VNP02IMG_NRT: 375m Resolution Satellite Imagery Swaths

VIIRS/NPP sensor data provides 6-minute swaths of Earth at a high 375-meter resolution for its five imagery bands, spanning visible, near-infrared, and thermal wavelengths. This Level 1B product is processed in Near Real Time (NRT) from the Suomi NPP satellite overpass. The sensor's I-bands have twice the resolution of its moderate-resolution and day/night bands, which operate at 750 meters.

Use Cases

• Monitoring wildfire hotspots based on thermal infrared band sensitivity.
• Tracking aerosol and cloud properties using visible and near-infrared wavelength data.
• Analyzing land surface changes with high-resolution 375-meter imagery bands.
• Assessing nighttime light emissions from the Day/Night Band (DNB) at 750-meter resolution.

Strengths

• Provides high-resolution 375-meter data for five specific imagery (I) bands.
• Data is processed and available in Near Real Time (NRT) for timely analysis.
• Sensor offers twice the spatial resolution in its I-bands compared to its M-bands and DNB.

Limitations

• Key metadata such as column names, row counts, and file size are consistently missing across all platforms.
• The license is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified', requiring further investigation for use.
• The 'last updated' date of 2026-04 09 appears to be a placeholder or future date, casting doubt on metadata freshness.

Provenance

Source

LANCEMODIS

Collection Method

Generated from processing 6 minutes of VIIRS data acquired during the S-NPP satellite overpass.

Time Range

Near Real Time (NRT)

Freshness

2026-04-09 20:59:35.396740

Geography

Global swath coverage from the Suomi NPP satellite.