VJ102IMG_NRT: VIIRS/JPSS1 375m Imagery Swath Data

Five high-resolution imagery channels from the VIIRS sensor on the JPSS1 satellite provide data at 375-meter spatial resolution for visible, near-infrared, and thermal wavelengths. Each product is generated from a 6-minute data swath and is available in a near real-time (NRT) processing stream. The dataset supports monitoring of environmental phenomena where fine spatial detail is required.

Use Cases

• Monitoring wildfire hotspots and burn scars based on thermal and near-infrared bands.
• Tracking aerosol and cloud properties using visible and infrared wavelength sensitivity.
• Observing nighttime lights and urban development with high-resolution imagery channels.
• Analyzing sea surface temperature and ice cover using thermal wavelength data.

Strengths

• Provides high spatial resolution of 375 meters for imagery bands, which is twice the resolution of the sensor's moderate bands.
• Offers near real-time (NRT) availability, supporting time-sensitive monitoring applications.
• Cross-platform presence on NASA Earthdata and Data.gov indicates established importance and accessibility.

Limitations

• Metadata completeness is low: column names, row counts, and file sizes are consistently listed as unknown or None across all sources.
• Conflicting license information: some entries list 'other-license-specified' while others list 'None'.
• Documentation gaps exist, as descriptions are repeated verbatim across platforms without additional technical detail.

Provenance

Source

LANCEMODIS (listed on one platform entry)

Collection Method

Processed from 6 minutes of VIIRS sensor data acquired during JPSS1 satellite overpasses.

Freshness

2026-04-09 21:04:53.636296

Geography

Global swath coverage from the JPSS1 satellite orbit.