FORMOSAT-2 features
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High resolution

 

Products B&W : 2-m
Colour : 2-m (merge)
Multispectral (R, G, B, NIR): 8-m 
Bundle (separate Pan and MS images)
Spectral bands P : 0,45 – 0,90 µm (Panchromatic)
B1 : 0,45 – 0,52 µm (Blue)
B2 : 0,52 – 0,60 µm (Green)
B3 : 0,63 – 0,69 µm (Red)
B4 : 0,76 – 0,90 µm (Near-infrared)
Sensor footprint 24 km x 24 km
Revisit interval Daily
Viewing angles Cross-track and along-track (forward/aft): +/- 45°
Satellite tasking yes
Panchromatic and multispectral images can be acquired at the same time
Image dynamics 8 bits/pixel
Image file size (level 1A without metadata) MS : 35 Mb
Pan : 137 Mb


Note: Features applicable for images acquired at nadir

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- Gibraltar - FORMOSAT-2 panchromatic image - (c) NSPO - Distribution Spot Image -
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Gibraltar - FORMOSAT-2 panchromatic image - (c) NSPO - Distribution Spot Image

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Three preprocessing levels
- FORMOSAT-2 products are available in 3 preprocessing levels:
  • Level 1A
    Radiometric corrections to remove distortions due to variations in sensitivity of elementary detectors in the imaging sensor.
  • Level 2A
    Radiometric corrections identical to level 1A. Geometric corrections to frame the image in a given map projection (default projection is UTM WGS 84).
  • Ortho
    Radiometric corrections identical to level 1A. Geometric corrections to frame the image in a map projection specified by the user and to remove relief distortions (map and/or control points and digital elevation model supplied by user).
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- Chuquicamata, Chile - FORMOSAT-2 natural-colour image - (c) NSPO - Distribution Spot Image -
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Chuquicamata, Chile - FORMOSAT-2 natural-colour image - (c) NSPO - Distribution Spot Image

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Format
Products are delivered in DIMAP format:
  • image in GeoTIFF
  • metadata in XML


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Delivery
  • posted on line (ftp) within 24 to 48 working hours of acquisition
  • on CD-ROM if requested
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