Level/ scale | sensors | Spatial resolution (m) | Spectral resolution (bands) | Temporal Frequency (days) | Provider/website |
Coarse scale assessment | MODIS | 250 - 1000 | 36 | 1 - 2 | NASA; http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/about/ |
NOAA-AVHRR | 1000 | 6 | 1 - 2 | NOAA; https://basedosdados.org/en/organization/national-oceanic-and-atmospheric-administration-noaa | |
ENVISAT | 30 - 1200 | 1 (C) | 35 | ESA; https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-operational-eo-missions/envisat | |
Medium scale assessment | LANDSAT MSS/TM/ETM+/OLI | 30 - 100 | 4 - 11 | 16 | USGS; https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/ |
IRS LISS-III | 23.5 | 4 | 5 | ISRO-NRSC; https://uops.nrsc.gov.in/MetaSearch/RS2_LIS3_STUC00GTD | |
SPOT MSS | 20 | 4 | 26 | AIRBUS; https://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/imagery/constellation/spot/ | |
ASTER | 15 - 90 | 14 | 4 - 16 | NASA; https://terra.nasa.gov/ | |
Sentinel 2 | 10 - 60 | 1 - 13 | 5 - 10 | ESA; https://scihub.copernicus.eu/dhus/#/home | |
RADARSAT | 8 - 100 | 1 (C) | 24 | CSA; https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat2/ | |
Fine scale assessment | IKONOS PAN/MS | 1 - 4 | 1 - 4 | 3 - 5 | SATIMAGINGCORP; http://www.satimagingcorp.com/gallery/ikonos/ |
WorldView 4 PAN/MSS | 0.31 - 1.24 | 1 - 4 | 3 | https://www.satimagingcorp.com/gallery/worldview-4/ | |
Quickbird PAN/MS | 0.6 - 2.8 | 1 - 3 | 1 - 4 | SATIMAGINGCORP; http://www.satimagingcorp.com/gallery/quickbird/ | |
IRS LISS-IV | 5.8 | 3 | 5 | ISRO-NRSC; https://uops.nrsc.gov.in/MetaSearch/RS2_LIS3_STUC00GTD | |
RapidEye | 5 | 5 | 6 | ESA; https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/3rd-party-missions/current-missions/rapideye |