CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- WFC
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Full Name
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Wide Field Camera
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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DOST-ASTI
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Maturity
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Medium 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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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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WFC observes cloud patterns and distributions, and monitors weather disturbances, such as tropical storms, with a wide field of view and a panchromatic CCD (charge coupled device), that only permits black and white imaging.
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Resolution Summary
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7km
[Best Resolution: 7m]
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Swath Summary
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Panchromatic
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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