Title :
FORMOSAT-2 Mission: Current Status and Contributions to Earth Observations
Author :
Chen, Kun-Shan ; Wu, An-Ming ; Chern, Jeng-Shing ; Chen, Liang-Chien ; Chang, Wen-Yen
Author_Institution :
Center for Space & Remote Sensing Res., Nat. Central Univ., Chungli, Taiwan
fDate :
5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents an overview of the current status and data applications of FORMOSAT-2, Taiwanese´s first earth observation satellite mission. Highlights of its contributions to monitoring of global natural disasters and earth environmental changes will be illustrated. The FORMOSAT-2 satellite successfully complements existing high spatial resolution imaging satellites such as SPOT-5, IKONOS, and QuickBird, among others, with its unique capability of daily revisits worldwide. The FORMOSAT-2 follow-up program to ensure data continuity to the user community is briefly introduced.
Keywords :
geophysical techniques; remote sensing; topography (Earth); Earth observation satellite mission observations; FORMOSAT-2 satellite mission; Taiwan; earth environmental changes monitoring; global natural disasters monitoring; satellite imaging; Agriculture; Artificial satellites; Data processing; Disaster management; Earth; Forestry; High-resolution imaging; Monitoring; Remote sensing; Satellites; Scheduling; Space technology; Spatial resolution; Earth observation; environmental changes; global natural disasters; imaging satellite;
Journal_Title :
Proceedings of the IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/JPROC.2009.2035355
