Land in Focus – Basics of Remote Sensing

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  • Jesús Jiménez

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    October 28, 2021 at 9:07 am

    Hi, it is not clear to me why to achieve high radiometric resolution, a greater instantaneous field of view (IFOV) is beneficial.

    Thanks.

    • Kai Heckel

      Member
      October 28, 2021 at 11:50 am

      Hi Jesús,
      thank for your question. A greater IFOV implies larger amounts of energy reaching the sensor, which allows for better radiometric resolution. Higher spatial resolution would require a smaller IFOV and therefore worse radiometric resolution. Hope this helps.

      • Victor II Romero

        Member
        November 19, 2021 at 2:19 am

        Hi, is this some sort of limitation in the hardware or sensor design? i.e. sensors generally need to capture more energy over a larger instantaneous field of view to enable differentiation between different radiances?

      • Jesús Jiménez

        Member
        November 4, 2021 at 11:24 am

        Hi Kai,

        Thanks for clarifying!