CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- IRS
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Full Name
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Thermal and Multispectral Scanner
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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CAST , INPE
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Maturity
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Medium Heritage
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Instrument Type
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Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) 
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Geometry
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Cross-track scanning
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Instrument Technology
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High-resolution nadir-scanning IR spectrometer
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Open Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Earth resources, environmental monitoring, land use.
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Resolution Summary
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PAN, SWIR: 40 m, TIR: 80 m
[Best Resolution: 40m]
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Swath Summary
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120 km
[Max Swath: 120 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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0.5 - 0.9 µm; 1.55 - 1.75 µm, 2.08 - 2.35 µm; 10.4 - 12.5 µm
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| 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) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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