5 Meter Natural Colour Ortho-mosaic
5 Meter Natural Colour
IRS Ortho-mosaics

IRS LISS-III data are well suited for agricultural and forestry monitoring tasks. Because of their simultaneous acquisition with IRS PAN data and the availability of a synthetic blue band, LISS-III data are ideal for colouring IRS PAN products.

LISS-III sample, full resolution
IRS-1D LISS-III, Wasserburg a. Inn, Bavaria, 11-Aug-1998

Default Parameters

  System Corrected Radiometrically Corrected
North Oriented Path Oriented Path Oriented
Map Projection UTM SOM -
Ellipsoid WGS 84 International 1909 -
Product
Resolution (m)
25.0 25.0 23.5
70 (band 5)
Resampling Cubic Convolution Cubic Convolution -
Available Data Formats Fast Format,
Super Structure BSQ
+ TIFF
Fast Format,
Super Structure BSQ
+ TIFF
Super Structure BSQ

LISS-III data are delivered as 3 band products (2=green, 3=red, 4=NIR). Band 5 (SWIR) is an add-on to the product, free of charge, provided whenever possible. For a list of available map projections, ellipsoids and so on please check the order form.

Typical Values and Product Samples

Coverage Size (km) Value System Corrected Radiometrically Corrected
North Oriented Path Oriented Path Oriented
140 x 140 Size (MB) 4 * 50 = 200 4 * 35 = 140 3 * 38 + 5 = 119
Size (Pixel) 7'000 x 6'700 6'000 x 6'000 6'000 x 6'000
2'160 x 2'100 (band 5)
Sample - - 87 MB, Super Structure BSQ 1)
70 x 70 Size (MB) 4 * 12 = 48 4 * 9 = 36 -
Size (Pixel) 3'500 x 3'300 3'000 x 2'900 -
Sample 57 MB, Super Structure BSQ 1) 46 MB, Fast Format 1) -

1) To extract the archives use gunzip -c filename | tar xvf - with UNIX or WinZip with Windows.