Operational Land Imager

The Operational Land Imager (OLI) is a Ball Aerospace & Technologies built instrument that fly on Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). LDCM is the successor to Landsat 7 and was launched in 2013.[1]

OLI Structure
Satellite image of the Thames Estuary taken by the Operational Land Imager.

OLI uses 4-mirror telescope with fixed mirrors. The OLI is a Push broom scanner.

OLI Spectral Bands [2]
Spectral Band Wavelength Resolution
Band 1 – Coastal / Aerosol 0.433 – 0.453 µm 30 m
Band 2 – Blue 0.450 – 0.515 µm 30 m
Band 3 – Green 0.525 – 0.600 µm 30 m
Band 4 – Red 0.630 – 0.680 µm 30 m
Band 5 – Near Infrared 0.845 – 0.885 µm 30 m
Band 6 – Short Wavelength Infrared 1.560 – 1.660 µm 30 m
Band 7 – Short Wavelength Infrared 2.100 – 2.300 µm 30 m
Band 8 – Panchromatic 0.500 – 0.680 µm 15 m
Band 9 – Cirrus 1.360 – 1.390 µm 30 m

See also

References

  1. Gerace, Aaron D.; Schott, John R.; Nevins, Robert (2013). "Increased potential to monitor water quality in the near-shore environment with Landsat's next-generation satellite" (Open access – full text article available). Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 7: 073558. Bibcode:2013JARS....7.3558G. doi:10.1117/1.JRS.7.073558.
  2. NASA. "Landsat Data Continuity Mission Brochure" (PDF). Retrieved 12 February 2013.

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