Table 1 Technical features of the described remote sensing systems

Satellite/Device Model

Quickbird

Envisat/Ers/Radarsat1/CSK

Ellegi-LiSALab

Riegl LMS-Z420i

Canon Ixus 240hs

FLIR SC620

Wavelenght

VIS/N-IR

0.4–0.9 μm

C-band (5.6 cm)

X-band (3.1 cm)

Ku band (≈1.7 cm)

N-IR (0.74–1.4 μm)

VIS

(0.39/0.74 μm)

LW-IR

(7.5–13 μ)

Revisiting time/Measurement rate

1–3.5 days

35/24(days)

12 hours (at 40°latitude)

≈1/4 min

12000 pt/s

24frame/s

30frame/s

Image spatial/resolution

2.4 m

20×5/10×5/

1×1 (m)

0.3×0.75 cm (at 100 m distance)

0.008°

4608 × 3456 pix

640×480 pix

Maximum distance/Range

450–482 km

772-774/782-785/793/620 (km)

3–4 km

800 m

150 m

−40/500 °C

N-E-ellipsoidic height/Accuracy

23 m (horizontal)

2-6-1.5 m(C-Band)

1-4-1.5 m (X band)

< 1 mm

± 10 mm

1–5 cm

± 2 °C