Earth observation based environmental indicator

Type of satellite data

Averaging period

Spatial resolution

Land surface temperature

Thermal

16 days

120 m

Vegetation

Optical

16 days

30 m - 1 km

Aerosols distribution

Optical

3 days

300 m to 1.2 km

Land use

Optical

30 days

30 m

Land cover

Optical

30 days

30 m

Urban expansion/sprawl

Optical

6 months

30 m