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Sentinel-2 MSI
MultiSpectral Instrument onboard Sentinel-2 satellite. Spectral resolution: 13 bands from Visible to SWIR. Spatial resolution: 10m, 20m, 60m. Tracks land changes for agriculture, forestry, and natural disasters.
GOES-R ABI
Advanced Baseline Imager used in geostationary weather satellites, GOES-R Series. Spectral bands: 16. Spatial resolution: 0.5-2 km. Supports weather forecasting and severe storm tracking.
RADARSAT
Canadian satellite system using synthetic aperture radar (SAR). Band: C-band. Resolution: 1m to 100m. Suited for sea ice mapping, oil spill monitoring, and agricultural crops.
ALOS AVNIR-2
Advanced Visible and Near Infrared Radiometer type 2. Spectral bands: 4. Spatial resolution: 10m. Utilized in resource mapping, disaster monitoring, and land cover changes on Earth.
QuickBird
Commercial high-resolution Earth observation satellite. Resolution: 0.61m (panchromatic), 2.44m (multispectral). Applications include urban planning, agricultural mapping, and environmental monitoring.
SeaWiFS
Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor used for measuring ocean color and chlorophyll. Resolution: 1 km. Helps in analyzing ocean primary production, and monitoring ocean biological health.
CALIPSO Lidar
Cloud-Aerosol Lidar with Orthogonal Polarization helps to profile clouds and aerosols. Resolution: 70m to 330m in vertical profile. Assists in understanding air quality and climate change.
TerraSAR-X
German radar Earth observation satellite equipped with SAR. Resolution: 1m to 40m. Employed for environmental monitoring, infrastructure planning, and security applications.
Landsat 7 ETM+
Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus maps Earth's surface. Spectral resolution: 8 bands from Blue to Thermal IR. Spatial resolution: 15m (panchromatic), 30m (multispectral), 60m (thermal).
IKONOS
High-resolution Earth observation satellite. Resolution: 0.82m (panchromatic), 3.2m (multispectral). Ideal for military mapping, agricultural and forestry analysis, and coastal zone management.
COSMO-SkyMed
Italian satellite constellation using SAR. Band: X-band. Resolution: 1m to 100m. Mainly used for civil protection, risk management, and military surveillance.
Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Microwave Imager
Sensor that provides global precipitation maps. Spectral bands: 13. Resolution: 5km to 25km. Crucial for studying water cycle and improving weather prediction models.
SPOT
Satellite Pour l’Observation de la Terre. Spatial resolution: 1.5 – 10 meters (depending on the SPOT series). Used in cartography, land use planning, and monitoring of natural disasters.
Landsat 8 OLI
Operational Land Imager collects image data for land use and land change. Spectral resolution: 9 bands from Visible to Thermal IR. Spatial resolution: 30 meters for Visible to SWIR, 100 meters for Thermal.
ASTER
Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer. Spatial resolution: 15m (VNIR), 30m (SWIR), 90m (TIR). Applications include mapping temperature, emissivity, and mineralogy of Earth's surface.
Suomi VIIRS
Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the Suomi NPP satellite. Resolution: 375m to 750m. Utilized for ocean color, sea surface temperature, and ice mapping, as well as nighttime lights.
Hyperspectral Imager Suite (HISUI)
Japanese hyperspectral sensor mounted on the International Space Station. Spatial resolution: 30m. Used for mining, environmental monitoring, and agriculture.
MODIS
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer is on Terra and Aqua satellites. Spectral bands: 36. Spatial resolution: 250m to 1 km. Used for global dynamics of Earth's system.
NOAA-POES AVHRR
Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer on NOAA's Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellites. Spectral bands: 6. Resolution: 1.1 km. Monitors atmospheric temperature, clouds, water vapor, and sea surface temperature.
WorldView-3
Commercial Earth observation satellite offering high-resolution imagery. Resolution: 0.31m (panchromatic), 1.24m (multispectral), 3.7m (SWIR). Applied to mining, agriculture, and global security.
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