Logo
Pattern

Discover published sets by community

Explore tens of thousands of sets crafted by our community.

Remote Sensing Sensors

20

Flashcards

0/20

Still learning
StarStarStarStar

Sentinel-2 MSI

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

GOES-R ABI

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

RADARSAT

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

ALOS AVNIR-2

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

QuickBird

StarStarStarStar

Commercial high-resolution Earth observation satellite. Resolution: 0.61m (panchromatic), 2.44m (multispectral). Applications include urban planning, agricultural mapping, and environmental monitoring.

StarStarStarStar

SeaWiFS

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

CALIPSO Lidar

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

TerraSAR-X

StarStarStarStar

German radar Earth observation satellite equipped with SAR. Resolution: 1m to 40m. Employed for environmental monitoring, infrastructure planning, and security applications.

StarStarStarStar

Landsat 7 ETM+

StarStarStarStar

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).

StarStarStarStar

IKONOS

StarStarStarStar

High-resolution Earth observation satellite. Resolution: 0.82m (panchromatic), 3.2m (multispectral). Ideal for military mapping, agricultural and forestry analysis, and coastal zone management.

StarStarStarStar

COSMO-SkyMed

StarStarStarStar

Italian satellite constellation using SAR. Band: X-band. Resolution: 1m to 100m. Mainly used for civil protection, risk management, and military surveillance.

StarStarStarStar

Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Microwave Imager

StarStarStarStar

Sensor that provides global precipitation maps. Spectral bands: 13. Resolution: 5km to 25km. Crucial for studying water cycle and improving weather prediction models.

StarStarStarStar

SPOT

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

Landsat 8 OLI

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

ASTER

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

Suomi VIIRS

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

Hyperspectral Imager Suite (HISUI)

StarStarStarStar

Japanese hyperspectral sensor mounted on the International Space Station. Spatial resolution: 30m. Used for mining, environmental monitoring, and agriculture.

StarStarStarStar

MODIS

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

NOAA-POES AVHRR

StarStarStarStar

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.

StarStarStarStar

WorldView-3

StarStarStarStar

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.

Know
0
Still learning
Click to flip
Know
0
Logo

© Hypatia.Tech. 2024 All rights reserved.