Frequency4

1
Spatial Coverage
REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS IN
GEO- TEMPO- INFO SPACE1
MODIS
 MISR
SAR
IS3
 Landsat
HiRes2
Frequency4
LiDAR
Structural Information Richness (vertical,
horizontal, spectral)
1 all approximate 2 commercial imaging 3
imaging spectroscopy 4 assumes cloudy planet
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2
Spatial Coverage
WHAT ARE THEY GOOD FOR wrt the NACP and JNACP?
MODIS
monthly anything fast-moving, disturbance/recover
y history, phenology, LUC3, (LAI/fPAR)
 MISR
seasonal disturbance, canopy cover, height,
biomass, LUC3, (LAI/fPAR)
annual disturbance, cover, LUC3
annual LAI, foliar chemistry, soil/PV/NPV
SAR
IS1
 Landsat
annual disturbance, cover, structure
Frequency2
LiDAR
annual/multi-annual canopy cover, height
structure, biomass, disturbance
Structural Information Richness (vertical,
horizontal, spectral)
1 imaging spectroscopy 2 assumes cloudy planet 3
assumes large area mapping capability
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3
Spatial Coverage
REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS IN
GEO- TEMPO- INFO SPACE THAT PROVIDE
3-D STRUCTURAL INFORMATION vs. MODIS/Landsat
(MODIS1)
 MISR
SAR
 (Landsat)
Frequency
LiDAR
Structural Information Richness (vertical,
horizontal)
1 MODIS may also provide some structural
information (e.g. SSI)
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4
Spatial Coverage
REMOTE SENSING INSTRUMENTS IN
GEO- TEMPO- INFO SPACE1
MODIS
 MISR
Availability
High
SAR
IS3
 Landsat
HiRes2
Frequency4
LiDAR
Low
Structural Information Richness (vertical,
horizontal, spectral)
ease of access/use and (anticipated thru
2010) 1all approximate 2commercial imaging
3imaging spectroscopy 4assumes cloudy planet
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