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Description

The VIIRS/NPP Imagery Resolution 6-Min L1B Swath 375m Near REal Time (NRT), short-name VNP02IMG_NRT is among the VIIRS Level 1 and Level 2 swath products that are generated from the processing of 6 minutes of VIIRS data acquired during the S-NPP satellite overpass. The VIIRS sensor has 5 high-resolution imagery channels (I-bands) that have 32 detectors (32 rows of pixels per scan), with twice the resolution of the M-bands and the DNB, that span the wavelengths from 0.640 micrometer to 11.45 micrometer. The VNP02IMG product is comprised of 5 bands that are sensitive to visible, near-infrared (NIR), and thermal wavelengths. The spatial resolution of the instrument at viewing nadir is approximately 375 m for the Imagery bands, and 750m for the DNB and the Moderate-resolution Bands.

The spatial resolution of the instrument at viewing nadir is approximately 750 m for the Moderate-resolution and Day/Night Bands, and 375 m for the Imagery bands.

Product Summary

Platforms
Suomi-NPP
Instruments
VIIRS
Spatial Extent
N: 90 S: -90 E: 180 W: -180
Spatial Resolution
375 Meters x 375 Meters
Geographic Region
GLOBAL
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
GEODETIC
Temporal Extent
2021-12-15
Data Partner
VIIRS Characterization Support Team (MCST), Biospheric Sciences Laboratory, Earth Sciences Division, Science and Exploration Directorate, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA (NASA/GSFC/SED/ESD/BSL/VCST)
Land, Atmosphere Near real-time Capability for EOS (LANCE) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) (NASA/GSFC/EOS/ESDIS/LANCE MODIS)
Concept ID
c2185504759-lancemodis
Data State
ACTIVE
Processing Level
1B
Published

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

VIIRS Calibration Support Team (VCST). (2022). VIIRS/NPP NRT Imagery Resolution Bands 6-Min L1B 6-Min Swath- 375m NRT [Data set]. NASA LANCE MODIS at the MODAPS. https://doi.org/10.5067/VIIRS/VNP02IMG_NRT.002 Date Accessed: 2025-07-28

Data Center Citation

VCST Team. 2021. VIIRS/NPP Imagery Resolution 6-Min L1B Swath 375m NRT. MODAPS at NASA/GSFC: LANCEMODIS. https://earthdata.nasa.gov/earth-observation-data/near-real-time/download-nrt-data/viirs-nrt.

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