| Instrument | Agency | Missions | Status | Type | Measurements &
applications | Technical characteristics |
CLARREO Pathfinder Reflected Solar
CLARREO Pathfinder - RS | NASA | Current: -
Future: CLARREO Pathfinder-on-ISS
Complete: - | Being developed | Hyperspectral imagers | Demonstration of high accuracy SI-traceable calibration within 350-2300 nm spectral range; demonstration of ability to transfer this calibration to other Earth observing instruments. |
| Waveband: | 350 to 2300 nm at 3-nm sampling interval with 6-nm resolution.
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 500 m. |
| Swath width: | 10 deg (70 km). |
| Accuracy: | Absolute uncertainty goal is 0.3% (k=1) in reflectance. |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | HDF5 |
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EMIT
Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation | NASA | Current: EMIT-on-ISS
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Hyperspectral imagers | Imaging spectroscopy from the visible to short wavelength infrared (VSWIR) to determine surface mineral compostion in the Earth's arid land dust source regions. |
| Waveband: | 400 -2500 nm at 7.4 nm sampling
SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 60 m
Best resolution: 60 m |
| Swath width: | 80 km @ 416km altitude |
| Accuracy: | 10% radiometric, 10% spectral, 10% spatial, 10% uniformity |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | NetCDF |
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EnSAC
Environmental Sensor for Atmospheric Composition | ISRO | Current: -
Future: G20 Satellite
Complete: - | Being developed | Hyperspectral imagers | Monitoring CH4, NO2, CO2 |
| Waveband: | VIS (380-500nm), NIR (650-900nm) & SWIR(1560-1690nm)
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 2 km |
| Swath width: | 1400 km |
| Accuracy: | |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | TBD |
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GSA (1)
Hyperspectral imaging equipment | ROSKOSMOS | Current: Resurs-P N4, Resurs-P N5
Future: -
Complete: Resurs-P N1, Resurs-P N2, Resurs-P N3 | Operational | Hyperspectral imagers | Land surface monitoring |
| Waveband: | 0.43 - 0.97 µm, 96-255 spectral bands
VIS, NIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 25-30 m
Best resolution: 25 m |
| Swath width: | 30 km |
| Accuracy: | 5 |
| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | |
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HIS
Hyperspectral imaging Spectrometer | ESA (UKSA) | Current: -
Future: TRUTHS
Complete: - | Being developed | Hyperspectral imagers | Pushbroom-type dual-prism Imaging Spectrometer with high radiometric accuracy and medium Signal-to-noise Ratio, operating from UV (320 nm) to SWIR (2400 nm) , based on a single MCT Detector/focal plane. The HIS aims at accurate spectral imaging on land and ocean for climatological background radiometric data acquistion and supporting cross-calibration with other stellites/sensors and on PICS/instrumented sites with highest resolution (50 m) |
| Waveband: | > 200 bands (320-2400 nm); FWHM from 0.2 to 7 nm; SSI <= 8 nm
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| Spatial resolution: | 50 m Native resolution and for for Sensor-to-Sensor and PICS calibration products; Land climatological product binned to 100 x 100 m, ocean climatological product binned to 200 x 200 m
Best resolution: 50 m |
| Swath width: | 100 km |
| Accuracy: | Absolute radiometric accuracy for land and ocean spectral radiance at L1b : threshold 1%, goal 0.3%; Solar and Lunar Spectral irradiance with ARA < 1% (threshold, 0.3% goal) |
| Data Access: | Open Access |
| Data Format: | Native |
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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: | |
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HYC
HYperspectral Camera | ASI | Current: PRISMA
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Hyperspectral imagers and imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/ir) | Hyperspectral data for complex land ecosystem studies. |
| Waveband: | VNIR: 400 - 1010 nm, SWIR: 920 - 2500 nm
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 30 m
Best resolution: 30 m |
| Swath width: | 30 km |
| Accuracy: | Spectral resolution 10 nm |
| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | HDF |
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HYC2
HYperspectral Camera 2 | ASI (NASA) | Current: -
Future: PRISMA2GEN
Complete: - | Being developed | Hyperspectral imagers | Hyperspectral data for complex land ecosystem studies. |
| Waveband: | VNIR: 400 - 1010 nm, SWIR: 920 - 2500 nm
VIS, NIR, SWIR |
| Spatial resolution: | 30 m STRIP, 10 m SPOT
Best resolution: 10 m |
| Swath width: | 20 km |
| Accuracy: | Spectral resolution 5 nm |
| Data Access: | Constrained Access |
| Data Format: | HDF TBC |
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Hyperspectral Detector
Hyperspectral Detector | CAST | Current: Goumang
Future: -
Complete: - | Operational | Hyperspectral imagers | Detect and measure vegetation biomass, atmospheric aerosol and chlorophyll fluorescence, and can also obtain the remote-sensing information of global forest carbon sinks. |
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