CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - MAIA -
Full Name Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols Status Being developed
Instrument Agencies ASI Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) Geometry Push-broom scanning
Instrument Technology Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Multispectral Imager for air pollution monitoring
Resolution Summary 0.5 km - 1 km
[Best Resolution: 500m]
Swath Summary 300 km
[Max Swath: 300 km]
Accuracy Summary TBD
Waveband Summary VSWIR imager with polarimetric bands
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
AerosolsAerosol optical depth (column/profile)
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Aerosols properties click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
PLT-2 - PLATiNO-2 (2024 - 2029)