Europe is covered by multispectral images from the Indian Remote Sensing satellite Resourcesat-2. The data is collected by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and provided by the organization FEDEO via NASA's Earthdata platform. Each product covers an area up to 23.5 km by 23.5 km with a spatial resolution of 5 meters.
Use Cases
- Land cover and land use mapping based on 5-meter multispectral resolution.
- Agricultural monitoring and crop classification based on multispectral band data.
- Urban planning and infrastructure mapping at scales up to 1:25,000.
- Environmental change detection over areas up to 23.5 km x 23.5 km.
Strengths
- Provides 5-meter spatial resolution, suitable for detailed mapping.
- Each image product covers an area up to 23.5 km by 23.5 km.
- Described as a cost-effective solution for specific mapping tasks.
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.
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
Provenance
- Source
- Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), provided by FEDEO via NASA Earthdata.
- Collection Method
- Captured by the LISS-IV sensor onboard the Resourcesat-2 satellite.
- Geography
- Europe