MSU-E on RESURS-1
Question 1
Into what general category of EOS does the instrument fall?
Multispec
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 Spectral Range (microns)
0.5-0.6 µm, 0.6-0.7 µm and 0.8-0.9 µm (near infrared)
Question 5
What resolution does the sensor have – temporal and spatial?
Temporal
06-day repeat cycle
Spatial
45 m x 33 m visible, near IR
Question 6
Is the sensor carried on an airborne or spaceborne platform? What is that platform – typically?
Spacebourne - Resurs-01
Question 7
Who developed/launched/manages the sensor?
The sensor was designed and developed by ISDE (Institute of Space Device Engineering, Moscow), also referred to as RNII KP. It was launched and is managed by Rosaviakosmos Federal Space Agency.
Question 8
Can data be purchased from service providers?
Yes - ordering
Question 9
What products are available?
Products
Question 10
At which main application areas is the sensor aimed?
Agriculture, forestry, regional planning, Assessment of the ice and snow cover condition, mapping, and global change research
List 2 specific projects, where they have been reported, their goals and their outcomes.
In 1999 global forest watch used the MSU-E scanner to map Russia’s forests a total area of 11 million square kms. The goals of this project were to preserve the forests and attempt to protect them from industrial expansion. The investigation revealed that only about one quarter of the forest area of Russia remains intact.
Several Russian agencies are involved in the Development of an integrated informational system on the state of the World Ocean (ISWO), including Rushydromet, the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Russian Committee for Fisheries and the Defense Ministry. The MSU-E scanner is one of the instruments used to provide information on pollution monitoring and sea temperatures in the black sea.
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