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INSTRUMENTS
Explore the many instruments the European Space Agency use to observe the Earth. ESA offer data from a wide range of optical, radar, atmospheric, altimetric and gravimetric instrumentation.
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Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Thematic Mapper (TM)
The Thematic Mapper (TM) was a multispectral scanning radiometer on Landsat 4 and Landsat 5.
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Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Multi Spectral Scanner (MSS)
The Multi Spectral Scanner (MSS) instrument was carried aboard the Landsat 1 to 5 satellites.
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Instrument - Thermal/Radiation Detectors
Instrument - Thermal/Radiation Detectors
Thermal Infra-Red Scanner (TIRS)
TIRS on Landsat 8 is a thermal imager that supplements observations from the OLI instrument.
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Instrument - Photon/Optical Detectors
Instrument - Photon/Optical Detectors
Operational Land Imager (OLI)
The OLI, on board Landsat 8, measures in the visible, near infrared, and short wave infrared.
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Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Instrument - Spectrometers/Radiometers
Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+)
The Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+) is the main instrument on board Landsat-7.
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Instrument - Altimeters
Instrument - Altimeters
SIRAL
SIRAL (SAR Interferometer Radar Altimeter) is the primary instrument onboard ESA's CryoSat mission.