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9. Appendix
The following reference information is provided in support of Tables 1 through 4:
Superscripts
1. Sensor type (C)ommercial, (Met)eorology, (T)ransitional, (Mil)itary, (R)esearch/development. Commercial
satellites are owned or otherwise operated by private companies. R & D satellites are usually owned by space
agencies. All listed Meteorology and Military satellites are owned by public agencies and meet a prescribed
operational requirement. Transitional sensors are considered by the authors to be in a transition phase –
progressing from research and development tools to satellites of another category. See text for additional
discussion. Where a satellite program involves a series of satellites, the tables only list relevant sensors
mounted on the latest satellite in the series.
2. The sensor’s revisit time refers to either the satellite’s orbit recycle time or the sensor’s effective revisit
time (identified with a “~”) at mid-latitudes. Revisit time varies with latitude and sensor configuration.
3. Near-real time refers to satellite data that can be delivered to the user within two hours of satellite overpass.
Web Sites (for updates see www.oeatech.com or www.ioccg.org)
0 www.orbimage.com
1 www.digitalglobe.com
2
www.spaceimaging.com
3 www.spotimage.fr
4 landsat7.usgs.gov
4b eo1.gsfc.nasa.gov
5 www.invap.com.ar
6 kompsat.kari.re.kr
7 www.isro.org/irsp4.htm
8 seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov
9 envisat.esa.int
10 modis.gsfc.nasa.gov
12 www.oso.noaa.gov/poes
13 envisat.esa.int
14-16 www.jason.oceanobs.com
17 www.esrin.esa.int
18 www.space.gc.ca
19
www.esrin..esa.int
20 dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html
21 aqua.gsfc.nasa.gov
22
winds.jpl.nasa.gov
23 earth.esa.int/ers/instruments/index.html
Acronyms
ALI
Advanced Land Imager
AMSR
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
ATSR
Along Track Scanning Radiometer
AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
DMSP
Defence Meteorological Satellite Program
ERS
European Remote Sensing
ETM
Enhanced Thematic Mapper
GFO
Geosat Follow On
HRG
High Resolution Geometric
MMRS
Multispectral Medium Resolution Scanner
OCM
Ocean Color Monitor
OSMI
Ocean Scanning Multispectral Imager
SAR
Synthetic Aperture Radar
SSM/I
Special Sensor Microwave Imager
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9. Appendix
The following reference information is provided in support of Tables 1 through 4:
Superscripts
1. Sensor type (C)ommercial, (Met)eorology, (T)ransitional, (Mil)itary, (R)esearch/development. Commercial
satellites are owned or otherwise operated by private companies. R & D satellites are usually owned by space
agencies. All listed Meteorology and Military satellites are owned by public agencies and meet a prescribed
operational requirement. Transitional sensors are considered by the authors to be in a transition phase –
progressing from research and development tools to satellites of another category. See text for additional
discussion. Where a satellite program involves a series of satellites, the tables only list relevant sensors
mounted on the latest satellite in the series.
2. The sensor’s revisit time refers to either the satellite’s orbit recycle time or the sensor’s effective revisit
time (identified with a “~”) at mid-latitudes. Revisit time varies with latitude and sensor configuration.
3. Near-real time refers to satellite data that can be delivered to the user within two hours of satellite overpass.
Web Sites (for updates see www.oeatech.com or www.ioccg.org)
0 www.orbimage.com
1 www.digitalglobe.com
2
www.spaceimaging.com
3 www.spotimage.fr
4 landsat7.usgs.gov
4b eo1.gsfc.nasa.gov
5 www.invap.com.ar
6 kompsat.kari.re.kr
7 www.isro.org/irsp4.htm
8 seawifs.gsfc.nasa.gov
9 envisat.esa.int
10 modis.gsfc.nasa.gov
12 www.oso.noaa.gov/poes
13 envisat.esa.int
14-16 www.jason.oceanobs.com
17 www.esrin.esa.int
18 www.space.gc.ca
19
www.esrin..esa.int
20 dmsp.ngdc.noaa.gov/dmsp.html
21 aqua.gsfc.nasa.gov
22
winds.jpl.nasa.gov
23 earth.esa.int/ers/instruments/index.html
Acronyms
ALI
Advanced Land Imager
AMSR
Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer
ATSR
Along Track Scanning Radiometer
AVHRR Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer
DMSP
Defence Meteorological Satellite Program
ERS
European Remote Sensing
ETM
Enhanced Thematic Mapper
GFO
Geosat Follow On
HRG
High Resolution Geometric
MMRS
Multispectral Medium Resolution Scanner
OCM
Ocean Color Monitor
OSMI
Ocean Scanning Multispectral Imager
SAR
Synthetic Aperture Radar
SSM/I
Special Sensor Microwave Imager
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