gov.noaa.nodc:0292122 eng utf8 dataset NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NOAA Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information custodian 2026-07-14T14:56:06Z ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Marine Pollution Surveillance Reports in U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone and its approaches from 2011-04-24 to 2025-12-28 (NCEI Accession 0292122) 2024-06-01 publication 2026-01-30 revision 2024-05-01 creation International DOI Foundation (IDF) 10.25921/jw1y-0813 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information gov.noaa.nodc:0292122 NCEI Archive Management System 0292122 NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information publisher Juan Velasco NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) juan.velasco@noaa.gov https://ospo.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) website Institution web page information resourceProvider NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) https://ospo.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) website Institution web page information resourceProvider Juan Velasco NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) Juan.Velasco@noaa.gov https://ospo.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) website Institution web page information pointOfContact Jonathan Currier NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) Jonathan.Currier@noaa.gov https://ospo.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) website Institution web page information collaborator Michael Turk NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) michael.turk@noaa.gov https://ospo.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) website Institution web page information collaborator NOAA/NESDIS/OSPO Satellite Analysis Branch https://ospo.noaa.gov/ HTTPS NOAA Office of Satellite and Product Operations (OSPO) website Institution web page information author tableDigital The Marine Pollution Surveillance Report (MPSR) is created manually in near real time by an operational analyst when an anomaly believed to be oil is identified in satellite imagery. Reports include the following information: Image date and time Satellite sensor, spatial resolution, and mode / polarization if applicable Report date and time Estimated surface area of the oil slick Confidence level based on internal criteria and practical experience Remarks and uncertainties Derived map products in JPEG format GIS files Provide satellite derived analyses of oil location, extent, and relative thickness (when possible) for oil spill incidences declared by the National Ocean Service Emergency Response Division. Routinely monitor U.S. waters and approaches for accidental and intentional crude oil discharges and report findings to NOS, USCG, and BSEE. completed historicalArchive NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.info@noaa.gov https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/contact HTTPS NCEI Contact Information Information for contacts at NCEI. information pointOfContact asNeeded NCEI Accession 0292122 was revised and a new version of the archival package was published. 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URL (GCMD Keyword Forum Page): https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD+Keywords information custodian EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS > OIL SPILLS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING > MARINE SUBMERGED DEBRIS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > MARINE ENVIRONMENT MONITORING > MARINE SURFACE ELEMENTS > MARINE SURFACE DEBRIS EARTH SCIENCE > OCEANS > WATER QUALITY > SEA SURFACE CONTAMINANTS theme Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords 2026 revision 24 Earth Science Data and Information System, Earth Science Projects Division, Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Greenbelt MD https://forum.earthdata.nasa.gov/app.php/tag/GCMD%2BKeywords HTTPS GCMD Keyword Forum Page Global Change Master Directory (GCMD). 2025. GCMD Keywords, Version 21. 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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information custodian ASTER ASTER Imaging Spectrometers/Radiometers Long Name: Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER) Platform: Terra Launch Date: December 18, 1999 International Partner: Japan (METI) Sensor Type: Spectrometers/Radiometers Sensor Subtype: Imaging Spectrometers/Radiometers Temporal Extent: 1999-present Altitude: 705 km Inclination: 98° Spatial: 15 m Very Near Infrared (VNIR), 30 m Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR), 90 m Thermal Infrared (TIR) Spectral: 0.52 - 0.86 µm Very Near Infrared (VNIR), 1.600 - 2.430 µm Short-Wave Infrared (SWIR), 8.125 - 11.65 µm Thermal Infrared (TIR) Temporal: Varies Info Source: https://www.earthdata.nasa.gov/sensors/aster Hyperion Hyperion Hyperspectral Spectrometers/Radiometers Alternative name: USGS EROS Archive - Earth Observing One (EO-1) - Hyperion 10- to 30-meter multispectral and hyperspectral data from the Earth Observing-1 (EO-1) Extended Mission. (2000 to 2017) MODIS MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MODIS (or Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) is a key instrument aboard the Terra (EOS AM) and Aqua (EOS PM) satellites. Terra's orbit around the Earth is timed so that it passes from north to south across the equator in the morning, while Aqua passes south to north over the equator in the afternoon. Terra MODIS and Aqua MODIS are viewing the entire Earth's surface every 1 to 2 days, acquiring data in 36 spectral bands, or groups of wavelengths (see MODIS Technical Specifications). MODIS Technical Specifications Orbit: 705 km, 10:30 a.m. descending node (Terra) or 1:30 p.m. ascending node (Aqua), sun-synchronous, near-polar, circular Scan Rate: 20.3 rpm, cross track Swath Dimensions: 2330 km (cross track) by 10 km (along track at nadir) Telescope: 17.78 cm diam. off-axis, afocal (collimated), with intermediate field stop Size: 1.0 x 1.6 x 1.0 m Weight: 228.7 kg Power: 162.5 W (single orbit average) Data Rate: 10.6 Mbps (peak daytime); 6.1 Mbps (orbital average) Quantization: 12 bits Spatial Resolution: 250 m (bands 1-2); 500 m (bands 3-7); 1000 m (bands 8-36) Design Life: 6 years (From: http://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/about/index.html) SAR SAR Synthetic Aperture Radar Synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) is a form of radar which is used to create images of an object, such as a landscape – these images can be 2D or 3D representations of the object. SAR uses the motion of the SAR antenna over a target region to provide finer spatial resolution than is possible with conventional beam-scanning radars. The distance the SAR device travels over a target creates a large "synthetic" antenna aperture (the "size" of the antenna). As a rule of thumb one can assume that the larger the aperture is, the higher the image resolution becomes, regardless whether physical aperture or synthetic aperture – this allows SAR to create high resolution images with comparatively small physical antennas.Many satellites have SAR imagery capabilities using different microwave bands (L,C,S,X etc.). Additional Information: http://www.radartutorial.eu/20.airborne/ab07.en.html http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/SAR_missions GCMD Instrument Keyword - "Earth Remote Sensing Instruments","Active Remote Sensing","Imaging Radars","","SAR","Synthetic Aperture Radar" VIIRS VIIRS Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite A scanning radiometer that collects visible and infrared imagery and radiometric measurements of the land, atmosphere, cryosphere, and oceans. Additonal Information: http://www.class.ncdc.noaa.gov/saa/products/search?datatype_family=VIIRS Aqua Updated information from ICES for the Name : Aqua Country(s) : UNITED STATES(US) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 65 Orbiting satellite Commissioned Date : 2002-05-04 Decommissioned Date : 2016 Notes : 2nd flight unit of the EOS programme. Main mission is demonstration of advanced sensors for operational meteorology. Information Sources: - http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/79 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-0 Instruments: AMSR-E et al NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 2002-022A Envisat Updated information from ICES for the vessel Envisat from UNITED STATES(US). Name : Envisat Country(s) : UNITED STATES(US) (ISO Country Code) Platform Class : 65 Orbiting satellite Commissioned Date : 2002-03-01 Decommissioned Date : 2012-04-08 Notes : ESA Environmental Satellite. Single flight unit of the Envisat programme. Main missions were atmospheric chemistry, climatology, ocean and ice. Information Sources: - http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/78 - Instruments: AATSR et al Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08. EO-1 Alternate Name: Earth Observing-1 Mission type: EO Platform type: satellite Agency: NASA Mission status: Mission complete Launch date: 21 Nov 2000 End of life date: 30 Mar 2017 Measurement domain: Atmosphere, Ocean, Land, Snow & Ice Measurement category: Aerosols, Radiation budget, Multi-purpose imagery (land), Surface temperature (land), Vegetation, Albedo and reflectance, Surface temperature (ocean), Sea ice cover, edge and thickness, Snow cover, edge and depth, Atmospheric Winds Measurement detailed Aerosol optical depth (column/profile), Land surface imagery, Vegetation type, Fire fractional cover, Earth surface albedo, Short-wave Earth surface bi-directional reflectance, Leaf Area Index (LAI), Vegetation Cover, Land cover, Land surface temperature, Sea surface temperature, Sea-ice cover, Snow cover, Normalized Differential Vegetation Index (NDVI), Sea-ice thickness, Fraction of Absorbed PAR (FAPAR), Glacier cover, Oil spill cover, Soil type Instruments: Hyperion, LEISA AC, ALI Instrument type: Imaging multi-spectral radiometers (vis/IR), High resolution optical imagers, Hyperspectral imagers FORMOSAT-2 FORMOSAT-2 Panchromatic and Multispectral imagery FORMOSAT-2 is an NSPO (National Space Program Office) of Taiwan Earth imaging satellite with the objective to collect high-resolution panchromatic (2 m) and multispectral (8 m) imagery for a great variety of applications such as in land use, agriculture and forestry, environmental monitoring, natural disaster evaluation, and in support of research interests, in particular with the ISUAL (Imager of Sprites and Upper Atmospheric Lightning) instrument. Daily image coverage of Taiwan and the surrounding region is required. Besides providing imagery for the domestic needs of Taiwan, the spacecraft is frequently being used to deliver high-resolution imagery for event monitoring (coverage of the Tsunami in Asia on 26 December 2004 and thereafter, coverage of Hurricane Katarina in August 2005, coverage of Typhoons on the Pacific, coverage of earthquake regions, etc.). The spacecraft is operating nominally as of 2006. Operators: NSPO (National Space Program Office) of Taiwan Date of Launch: 20 May 2004 Status: Operational as from June 2004 Orbit Height: 888 km Orbit Type: Sun-synchronous Resolution: 2 m for PAN (Panchromatic band), 8 m for MS (Multispectral bands) imagery Swath Width: 24 km FORMOSAT-2 products are available in 3 preprocessing levels: Level 1A Radiometric corrections to remove distortions due to variations in sensitivity of elementary detectors in the imaging sensor. Level 2A Radiometric corrections identical to Level 1A. Geometric corrections to frame the image in a given map projection (default projection is UTM WGS 84). Ortho Radiometric corrections identical to Level 1A. Geometric corrections to frame the image in a map projection specified by the user and to remove relief distortions (map and/or control points and digital elevation model supplied by user). Price List: http://www.intelligence-airbusds.com/en/11-products-services. Info source: https://cmr.earthdata.nasa.gov/search/concepts/C1214598043-SCIOPS.html Landsat 5 Name: Landsat 5 Country: USA Platform Class: 65-Orbiting satellite Synonyms: Commissioned Date: 1984-03-01 Decommissioned Date: 2013-06-05 Notes: On March 1, 1984, NASA launched Landsat 5, the agency’s last originally mandated Landsat satellite. Landsat 5 was designed and built at the same time as Landsat 4 and carried the same payload: the Multispectral Scanner System (MSS) and the Thematic Mapper (TM) instruments. In 1987, the Landsat 5 TDRSS transmitter (Ku-band) failed. This failure made downlinking data acquired outside of the U.S. data acquisition circle (i.e., range of U.S. ground receiving antennas) impossible; Landsat 5 has no on-board data recorder to record acquired data for later downlink. The MSS instrument was turned off in August of 1995. In November 2011, the TM instrument stopped acquiring images due to a rapidly degrading electronic component. A few months later, engineers turned the MSS instrument back on, and implemented new capabilities to ingest the raw instrument data at the ground station. Info Source: http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/?p=3180 http://landsat.usgs.gov/about_landsat5.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsat_5 http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/?p=3229 Landsat 7 Name: Landsat 7 Country: USA Platform Class: 65-Orbiting satellite Synonyms: Commissioned Date: 1999-03-15 Notes: The government-owned Landsat 7 was successfully launched on April 15, 1999, from the Western Test Range of Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, on a Delta-II expendable launch vehicle. The Earth observing instrument on Landsat 7, the Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus (ETM+), replicates the capabilities of the highly successful Thematic Mapper instruments on Landsats 4 and 5. http://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/?p=3184 Landsat 8 [Update, 2013-02-11] The Landsat Data Continuity Mission spacecraft is safely in orbit and sending telemetry back to Earth after a 1:02 p.m. EST liftoff aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 rocket. The on-time liftoff followed a smooth countdown at Vandenberg Air Force Base Space Launch Complex 3. [Text Source: NASA LDCM Mission Homepage, http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/landsat/main/index.html ] Landsat 8 (formerly called the Landsat Data Continuity Mission, or LDCM) is NASA’s eighth satellite in the Landsat series and continues the Landsat program’s critical role in monitoring, understanding and managing the resources needed for human sustainment such as food, water and forests. As our population surpasses seven billion people, the impact of human society on the planet will increase, and Landsat monitors those impacts as well as environmental changes. With the longest unbroken data stream of Earth’s surface as seen from space, NASA’s Earth-observing Landsat fleet has provided the world with unprecedented information on land cover changes and their residual effects since 1972. The knowledge gained from 40 years of continuous data contributes to research on climate, carbon cycle, ecosystems, water cycle, biogeochemistry and changes to Earth’s surface, as well as our understanding of visible human effects on land surfaces. Building off that research, the Landsat imaging data set has, over time, led to the improvement of human and biodiversity health, energy and water management, urban planning, disaster recovery and agriculture monitoring, all resulting in incalculable benefits to the United States and world economy. Landsat 8 joined the Landsat 7 satellite in orbit and produces stunning pictures of Earth’s surface along with a wealth of scientific data. Landsat 8 measures Earth’s surfaces in the visible, near-infrared, short wave infrared and thermal infrared, with a moderate-resolution of 15 to 100 meters, depending on spectral frequency. Landsat 8 is a collaboration between NASA and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Reference: https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/landsat-8/ PlanetScope The PlanetScope satellite constellation consists of multiple launches of groups of individual satellites (DOVEs). Therefore, on-orbit capacity is constantly improving in capability or quantity, with technology improvements deployed at a rapid pace. Each DOVE satellite is a CubeSat 3U form factor (10 cm by 10 cm by 30 cm). The complete PlanetScope constellation of approximately 150 active satellites is able to image the entire land surface of the Earth every day (equating to a daily collection capacity of 350 million km²/day). The constellation is constantly "on" and does not require ordering or acquisition planning. Info source: https://developers.planet.com/docs/data/planetscope/ RADARSAT-2 Name *: RADARSAT-2 Country: Canada Platform Class *: 65-Orbiting satellite Operations/Responsible organization:MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA) Previous Name: N/A Launched Date: 2007-12-14 Commissioned Date: 2008-04-25 Decommissioned Date: Current Length (m): 3.7; width (m): 1.36 Notes +: RADARSAT-2, the second in a series of Canadian spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellites, was built by MacDonald Dettwiler, Richmond, Canada and jointly funded by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) and MDA. It is a single-sensor C-band (5.405 GHz) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) with multiple polrization modes, including a fully polarimetric mode in which HH, HV, VV and VH polarized data are acquired. It's highest resolution is 1 m in Spotlight mode (3 m in Ultra Fine mode) with 100 m positional accuracy requirement. In ScanSAR Wide Beam mode the SAR has a nominal swath width of 500 km and an imaging resolution of 100 m. GCMD Platform Keyword - "Earth Observation Satellites","RADARSAT","RADARSAT-2","" Info Source: http://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat2/default.asp http://gs.mdacorporation.com/SatelliteData/Radarsat2/Radarsat2.aspx SENTINEL-1A Country: European Union EU 3166-2:EU** Platform Class: 65-Orbiting satellite Operations/Responsible organization: European Space Agency (ESA) Previous Name: N/A Launched Date: 3 April 2014 Commissioned Date: 7 April 2014 Decommissioned Date: April 2021 (7 years of mission) Size: 2.8 m long, 2.5 m wide, 4 m high with 2×10 m-long solar arrays and a 12 m-long radar antenna Mass: 2300 kg (including 130 kg fuel) Instrument: C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) at 5.405 GHz NOTES: Sentinel-1, carries an advanced radar instrument to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. This C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) builds on ESA’s and Canada’s heritage SAR systems on ERS-1, ERS-2, Envisat and Radarsat. Sentinel-1A is a European radar imaging satellite launched in April 2014. It is the first Sentinel 1 satellite launched as part of the European Union's Copernicus programme. The satellite carries a C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar which will provide images in all light and weather conditions. It will track many aspects of our environment, from detecting and tracking oil spills and mapping sea ice to monitoring movement in land surfaces and mapping changes in the way land is used. The radar operates in two main modes: Interferometric Wide swath and Wave. Interferometric Wide swath mode, the default mode over land, has a swath width of 250 km and a ground resolution of 5 x 20 m. Wave mode acquisitions – which can help to determine the direction, wavelength and heights of waves on the open oceans – are 20 x 20 km, acquired alternately on two different incidence angles every 100 km. GCMD keywords: "Earth Observation Satellites","Sentinel GMES","SENTINEL-1A","","c7279e54-f7c1-4ee7-a957-719d6021a3f6" Info Sources: 1. http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-1/Facts_and_figures 2. https://sentinel.esa.int/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-1/data-distribution-policy/operations-ramp-up-phase 3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentinel-1A 4. http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-1/Instrument **(Reserved on request of ISO 4217/MA for the European monetary unit Euro Extended for ISO 6166 "Securities – International securities identification numbering system (ISIN)" in March 1998 Extended for any application needing to represent the name European Union in August 1999; source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) SENTINEL-1B Platform Class: 65-Orbiting satellite Operations/Responsible organization: European Space Agency (ESA) Previous Name: N/A Launched Date: 25 April 2016 Commissioned Date: 16 September 2016 Operational lifespan till: ≥2023 (Minimum 7 years of mission life) Size: 2.8 m long, 2.5 m wide, 4 m high with 2×10 m-long solar arrays and a 12 m-long radar antenna Mass: 2300 kg (including 130 kg fuel) Instrument: C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) at 5.405 GHz NOTES: Sentinel-1 represents a series of satellites each carrying an advanced radar instrument to provide an all-weather, day-and-night supply of imagery of Earth’s surface. This C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) builds on ESA’s and Canada’s heritage SAR systems on ERS-1, ERS-2, Envisat and Radarsat. Sentinel-1B is a European radar imaging satellite launched in April 2016. It is the second Sentinel-1 satellite launched as part of the European Union's Copernicus program. Sentinel-1B joins its identical twin, Sentinel-1A, in orbit to deliver information for numerous services, from monitoring ice in polar seas to tracking land subsidence, and for responding to disasters such as floods. Sentinel -1 imagery can be used to track many aspects of our environment, from estimating ocean surface wind speed, to detecting and tracking oil spills and mapping sea ice to monitoring movement in land surfaces and mapping changes in land use. The radar operates in two main modes: Interferometric Wide Swath and Extended Wide Swath. Interferometric Wide Swath mode, the default mode over land, has a swath width of 240 km and a ground sampling of 10 x 10 m . While the Extend Wide Swath mode has 25 x 25 m sampling with a swath with of 400 km. GCMD keywords: "Earth Observation Satellites","Sentinel GMES","SENTINEL-1B","","9940dbad-1a9a-4858-a0e8-af35b21277e2" Info Sources: 1. http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-1/Facts_and_figures 2. https://sentinels.copernicus.eu/web/sentinel/missions/sentinel-1/data-distribution-policy/operations-ramp-up-phase 3. https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/397 4. https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-operational-eo-missions/sentinel-1 5. http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Observing_the_Earth/Copernicus/Sentinel-1/Instrument 6. https://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/instruments/view/450 7. https://scihub.copernicus.eu/ **(Reserved on request of ISO 4217/MA for the European monetary unit Euro Extended for ISO 6166 "Securities – International securities identification numbering system (ISIN)" in March 1998 Extended for any application needing to represent the name European Union in August 1999; source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2) SENTINEL-2A Alternate Label: Copernicus: Sentinel-2A The Sentinel-2 mission is a land monitoring constellation of two satellites that provide high resolution optical imagery and provide continuity for the current SPOT and Landsat missions. The orbit is an average height of 785 km and the presence of two satellites in the mission allow repeated surveys every 5 days at the equator and every 2-3 days at middle latitudes. The satellites are equipped with the state-of-the-art MSI (Multispectral Imager) instrument for surveying with a resolution of 10 to 60 m in the visible, near infrared (VNIR), and short-wave infrared (SWIR) spectral zones, including 13 spectral channels, which ensures the capture of differences in vegetation state, including temporal changes, and also minimizes impact on the quality of atmospheric photography. Sentinel-2A was launched June 23, 2015. Reference: https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/esa-operational-eo-missions/sentinel-2 SPOT-4 Long Name: Systeme Probatoire Pour l'Observation de la Terre-4 (SPOT-4) Mission Background: SPOT 4 is considered a 2nd generation SPOT series satellite from CNES. The most important advance was the addition of the “Vegetation” instrument, with four spectral bands to allow continuous, worldwide crop monitoring. The data would be used for crop forecasts and environmental studies. Info Source: https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/spot-4/description SPOT-5 Long name: Systeme Probatoire Pour l'Observation de la Terre-5 (SPOT-5) Mission Background: In 1994 the SPOT 5 programme was approved by the French government, consisting initially of two identical spacecraft in orbit and two new optical imagers for these spacecraft, called HRG (High Resolution Geometric) and HRS (High Resolution Stereoscopic) to provide a ground resolution of 5 m. In 1996, the programme was downsized (to one orbiting spacecraft and redefined to improve the spatial resolution of the imagery below 5 m. As a result, an innovative image acquisition and processing scheme was developed by CNES to obtain spatial resolutions of about 3 m from two 5 m images. In January 1999, a further functional improvement was introduced giving the HRS (High Resolution Stereoscopic) instrument a full stereoscopic capability. It was also decided to continue to fly the Vegetation instrument. SPOT 5 continued the partnerships with France (CNES), Belgium (OSTC) and Sweden (SNSB) as established at the beginning of the SPOT programme. Satellite Design: The SPOT 5 satellite configuration took advantage of the SPOT 4 bus design, using the extended platform design (SPOT MK2, provided by MMS) and the service module accommodated twice the payload of the SPOT 3 bus. The ACS (Attitude Control Subsystem) provided a pointing accuracy of 0.05° and an attitude restitution of 6 x 10-5 radians. This excellent location accuracy corresponds to < 50 m without ground control points (instead of 350 m on SPOT 1 to 4). Info source: https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/spot-5/description Terra Updated information from ICES for the platform TERRA from UNITED STATES. Name Terra Country(s) US: UNITED STATES Platform Class 65: Orbiting satellite Commissioned Date 1999 Decommissioned Date 2016 Notes - Operational NASA Earth Observing System Satellite. Information Source (URL) - http://www.wmo-sat.info/oscar/satellites/view/81 Confirmed by NOAA on 2018-08-08. OTHER INFORMATION: Instruments: MODIS et al NSSDCA/COSPAR ID: 1999-068A UK-DMC-2 Alternate Name: United Kingdom-Disaster Monitoring Constellation-2 The Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) is an international programme initially proposed in 1996 and led by SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd) from the United Kingdom, to construct a network of five affordable Low Earth Orbit (LEO) microsatellites. The objective is to provide a daily global imaging capability at medium resolution (30-40 m), in 3-4 spectral bands, for rapid-response disaster monitoring and mitigation. Reference: https://earth.esa.int/web/guest/missions/3rd-party-missions/current-missions/uk-dmc Worldview-1 Earth Observation Satellite Mission Background: WorldView-1 was partially financed through an agreement with the United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). Some of the imagery captured by WorldView-1 for the NGA is not available to the general public. Info source: https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/worldview-1 Worldview-2 Earth Observation Satellite Late in 2003, Maxar had received a contract from NGA (National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency) of Washington DC to provide high-resolution imagery from the next-generation commercial imaging satellites. The contract award was made within NGA's NextView programme. The NGA requirements called for imagery with a spatial resolution of 0.5 m panchromatic and 2 m MS (Multispectral) data. Like its Worldview-1 predecessor, the WorldView-2 spacecraft was manufactured at BATC (Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation) which was awarded a contract in late 2006. BATC provided its BCP 5000 (Ball Commercial Platform 5000) spacecraft bus for WorldView-2 and integrated the remote sensing instrument onto the bus - with WorldView-2, a larger imaging payload was mounted onto the same spacecraft bus as that used for WorldView-1. The BCP-5000 bus provides state-of-the-art power, stability, agility, data storage and data transmission (over the BCP-2000 bus). WorldView-2 was Maxar's third satellite in orbit, joining WorldView-1 which was launched in 2007 and QuickBird which was launched in 2001. Info source: https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/worldview-2/description Worldview-3 Earth Observation Satellite Mission Background: With the addition of WorldView-3 to its satellite constellation (in addition to QuickBird, WorldView-1 and WorldView-2), Maxar became capable of collecting 1 billion km2 of Earth imagery per year. Info source: https://earth.esa.int/eogateway/missions/worldview-3/description