ENVISAT MERIS FRS: Full Resolution Satellite Imagery for Earth Observation

MERIS is a programmable imaging spectrometer capturing data in 15 spectral bands across a 1150 km swath. The instrument uses a push-broom scanning method and operates whenever Earth illumination conditions are suitable. This version 4 dataset from NASA provides full-resolution, full-swath data in BIN and ISO formats.

Use Cases

• Analyze ocean color and phytoplankton concentrations based on spectral reflectance data.
• Monitor land cover changes and vegetation health using the 15 programmable spectral bands.
• Study atmospheric aerosols and cloud properties from solar reflective spectral range measurements.
• Conduct large-scale environmental monitoring leveraging the instrument's 1150 km swath width.

Strengths

• Data is captured in 15 programmable spectral bands, allowing for targeted analysis.
• The instrument's 68.5-degree field-of-view provides a wide swath width of 1150 km per scan.
• Data is acquired whenever illumination conditions are suitable, suggesting broad temporal coverage.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Collection Method

Acquired via the ENVISAT satellite's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) using a push-broom scanning method.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-13 03:02:26.123089; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global, based on the instrument's Earth-observing capability and wide swath.