Table 3: NSOOl Thematic Mapper Simulator Sensor System. 
Number of Channels 
Spectral Range 
Noise Equivalent Spectral 
Radiance/Degrees per Count 
Quantisation Levels 
Roll Compensation 
Flying Height (test site) 
Instantaneous Field of View (IFOV) 
Ground Instantaneous Field of View (GIFOV) 
Field of View (FOV) 
Swath Width (test area) 
8 
0.46 - 2.38 fim (visible-shortwave infrared) 
10.90 - 12.30 //m (thermal infrared) 
1.18 - 2.38 (visible-shortwave infrared)/ 
0.08 (thermal infrared) 
256 
± 15° 
3300 m (a.g.l.) 
2.38 mrad (test area) 
8 m (test site) 
100° (66° effective) 
7.9 km (4.3 km effective) 
Table 4: NSOOl Thematic Mapper Simulator Bands for Vegetation Assessment. 
Channel 
Bandwidth 
(/mi) 
TMS 1 
0.46 - 0.52 
TMS 2 
0.53 - 0.60 
TMS 3 
0.63 - 0.70 
TMS 4 
0.77 - 0.91 
TMS 5 
1.13 - 1.35 
TMS 6 
1.57 - 1.71 
TMS 7 
2.08 - 2.38 
TMS 8 
10.90 - 12.30 
Plant Canopy Relationship 
Foliar Chlorophyll/Carotenoid Content 
Green Reflectance Peak 
Foliar Chlorophyll Content 
Canopy Biomass 
Canopy Biomass 
Foliar Water Content 
Foliar Water Content 
Leaf Temperature and Emisivity