Sensor · Spaceborne

LISS-IV

Missions → Resourcesat-2 (Operational) , Resourcesat-2A (Operational)

High-resolution three-band passive optical imager flown on Resourcesat missions.

Sensor

LISS-IV (Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor 4) is a high-resolution three-band passive optical imager developed by ISRO for the Resourcesat series of land observation satellites.^[1]^[2] It provides the finest spatial detail within the Resourcesat imaging complement, suited to applications requiring sub-10 m ground resolution.

The instrument covers Green (555 nm), Red (650 nm), and Near-Infrared (815 nm) bands at 5.8 m spatial resolution and 10-bit radiometric depth.^[2]^[1] LISS-IV operates in two modes: a mono mode in which all three cameras image the same spectral band to produce a 70 km combined swath, and a multispectral mode in which each of the three cameras covers a different band to yield a 23.9 km swath with full three-band coverage.^[2]^[3]

LISS-IV flies on Resourcesat-2 and Resourcesat-2A alongside the medium-resolution LISS-III and the wide-swath AWiFS sensors.^[1] Its three-band VIS-NIR spectral range supports vegetation index mapping, high-resolution land use change detection, agricultural monitoring, and multi-date image analysis.^[3]

Where this fits, supply chain

Compositional position

Resourcesat-2 ——— this payload

Resourcesat-2A ——— this payload

this ——— Resourcesat-2 (Operational) flies on

this ——— Resourcesat-2A (Operational) flies on

Methods this sensor implements

Demonstrated

Vegetation index mappingvia Resourcesat-2
LISS-IV has visible and NIR bands and WMO lists vegetation variables among primary objectives.

Capable, undemonstrated

Optical time-series change detection
LISS-IV repeat high-resolution optical land imaging supports change-detection workflows.

Topics this relates to

Economic activity intelligence Optical time-series change detection(capable)adequate

Transport infrastructure monitoring Optical time-series change detection(capable)adequate

Crop phenology Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Crop stress and yield Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Deforestation Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Land cover change Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Pasture and grazing Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Urban change Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Vector-borne disease risk Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)well suited

Drought Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Irrigation monitoring Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Pest and disease detection Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Power grid and vegetation encroachment Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Urban heat island Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Wildfire Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)adequate

Biodiversity and habitat Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Coastal erosion Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Coastal water quality Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Crop-type mapping Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Disaster damage assessment Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Forest structure and biomass Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Illegal construction Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Mineral exploration Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Pipeline integrity Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Solar energy siting and monitoring Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Vessel tracking Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Wind energy siting Vegetation index mapping(demonstrated)marginal

Sources

[1]LISS-4 - WMO OSCAR instrument recordagency doc2026-06-15
[2]RESOURCESAT-2 - ISROagency doc2026-06-15
[3]Resourcesat-2 mission - eoPortalcommunity2026-06-15

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