Sentinel 2A
Worth EUR 195 million. Earth observation satellite, devoted to monitoring the
land environment, as part of the European GMES programme.
High-end multi-spectral optical imaging mission.
The multi-spectral instrument (MSI) will generate optical images in 13 spectral
channels in the visible and short-wave infrared range down to a resolution of
10 metres with an image width of 290 km. This will enable Sentinel-2 to provide
a permanent record of comprehensive data to help inform the agriculture sector
(utilisation, coverage, sealing), forestry industry (population, damage, forest
fires), disaster control (management, early warning) and humanitarian relief
programmes. Sentinel-2 will also be able to observe natural disasters such as
floods, volcanic eruptions, subsidence and landslides.
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