Measurements and Applications
Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use.
Full Name
Thermal and Multispectral Scanner
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
Geometry
Cross-track scanning
Instrument Technology
High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Open Access
Data Format
Resolution
PAN, SWIR: 40 m, TIR: 80 m
[Best Resolution: 40m]
Swath
120 km
[Max Swath: 120 km]
Waveband
0.5 - 0.9 µm; 1.55 - 1.75 µm, 2.08 - 2.35 µm; 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-3 - China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 3 (2013 - 2013) |
CBERS-4 - China Brazil Earth Resources Satellite - 4 (2014 - 2025) |