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Instrument: TM : Thematic Mapper |
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Associated Platforms LANDSAT-5 LANDSAT-4 Spectral/Frequency Information Wavelength Keyword: Visible Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 0.45 ?m - 0.52 ?m Wavelength Keyword: Visible Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 0.52 ?m -0.60 ?m Wavelength Keyword: Visible Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 0.63 ?m -0.69 ?m Wavelength Keyword: Near Infrared Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 0.76 ?m -0.90 ?m Wavelength Keyword: Infrared > Reflected Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 1.55 ?m -1.75 ?m Wavelength Keyword: Infrared > Thermal Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 10.4 ?m -12.5 ?m Wavelength Keyword: Infrared > Thermal Spectral/Frequency Coverage/Range: 2.08 ?m - 2.35 ?m Related Data Sets View all records related to this instrument Description The Thematic Mapper (TM) is an advanced, multispectral scanning, Earth resources sensor designed to achieve higher image resolution, sharper spectral separation, improved geometric fidelity and greater radiometric accuracy and resolution than the MSS sensor. TM data are sensed in seven spectral bands simultaneously. Band 6 senses thermal (heat) infrared radiation. Landsat can only acquire night scenes in band 6. A TM scene has an Instantaneous Field Of View (IFOV) of 30 square meters in bands 1-5 and 7 while band 6 has an IFOV of 120 square meters on the ground. [Summary provided by NASA.] Online Resources https://landsat.gsfc.nasa.gov/about/tm.html Instrument Logistics Instrument Start Date: 1982-07-16 Instrument Stop Date: 2011-11-18 Instrument Owner: NASA USGS |