| Instrument | Agency | Missions | Status | Type | Measurements &
applications | Technical characteristics |
ALISS III
Advanced LISS III | ISRO | Current: -
Future: RESOURCESAT-3, RESOURCESAT-3A
Complete: - | Being developed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | For crops and vegetation dynamics, natural resources census, disaster management and large scale mapping of themes. |
| Waveband: | 4 bands in VNIR and 1 band in SWIR
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 20 m, 10 m
Best resolution: 10 m |
| Swath width: | 925 km, 280 km |
| Accuracy: | 200m |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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ASTER
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer | METI (NASA) | Current: Terra
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | Surface and cloud imaging with high spatial resolution, stereoscopic observation of local topography, cloud heights, volcanic plumes, and generation of local surface digital elevation maps. Surface temperature and emissivity. ASTER SWIR detectors are no longer functioning due to anomalously high SWIR detector temperatures. ASTER SWIR data acquired since April 2008 are not useable, and show saturation of values and severe striping. All attempts to bring the SWIR bands back to life have failed, and no further action is envisioned. |
| Waveband: | VIS and NIR: 3 bands in 0.52 - 0.86 µm, SWIR: 6 bands in 1.6 - 2.43 µm, TIR: 5 bands in 8.125 - 11.65 µm
VIS, NIR, SWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | VNIR: 15 m, stereo: 15 m horizontally and 25 m vertical, SWIR: 30 m, TIR: 90 m
Best resolution: 15 m |
| Swath width: | 60 km |
| Accuracy: | VNIR and SWIR: 4% (absolute), TIR: 4 K, Geolocation: 7 m |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | HDF-EOS or GeoTiff |
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ATCOR
Atmospheric correction | ISRO | Current: -
Future: RESOURCESAT-3, RESOURCESAT-3A
Complete: - | Proposed | Hyperspectral imagers | Atmospheric correction. |
| Waveband: | VNIR Hyperspectral
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 240 m
Best resolution: 40 m |
| Swath width: | 925 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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HSI
Hyperspectral Imager | DLR | Current: EnMAP
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Hyperspectral imagers and imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/ir) | Detailed monitoring and characterization of rock and soil targets, vegetation, inland and coastal waters on a global scale. |
| Waveband: | 420 - 2450 nm
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | GSD 30 m
Best resolution: 30 m |
| Swath width: | 30 km |
| Accuracy: | Radiometric: <5% |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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HSI
HyperSpectral Instrument | ESA (COM) | Current: -
Future: Sentinel CHIME-A, Sentinel CHIME-B
Complete: - | Approved | Hyperspectral imagers | Pushbroom-type grating Imaging Spectrometer with high Signal-to-noise Ratio and data uniformity to derive quantitative surface characteristics supporting the monitoring, implementation and improvement of a range of policies in the domain of raw materials, agriculture, soils, food security, biodiversity, environmental degradation and hazards, inland and coastal waters, snow, forestry and the urban environment |
| Waveband: | > 200 bands (400-2500 nm); FWHM <= 10 nm; SSI <= 10 nm
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 30m
Best resolution: 30 m |
| Swath width: | 130km |
| Accuracy: | Radiometric accuracy for Level-1B data: 5% absolute, 1% relative. On a best effort basis within 1760-1950 nm and within 2450-2500 nm. |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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LandIS
Landsat Instrument Suite | NASA (USGS) | Current: -
Future: Landsat 10
Complete: - | Proposed | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Measures surface radiance, land cover state and change (e.g., vegetation type), and longwave termal infrared surface emittance. Used as multi-purpose imagery for land applications. |
| Waveband: | VNIR and SWIR: 21 bands from 0.41 - 2.3 µm; TIR: 5 bands from 8.3 - 12 µm
VIS, NIR, SWIR, TIR |
| Spatial resolution: | VNIR: 10m, SWIR: 20m
Best resolution: 10 m |
| Swath width: | 164 km
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| Accuracy: | Absolute geodetic accuracy of 30 m; relative geodetic accuracy of 9 m (excluding terrain effects); and geometric accuracy of 8 m or better |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | COG, GeoTIFF |
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LISS-III (Resourcesat)
Linear Imaging Self Scanner - III (Resourcesat) | ISRO | Current: RESOURCESAT-2, RESOURCESAT-2A | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | Data used for vegetation type assessment, resource assessment, crop stress detection, crop production forecasting, forestry, land use and land cover change. |
| Waveband: | VIS: Band 2: 0.52 - 0.59 µm, Band 3: 0.62 - 0.68 µm, NIR: Band 4: 0.77 - 0.86 µm, SWIR: Band 5: 1.55 - 1.75 µm
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 23.5 m
Best resolution: 23.5 m |
| Swath width: | 141 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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MSI (Sentinel-2)
Multi-Spectral Instrument (Sentinel-2) | ESA (COM) | Current: Sentinel-2 B, Sentinel-2 C
Future: Sentinel-2 D, Sentinel-2 A
Complete: - | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | Optical high spatial resolution imagery over land and coastal areas for Copernicus operational services. |
| Waveband: | 13 bands in the VNIR-SWIR
VIS, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 10 m for 4 bands in VNIR, 60 m for 3 dedicated atmospheric correction bands, 20 m for remaining bands for S-2.
Best resolution: 10 m |
| Swath width: | 290 km |
| Accuracy: | Absolute radiometric accuracy for Level 1C data: 3 - 5% |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | |
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MSS
Multispectral imaging system | ROSKOSMOS | Current: Kanopus-V N3, Kanopus-V N4, Kanopus-V N5, Kanopus-V N6 | Operational | High resolution optical imagers | Multispectral images of land & sea surfaces and ice cover. |
| Waveband: | 0.46 - 0.51 µm; 0.51 - 0.6 µm; 0.63 - 0.69 µm; 0.75 - 0.84 µm
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 12 m
Best resolution: 12 m |
| Swath width: | 20 km |
| Accuracy: | 10 |
| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | |
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MUX (CBERS-4)
Multispectral CCD Camera | INPE (CAST) | Current: CBERS-4
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR) | Agriculture; Forestry; Geology; Natural disaster management; Cartography; Environment monitoring; Fire detection, localization and counting; Hydrology, coastal water mapping; Land use; Surveillance and law enforcement |
| Waveband: | 0.45 - 0.52 µm, 0.52 - 0.59 µm, 0.63 - 0.69 µm, 0.77 - 0.89 µm
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 20 m
Best resolution: 20 m |
| Swath width: | 120 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | GEOTIFF |
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