MOS Instrument

IdentifiermosNamesModular Opto-electronic ScannerMOS About identifiers

Measurements and Applications

Data for spectral analysis of O2 absorption in the NIR band, vegetation indices, and vegetion condition and soil assessment.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Modular Opto-electronic Scanner
Status
No longer operational
Instrument Agencies
ISRO, DARA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR)
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Multi-purpose imaging Vis/IR radiometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
1570 m, 525 m, 645 m
Swath
200 km (approximately)
Accuracy
Radiometric:<1%
Waveband
NIR: 755 - 768 nm (4 bands), VIS - NIR: 408 - 1010 nm (13 bands), SWIR: 1600 nm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
SWIR (~1.3 µm - ~3.0 µm)

Instrument Missions

PRIRODA - PRIRODA (1996 - 1999) priroda_mos
IRS-P3 - Indian Remote Sensing Satellite - P3 (1996 - 2003) irs-p3_mos

Instrument Measurements