Table 1 Characteristic of used optical sensors
Satellite Name/Sensor Using Period Operation Country Resolution Recurrent Swath width Band No Wave length Band Name
LANDSAT/TM







MOSS-1/MESSR




JERS-1/OPS






USA
1984-






Japan
1987-1995



Japan
1992-





30mx30m
17 days
185km



TM6:120m
x120m

50mx50m
16days
100kmx2


18mx24m
44days
75km



TM1
TM2
TM3
TM4
TM5
TM7
TM6

MESSR1
MESSR2
MESSR3
MESSR4

VNIR1
VNIR2
VNIR3
SWIR4
SWIR5
SWIR6
SWIR7
450-520nm
520-600nm
630-690nm
760-900nm
1550-1750nm
2080-2350nm
10.4-12.5mm

510-600nm
610-690nm
720-800nm
800-1100nm

520-600nm
630-690nm
760-860nm
1600-1710nm
2010-2120nm
2130-2250nm
2270-2400nm
Blue
Green
Red
Near infra-red
Middle Infra-red
Middle Infra-red
Thermal Infra-red

Green
Red
Near infra-red

Green
Red
Near infra-red
Middle Infra-red
Middle Infra-red
Middle Infra-red
Middle Infra-red