How to Specify an Electro-optical Earth Observation Camera? A Review of the Terminologies Used and its Interpretation

Since the launch of Landsat-1 in 1972, several earth observation satellites have been launched by government and private agencies. To select the optimum data for a specific application and for combining data from different sources require good clarity and understanding of various specifications provided by the sensor manufacturers. Many of the sensor parameters are not unambiguously defined in the product data-sheet. The paper reviews how the...