Concept information
Preferred term
VG1
Definition
- The SPOT 4 satellite carries on-board a low-resolution wide-coverage instrument for monitoring the continental biosphere and to monitor crops. The VEGETATION instrument provides global coverage on an almost daily basis at a resolution of 1 kilometer with a swath of 2250 km, enabling the observation of long-term environmental changes on a regional and worldwide scale. The VEGETATION program is being co-funded by the European Union, Belgium, France, Italy and Sweden and led by French space agency CNES. (en)
Broader concept
- Spectrometers (en)
Entry terms
- VEGETATION-1 (en)
URI
https://earth.esa.int/concept/db45994a-ab6f-598d-8b15-f0d6ed11ad42
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