CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- TM
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Full Name
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Thematic Mapper
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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USGS , NASA
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Maturity
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High Heritage - Operational
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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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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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High resolution optical imager
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Measures surface radiance and emittance, lands cover state and change (eg vegetation type). Used as multipurpose imagery for land applications. Declared no longer operational June 4, 2012.
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Resolution Summary
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VIS - SWIR, 30 m; TIR: 120 m
[Best Resolution: 30m]
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Swath Summary
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185 km
[Max Swath: 185 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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VIS - TIR: 7 bands: 0.45 - 12.5 µm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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