Table 4
Sensors with spatial resolutions greater than 10m.
Sensor Satellite Operation Spatial Resolution
Spectral Resolution
Temporal Resolution
Further Information
Hyperion EO-1 2001 – present 30 m (MS) 220 bands
0.4 to 2.5
µm
A target can
be imaged 5
times during
16 days
http://eo1.gsfc.nasa.gov/Tec
hnology/Hyperion.html
ALI EO-1 2000 – present 30 m (MS)
10 m (pan)
10 Bands 16 days http://eo1.usgs.gov/ali.php
ETM + Landsat 7 1999 – present 30 m (MS)
15 m (pan)
7 Bands
3 visible
16 days http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/l andsat/daccess.html
OPS JERS-1 1992 – present 18.3 m 8 Bands
2 visible
44 days
http://www.nasada.go.jp/
index
_ e.html
LISS IRS 1988 – present 23.5 – 73 m
(MS)
LISS-I and II:
4 Bands
3 visible
22 – 24 days http://www.spaceimage.com/
MESSR MOS 1987 – present 50 m 4 Bands
2 visible
17 days http://www.nasda.go.jp/ index_e.html
TM Landsat 5 1984 – present 30 m (MS) 7 Bands
3 Visible
16 days http://landsat7.usgs.gov/ind ex.php
MSS Landsat
1 – 7
1972 – present ~ 80 m
(MS)
7 Bands
2 visible
16 days http://geo.arc.nasa.gov/sge/l andsat/daccess.html
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