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Sentinel-2
Updated over 9 months ago

Provider: European Space Agency (ESA)

Instrument: Sentinel-2

  1. Revisit: Typically 5 to 10 days

  2. 10 meter resolution

  3. RBG + NIR + VNIR + SWIR bands

  4. 290 kilometer swath width

Spectral Bands

Band Name

Original Resolution (Meters)

Central Wavelength (nm)

Band Width (nm)

Purpose

"coastal-aerosol"

60

443

20

Aerosol Detection

"blue"

10

490

65

Blue

"green"

10

560

35

Green

"red"

10

665

30

Red

"vegetation-red-edge-1"

20

705

15

Vegetation Classification

"vegetation-red-edge-2"

20

740

15

Vegetation Classification

"vegetation-red-edge-3"

20

783

20

Vegetation Classification

"near-infrared"

10

842

115

Near Infrared

"narrow-near-infrared"

20

865

20

Vegetation Classification

"water-vapor"

60

945

20

Water Vapour

"cirrus"

60

1375

30

Cirrus

"short-wave-infrared-1"

20

1610

90

Snow / Ice / Cloud Discrimination

"short-wave-infrared-2"

20

2190

180

Snow / Ice / Cloud Discrimination

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