Sensor · Spaceborne

PMS-2 Panchromatic and Multi-spectral CCD Camera

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Missions → Gaofen-2 (Operational)

High-resolution passive optical imager family carried by GF-2, with panchromatic and multispectral VIS/NIR channels.

Sensor

PMS-2 Panchromatic and Multi-spectral CCD Camera is a passive VIS/NIR imager carried on GF-2. ^[1] Its channel set combines panchromatic imaging with blue, green, red, and near-infrared multispectral bands across 450-900 nm, with 0.75 m panchromatic and 3 m multispectral resolution or better. ^[1] The instrument swath is 17 km; the combined GF-2 swath is 45.3 km. ^[1]^[2] PMS-2 has demonstrated optical time-series change detection and vegetation-index mapping on GF-2. ^[1]

Where this fits, supply chain

Compositional position

Gaofen-2 ——— this payload

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

Methods this sensor implements

Demonstrated

Vegetation index mappingvia Gaofen-2
PMS-2/PMC-2 multispectral VIS/NIR imagery supports vegetation-index mapping.
Optical time-series change detectionvia Gaofen-2
GF-2 high-resolution repeated optical coverage supports optical change-detection workflows.

Capable, undemonstrated

None on record.

Topics this relates to

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

Transport infrastructure monitoring Optical time-series change detection(demonstrated)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]WMO OSCAR instrument record: PMS-2agency doc2026-06-16
[2]WMO OSCAR satellite record: GF-2agency doc2026-06-16
[3]UN-SPIDER GF-2 mission recordagency doc2026-06-16
[4]eoPortal Gaofen-2 mission pagecommunity2026-06-16

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