SPECTRA Instrument

Measurements and Applications

Data for study of land surface processes.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Surface Processes and Ecosystem Changes Through Response Analysis
Status
No longer considered
Instrument Agencies
ESA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) and Multiple direction/polarisation radiometers
Geometry
Instrument Technology
High resolution optical imager
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Spatial sampling interval approx 50 m, along track pointing ±30 deg
Swath
50 km
Accuracy
Waveband
VIS - SWIR: 450 - 2350 nm and TIR: 10.3 - 12.3 µm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)
MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

ESA Future Missions - ESA Future Missions (2008 - 2018)

Instrument Measurements