Resourcesat-2 LISS-IV: Panchromatic Satellite Images of Europe

Indian Remote Sensing satellites provide panchromatic imagery with a 5-meter resolution, suitable for mapping tasks up to a 1:25,000 scale. The data covers areas up to 70 km by 70 km and is collected by the Indian Space Research Organisation. The specific temporal coverage for this European collection is not provided.

Use Cases

• Land cover classification and mapping based on the 5-meter spatial resolution.
• Urban planning and infrastructure monitoring based on the imagery's suitability for 1:25,000 scale maps.
• Agricultural monitoring and field boundary delineation based on the panchromatic data covering 70 km x 70 km areas.

Strengths

• Provides 5-meter spatial resolution imagery.
• Covers individual scenes up to 70 km by 70 km in size.
• Described as a cost-effective solution for specific mapping scales.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and total data volume are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), distributed via FEDEO on NASA Earthdata.

Collection Method

Captured by the Resourcesat-2 satellite's LISS-IV sensor in mono mode.

Geography

Europe