Measurements and Applications
Data used for coastal and vegetation monitoring.
Full Name
Wide Field Imager
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Low Heritage
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Resolution
258 m
[Best Resolution: 258m]
Swath
890 km
[Max Swath: 890 km]
Waveband
VIS: 0.63 - 0.69 µm, NIR: 0.77 - 0.89 µm
| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
| NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm) |
CBERS-1 - China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 1 (1999 - 2003) |
| CBERS-2 - China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 2 (2003 - 2009) |
| CBERS-2B - China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 2B (2007 - 2010) |