Land Cover Measurement Instruments

Measurements > Land > Vegetation > Land cover
Measurement Definition: Processed from land surface imagery by assigning identified cluster(s) within a given area to specific classes of objects - Accuracy expressed as number of classes. Actually [ classes-1 ] is used, so that smaller figure corresponds to better performance, as usual - Physical unit [ Classes ], Accuracy unit [ Classes-1 ]

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Instrument DescriptionMeasurement TechnologyTimeline
BRLK S-rangeOperationalDisaster monitoring, sea surface monitoring, information support of environmental managmentImaging radar (SAR)
CSG SAROperationalAll-weather images of ocean, land and ice for monitoring of land surface processes, ice, environmental monitoring, risk management, environmental resources, maritime management, Earth topographic mapping.Imaging radar (SAR)
GSA (1)OperationalLand surface monitoringn/a
HiRIOperationalCartography, land use, risk, agriculture and forestry, civil planning and mapping, digital terrain models, defence.High resolution optical imager
MBEIOperationalMultispectral scanner images of land surface.High resolution optical imager
MERSIOperationalMeasurement of vegetation indexes and ocean colour.n/a
MERSI-2OperationalMeasurement of vegetation indexes and ocean colour.n/a
MERSI-3OperationalMeasurement of vegetation indexes and ocean colour.n/a
MERSI-LLOperationalMeasurement of vegetation indexes and ocean colour.n/a
MERSI-SOperationalMeasurement of vegetation indexes and ocean colour.n/a
MIRSOperationalScanner images of land surface in middle infra-red range.n/a
MODISOperationalData on biological and physical processes on the surface of the Earth and in the lower atmosphere, and on global dynamics. Surface temperatures of land and ocean, chlorophyll fluorescence, land cover measurements, cloud cover (day and night).n/a
MSOperationalVegetation and land cover, land cover change.n/a
MSI (Sentinel-2)OperationalOptical high spatial resolution imagery over land and coastal areas for Copernicus operational services.High resolution optical imager
OLCIOperationalMarine and land services.n/a
OLIOperationalMeasures surface radiance, land cover state, and change (e.g., vegetation type). Used as multi-purpose imagery for land applications.High resolution optical imager
OLI-2OperationalMeasures surface radiance, land cover state, and change (e.g., vegetation type). Used as multi-purpose imagery for land applications.High resolution optical imager
PAN (GF-1)OperationalEarth resources, environmental monitoring, land use, urban studies.High resolution optical imager
PAN (GF-2)OperationalEarth resources, environmental monitoring, land use, urban studies.High resolution optical imager
PAN CAMERAOperationalPanchromatic data.High resolution optical imager
Paz SAR-XOperationalHigh resolution X-band radar for security, land use, urban management, environmental monitoring, risk management. Different acquisition modes: Spotlight (5 x 5-10 km SSD =<1 m), Scansar (100 x 100 km, SSD <=15 m); Stripmode (strips of 30 x 30 km with SSD 3 m).Imaging radar (SAR)
PSSOperationalPanchromatic data for environmental monitoring, agriculture and forestry.High resolution optical imager
SAR (RADARSAT-2)OperationalAll-weather images of ocean, ice and land surfaces. Used for monitoring of coastal zones, polar ice, sea ice, sea state, geological features, vegetation and land surface processes.Imaging radar (SAR)
SAR (RCM)OperationalAll-weather, C-band data to support ecosystem monitoring, maritime surveillance and disaster management.Imaging radar (SAR)
SAR 2000OperationalAll-weather images of ocean, land and ice for monitoring of land surface processes, ice, environmental monitoring, risk management, environmental resources, maritime management, Earth topographic mapping.Imaging radar (SAR)
SAR-LOperationalLand, ocean, emergencies, soil moisture, interferometry, others.Imaging radar (SAR)
S-band SAROperationalSAR imagery for a range of applications including agriculture, maritime and forestryImaging radar (SAR)
Severyanin-MOperationalLand and sea surface monitoringImaging radar (SAR)
SLIM-6-22OperationalVisible and NIR imagery in support of disaster management - part of the Disaster Management constellation.High resolution optical imager
TIRSOperationalMeasures longwave thermal infrared surface emittance, land cover state, and change. Used as multipurpose imagery for land applications.n/a
TIRS-2OperationalMeasures longwave thermal infrared surface emittance, land cover state, and change. Used as multipurpose imagery for land applications. TIRS-2 will adhere to the Landsat 8 TIRS instrument performance specifications but will be built to NASA Class-B instrument standards (including a 5-year design life).n/a
VIIRSOperationalGlobal observations of land, ocean, and atmosphere parameters: cloud/weather imagery, sea-surface temperature, ocean colour, land surface vegetation indices.n/a
VNREDSat-1 MSOperationalThe VNREDSat 1 multispectral instrument is designed for land cover measurements and applications.n/a
WFVOperationalEarth resources, environmental monitoring, land use.n/a
Compact Advanced Payload Wide Swath (CAS500-4)Being developedAgricultural and forest monitoringHigh resolution optical imager
CWFMSBeing developedMeasurements are: Fire Radiative Power (FRP), hotspot locations, rate of spread, burned area mapping. Data products generated: 1) Fire maps, showing location, extent, and timing of forest fire events; 2) Fire characteristics, such as fire line intensity, rate of spread and fuel consumption; 3) Plume dynamics through smoke transport maps and plume heights; 4) Mass of carbon released into atmosphere.n/a
L-band SARBeing developedL-band SAR instrument offering full polarimetry, high spatial resolution, high sensitivity, low ambiguity ratios and capability for repeat-pass & single-pass cross-track interferometry to measure surface deformation of vegetated terrain, soil moisture, land cover classification, crop type discrimination and its temporal analysis. Furthermore, it will monitor Polar ice sheets and ice caps, and the sea-ice conditions (i.e. type, drift, deformation, concentration, lead fraction), as well as contribute to the European maritime situational awareness.Imaging radar (SAR)
LOTUSat-1 SARBeing developedThe LOTUSat-1 SAR instrument is designed for disaster and climate change countermeasure.Imaging radar (SAR)
CARApprovedPanchromatic and multispectral (Vis/IR) measurements with high spatial resolution, with stereo capability for DEM generation. Applications in emergencies in general, agriculture, land use/land cover, change detection, urban environment, cartography, topography.High resolution optical imager
Kasatka-RApprovedDisaster monitoring, sea surface monitoring, information support of environmental managmentImaging radar (SAR)
Advanced SARProposedHigh resolution microwave radar images for ice watch.Imaging radar (SAR)
LandISProposedMeasures 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.High resolution optical imager
VNIRNo longer considered n/a