1. Remote Sensing

2. Sun-synchronous orbits Geostationary orbits
Remote Sensing
Sun-synchronous orbits
Geostationary orbits
LANDSAT
SPOT
IRS
ASTER
ERS
JERS
Weather and communications satellites commonly have these types of orbits.
METEOSAT
GOES
Telecom Sat.

3. Remote Sensing

4. Remote Sensing

5. Remote Sensing Landsat
Landsat 1: originally named ERTS-1 (Earth Resources Technology Satellite 1), launched 1972, terminated 1978
Landsat 2: launched 1975, terminated 1981
Landsat 3: launched 1978, terminated 1983
Landsat 4: launched 1982, terminated 1993
Landsat 5: launched 1984, still functioning but severe problems since November Will be terminated
Landsat 6: launched 1993, failed to reach orbit
Landsat 7: launched 1999, still functioning, but with faulty scan line corrector
Landsat 8: Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) launched February 11, Turned over to USGS and renamed Landsat 8

6. Remote Sensing
Landsat

7. Landsat 1 to 5 - TM Remote Sensing Spectral Band Wavelength Resolution
Band 1 - Blue
 µm
30 m
Band 2 - Green
 µm
Band 3 - Red
 µm
Band 4 - Near Infrared
 µm
Band 5 - Short Wavelength Infrared
 µm
Band 6 - Long Wavelength Infrared
10.40 – 12.50 µm
60 m
Band 7 - Short Wavelength Infrared
2.08 – 2.35 µm

8. Landsat 7 - ETM Remote Sensing Spectral Band Wavelength Resolution
Band 1 - Blue
 µm
30 m
Band 2 - Green
 µm
Band 3 - Red
 µm
Band 4 - Near Infrared
 µm
Band 5 - Short Wavelength Infrared
 µm
Band 6 - Long Wavelength Infrared
10.40 – 12.50 µm
60 m
Band 7 - Short Wavelength Infrared
2.08 – 2.35 µm
Band 8 - Panchromatic
 µm
15 m

9. Landsat 8 - OLI & TIRS Remote Sensing Spectral Band Wavelength
Resolution
Band 1 - Coastal / Aerosol
 µm
30 m
Band 2 - Blue
 µm
Band 3 - Green
 µm
Band 4 - Red
 µm
Band 5 - Near Infrared
 µm
Band 6 - Short Wavelength Infrared
 µm
Band 7 - Short Wavelength Infrared
 µm
Band 8 - Panchromatic
 µm
15 m
Band 9 - Cirrus
 µm
Band 10 - Long Wavelength Infrared
 µm
100 m
Band 11 - Long Wavelength Infrared
 µm

10. Remote Sensing

11. SPOT Remote Sensing SPOT 1: launched 1986, terminated 1990
SPOT 3: launched 1993, stopped functioning 1997
SPOT 4: launched 1998, stopped functioning 2013
SPOT 5: launched 2002
SPOT 6: launched 2012

12. Remote Sensing
SPOT

13. SPOT Remote Sensing Price: ~ 2700 € / scene Spectral Band SPOT 5
Panchromatic
5 m µm
1.5 m µm
Blue
6 m µm
Green
10 m µm µm
Red µm µm
Near Infrared µm µm
Mid Infrared
20 m µm
Price: ~ 2700 € / scene

14. SPOT Remote Sensing ~1 km
Spectral Band
SPOT 4 & 5 VEGETATION
Blue
  ~1 km µm
Red
~1 km µm
Near Infrared µm
Mid Infrared µm
You can buy primary products or synthesis product (e.g. S10)
Price is ~35 Euros / million of km2
S10 older than three months are now available for free

15. ASTER Remote Sensing Band Wavelength (µm) Resolution (m) Description
Description
VNIR_Band1
0.520–0.600 15
Nadir
Green
VNIR_Band2
0.630–0.690
Red
VNIR_Band3N
0.760–0.860
Near infrared
VNIR_Band3B
Backward
SWIR_Band4
1.600–1.700 30
Short-wave infrared
SWIR_Band5
2.145–2.185
SWIR_Band6
2.185–2.225
SWIR_Band7
2.235–2.285
SWIR_Band8
2.295–2.365
SWIR_Band9
2.360–2.430
TIR_Band10
8.125–8.475 90
Long-wave infrared
TIR_Band11
8.475–8.825
TIR_Band12
8.925–9.275
TIR_Band13
10.250–10.950
TIR_Band14
10.950–11.650

16. ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM)
Remote Sensing
ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model (GDEM)

17. Remote Sensing
ASTER vs. Landsat ETM

18. High Resolution Satellites
Remote Sensing
High Resolution Satellites
GeoEye (US)
Ikonos
OrbView
GeoEye
DigitalGlobe (US)
QuickBird
WorldView
Astrium (EU/France)
Pléiades
BlackBridge (Germany)
RapidEye
ImageSat (Israel)
EROS A & B
etc. etc.

19. Example: GeoEye Remote Sensing Band Wavelength Resolution Panchromatic
50 cm
Blue μm
2 m
Green μm
Red μm
Near Infrared μm

20. USGS Global Visualization Viewer Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF)
Remote Sensing
USGS EarthExplorer
USGS Global Visualization Viewer
Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF)
ITC's database of Satellites and Sensors