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TABLE 1: PMI (spectral mode) sensor characteristics. 
Number of bands 
Spectral sampling interval 
Bandwidth 
Spectral wavelength range 
Detector array size per camera 
Data range 
Number of pixels per camera 
Flight altitude (test site) 
Ground resolution 
Field of view (5 cameras) 
Aircraft heading 
Solar illumination (overflight) 
288 
1.3 nm 
2.6 nm 
430-805 nm 
385 x 288 elements 
16-bit (12-bit original) 
8 (profiles) 
500 m 
3.3 m (across track) 
10.4 m (along track) 
72.5 degrees (approx.) 
33.0 degrees 
29.2 degrees (zenith angle) 
194.3 degrees (azimuth) 
TABLE 2: PMI (spatial mode) GEOBOTANY band set number 3. 
This 8-band data was created from the spectral 
data (288 bands) for classification purposes 
using band averaging. 
Band # Wavelength Range Bands Averaged 
1 
491.42 - 
501.90 
nm 
49 - 
55 
2 
546.44 - 
556.92 
nm 
91 - 
97 
3 
596.16 - 
606.61 
nm 
129 - 
135 
4 
675.75 - 
682.26 
nm 
190 - 
193 
5 
708.26 - 
714.76 
nm 
215 - 
218 
6 
734.22 - 
740.70 
nm 
235 - 
238 
7 
744.59 - 
751.06 
nm 
243 - 
246 
8 
784.68 - 
789.84 
nm 
273 - 
276