Measurements and Applications
Used for fire detection, fire extent and temperature measurement.
Full Name
Infrared Multispectral Scanner
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
Resolution
VIS, NIR, SWIR: 78 mm, TIR: 156 m
Waveband
VIS - NIR: 0.5 - 1.1 µm, NIR-SWIR: 1.55 - 1.75 µm, 2.08 - 2.35 µm, TIR: 10.4 - 12.5 µm
| 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) |
CBERS-1 - China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 1 (1999 - 2003) |
| CBERS-2 - China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 2 (2003 - 2009) |