at the 0.665 micron and 0.835 micron wavelengths.
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Instrument Missions
SBG-TIR - Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) Thermal Infrared (TIR) Free Flyer (2028 - 2031)