Measurements and Applications
Used for fire extent detection measurement, coastal and vegetation monitoring, land cover and land use mapping.
Full Name
Advanced Wide Field Imager
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
GEOTIFF
Resolution
VIS - NIR: 40 m
[Best Resolution: 40m]
Swath
740 km
[Max Swath: 740 km]
Waveband
VIS: 0.45 - 0.50 µm, 0.52 - 0.57 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.76 - 0.90 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
| MWIR (~3.0 µm - ~6.0 µm) |
| TIR (~6.0 µm - ~15.0 µm) |
SSR-1 - Remote Sensing Satellite 1 (2007 - 2011) |
SSR-2 - Remote Sensing Satellite 2 (2012 - 2015) |