CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - Compact Advanced Payload Wide Swath (CAS500-4) -
Full Name Compact Advanced Payload Wide Swath (CAS500-4) Status Being developed
Instrument Agencies KARI Maturity
Instrument Type High resolution optical imagers Geometry Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Open Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Agricultural and forest monitoring
Resolution Summary 5m
Swath Summary 120km
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary VIS - NIR: 0.40 - 0.88 µm (more than 5 channels)
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Fire fractional cover
VegetationLand cover
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Fire click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Land cover click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
CAS500-4 - Compact Advanced Satellite 500 -4 (2024 - 2028)