CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- PAN (Cartosat-3)
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Full Name
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Panchromatic sensor
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ISRO
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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High resolution optical imagers 
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Geometry
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Steerable viewing
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Instrument Technology
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High resolution optical imager
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Very Constrained Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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High resolution images for study of topography, urban areas, development of DTM, run-off models etc. Urban sprawl, forest cover/timber volume, land use change.
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Resolution Summary
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0.25 m
[Best Resolution: 0.25m]
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Swath Summary
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16 km
[Max Swath: 15 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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Panchromatic VIS: 0.5 - 0.75 µm
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| VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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