Measurements and Applications
Data of use for crop forecast and monitoring, vegetation monitoring, and biosphere/ geosphere interaction studies.
Full Name
VEGETATION
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
1.15 km at nadir - minimal variation for off-nadir viewing
[Best Resolution: 1150m]
Waveband
Operational mode: VIS: 0.61 - 0.68 µm, NIR: 0.78 - 0.89 µm, SWIR: 1.58 - 1.75 µm, Experimental mode: VIS: 0.43 - 0.47 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm) |
SPOT-4 - Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre - 4 (1998 - 2013) |
| SPOT-5 - Satellite Pour l'Observation de la Terre - 5 (2002 - 2015) |