LISS-II sensor
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The LISS-II sensor is a multispectral imaging instrument used on early Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellites to capture medium-resolution Earth observation data for applications like agriculture, forestry, and land-use mapping.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wide Field Sensor | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Earth observation instrument
ⓘ
multispectral imaging sensor ⓘ |
| abbreviationFor | Linear Imaging Self Scanner-II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| dataFormat | digital imagery ⓘ |
| dataType | medium-resolution Earth observation data ⓘ |
| dataUse |
crop acreage estimation
ⓘ
drought assessment ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ land cover classification ⓘ |
| dataUsers |
environmental planners
ⓘ
government agencies ⓘ research institutions ⓘ |
| developedBy | Indian Space Research Organisation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostSatelliteLaunchYear |
1988
ⓘ
1991 ⓘ |
| imagingMode | pushbroom scanning ⓘ |
| launchVehicleUsedForHostSatellites | Vostok launcher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfSpectralBands | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Space Research Organisation ⓘ |
| orbitTypeOfHostSatellites | sun-synchronous polar orbit ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | Indian Remote Sensing satellite programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryApplication |
agriculture monitoring
ⓘ
forestry applications ⓘ land-use mapping ⓘ natural resources management ⓘ |
| spatialResolution | 36.25 metres ⓘ |
| spectralBand |
near infrared
ⓘ
short-wave infrared ⓘ visible ⓘ |
| spectralType | multispectral ⓘ |
| successor |
LISS-III sensor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LISS-IV sensor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| swathWidth | about 146 kilometres ⓘ |
| typicalRevisitPeriodViaHostSatellites | 22 days GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
disaster management support
ⓘ
resource inventory ⓘ urban planning ⓘ watershed management ⓘ |
| usedOnSpacecraft |
IRS-1A
NERFINISHED
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IRS-1B NERFINISHED ⓘ early Indian Remote Sensing satellites ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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Wide Field Sensor
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Wide Field Sensor