Linear Imaging Self Scanner (LISS-4) on RESOURCESAT-1

Question 1

Into what general category of EOS does the instrument fall?

Multispectral high spatial resolution camera

Question 2

What capture technology is used?

pushbroom

Question 3

Is the sensor active or passive?

Passive

Question 4

At what wavelength(s) does the sensor function?

Band Wavelength Region (µm) Resolution (m)

1 0.52 - 0.59 (green) 6

2 0.62 - 0.68 (red) 6

3 0.77 - 0.86 (near-IR) 6

4 1.55 - 1.70 (mid-IR) 6

pan 0.62-0.68 (red) 6

Question 5

What resolution does the sensor have – temporal and spatial?

Temporal

Question 6

Is the sensor carried on an airborne or spaceborne platform? What is that platform – typically?

Spacebourne – resourceSAT_1

Question 7

Who developed/launched/manages the sensor?

PSLV-C5, successfully launched the Indian remote sensing satellite

Question 8

Can data be purchased from service providers?

Yes - Online store

Question 9

What products are available?

RESOURCESAT-1 data products are also classified into the following categories:

Scene-based standard products

Scene-based georeferenced products

Map-based geocoded products

Floating geocoded products

Orthorectified geocoded products

Products List site

Question 10

At which main application areas is the sensor aimed?

Agriculture, land and water resources management, disaster management. Educational, bring literacy to people in the deep interiors, development issues, beam TV signals and take meteorological images every half an hour

List 2 specific projects, where they have been reported, their goals and their outcomes.