– Overview of available earth observation sensors –

The following tables give an overview of currently available and planned earth observation sensors for global land cover monitoring.

Sensor

Satellite

Launch

Spatial resolution (m)

Bands

Spectrum

Swath (km)

Further information

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

Optical sensors

AATSR

ENVISAT

1.000

7

0,56-10,8 µm

512

http://envisat.esa.int/instruments/

ALI

EO-1

10(PAN), 30 (MS)

10

0,34-2,35µm

37(Pan), 185

http://eo1.usgs.gov/ Co-fly with Landsat-7, follow by 1 minute

ASTER

Terra (EOS AM-1)

15-90

14

0,52-11,65µm

60

http://asterweb.jpl.nasa.gov/

ATSR-2

ERS-2

1.000

7

0,55-10,8 µm

500

http://www.atsr.rl.ac.uk/

AVHRR 3

NOAA 16 NOAA 17

1.000 1.000

6 6

0,58-12,40 µm 0,58-12,40 µm

3000 3000

http://edc.usgs.gov/products/satellite/avhrr.html

AWIFS

IRS-P6

56-70

4

0,52-1,7 µm

700

http://www.isro.org/

AVNIR-2

ALOS

10

4

0,42-0,89 µm

70

http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/about/avnir2.htm

Bilsat

Bilsat 1

26 (MS) 12 (pan)

5

0,38-1,05 µm 0,5-0,9 µm

55 (MS) 25 (pan)

http://www.bilten.metu.edu.tr/bilsat/en/root/

Caterra

Ikonos

1-4

5

0.45 - 0.9 µm

13

http://www.spaceimaging.com/products/ikonos/

Chris

Proba

19

19

0,4-1 µm

14

http://www.chris-proba.org.uk/frames/index2.html

Coban

Bilsat 1

120

8

0,38-10 µm

55 (MS) 25 (pan)

http://www.bilten.metu.edu.tr/bilsat/en/root/

EOC

KOMPSAT-1

6,6 (Pan)

1

0,51-0,73 µm

15

http://kompsat.kari.re.kr/english/index.asp

ETM+

Landsat 7

15-60

8

0,45-12,5 µm

185

http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Extensive data archive

GeoEye-1

GeoEye-1

0,5 pan 1,6 ms

pan: 1 ms: 4

0,450-0,920

15,2

http://www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/

HRC

CBERS 2

20

5

0,51-0,73 µm

113

http://www.cbers.inpe.br/en/index_en.htm

HRG

SPOT 5

2,5-10

5

0,48-1,75 µm

60

http://www.spotimage.com/

HRS

SPOT 5

10

1

0,49-0,69 µm

120

http://www.spotimage.com/

HRVIR

SPOT 4

10 (PAN), 20 (MS)

4

0,5-1,75 µm

60

http://www.spotimage.com/

Hyperion

EO-1

30

220

0,4-2,5 µm

7,5

http://eo1.usgs.gov/

Ikonos

Ikonos

1 pan 4 ms

pan: 1 ms: 4

0,445-0,853

11,3

http://www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/

IR-MSS

CBERS 2

80-160

4

0,5-12,5 µm

120

http://www.cbers.inpe.br/en/index_en.htm

LISS-III

IRS-1 C/D IRS-P6

23,5-70,5 (MS), 5,8 (PAN)

5

0,52-1,7 µm

141-148 (MS) 70 (PAN)

http://www.isro.org/

LISS-IV

IRS-P6

5,8

5

0,52-1,7 µm

24 (MS) 70 (PAN)

http://www.isro.org/

MERIS

ENVISAT

300

15

0,41-0,9 µm

1150

http://envisat.esa.int/instruments/

MISR

Terra (EOS AM-1)

275-1.100

4

0,45-0,86 µm

360

http://www-misr.jpl.nasa.gov/ Global multi angle imagery

MODIS

Terra (EOS AM-1) Aqua EOS

250-1.000

36

0,4-14,4 µm

2330

http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/

Nigeriasat-1 (DMC sensor)

Nigeriasat-1

32

3

green, red & near-IR

640

http://www.sstl.co.uk/

OrbView-2

OrbView-2

1.000

8

0,402-0,885

2.800

http://www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/products/imagery-sources/Default.aspx#orbview2

PAN

IRS-1 C/D

5,8

1

0,5-0,75 µm

70

http://www.isro.org/

PAN (Stereo)

IRS-P5 Cartosat-1

2,5

2 x 1 pan

0,5-0,85

30

http://www.isro.gov.in/

PAN

IRS Cartosat-2

< 1

1

pan: 0,5-0,85

9,6

http://www.isro.gov.in/

PRISM

ALOS

2,5

1 (pan)

0,52-0,77 µm

70

http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/about/prism.htm

QuickBird

QuickBird-2

0,61-0,72 (Pan), 2,44-2,88 (MS)

5

0,45-0,9 µm

16,6

http://www.digitalglobe.com/

REIS (RapidEye Earth Imaging System)

RapidEye Constellation (Five Satellites)

5

5

0,44-0,88 µm

77

http://www.rapideye.de/service/home/0

TM

Landsat 4 Landsat 5

‘82

30-120

7

0,45-12,5 µm

185

http://edc.usgs.gov/products/satellite/tm.html

'84

Vegetation 2

SPOT 5

1.000

4

0,43-1,75 µm

2200

http://www.spot-vegetation.com/

WFI

CBERS 2

Up to 900

2

0,63-0,89 µm

890

http://www.cbers.inpe.br/en/index_en.htm

WiFS

IRS-1 C/D IRS-P3 IRS-P6

188 60

3 6

0,62-1,75 µm 0,52-1,75 µm

774-804 740

http://www.isro.org/

Radar sensors

Sensor

Satellite

Launch

Spatial resolution (m)

Bands

Polarization

Swath (km)

Further information

95

96

97

98

99

00

01

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

AMI

ERS-2

30

C-Band

100

http://earth.esa.int/ers/

ASAR

ENVISAT

25-150

C-Band

100-400

http://envisat.esa.int/instruments/

PALSAR

ALOS

7-100

L-Band

Fine 40-70 Scan 250-350 Pol 20-65

http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/about/palsar.htm

SAR

Radarsat 1

9-100

C-Band

45-500

http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/data/satsens/sats/radsat_e.html Only InSAR acquisition; expensive

Radarsat-2

Radarsat-2

3-100

C-Band

HH, HV, VV, VH

20-500

http://www.radarsat2.info/

Terra-SAR-X

Terra-SAR

SpotLight: 1 StripMap: 3 ScanSAR: 18

X-Band

SpotLight: 10x5 StripMap: 30x50 ScanSAR: 100x150

http://www.dlr.de/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-4219/

Planned sensors (optical and radar)

Sensor

Satellite

Planned Launch

Spatial resolution (m)

Bands

Spectrum

Swath (km)

Further information

09

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

GeoEye-2

GeoEye-2

0,25-0,5

pan: 1 ms: 4

0,450-0,920

15,2

http://www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/

HR-1 HR-2

PLEIADES (two satellites constellation)

0,7

1 pan, 4 ms

VNIR

20

http://smsc.cnes.fr/PLEIADES/

OLI (Operational Land Imager)

Landsat 8 (LDCM)

ms: 30 pan: 15

pan: 1 ms: 8

0,443-2,200

http://ldcm.usgs.gov http://ldcm.nasa.gov

SAR

Sentinel-1

5x20

C-Band

250

http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMYU10DU8E_LPgmes_0.html

MS

Sentinel-2 (two satellite constellation)

10-20-60

12

VNIR-SWIR

>200

http://www.esa.int/esaLP/SEMYU10DU8E_LPgmes_0.html

The listed satellites and Earth observation sensors could be of interest for upcoming activities of GOFC-GOLD. Please note: The list may not be complete.