HISUI

  • Optical data

Data from “HISUI”, a spaceborne hyperspectral sensor developed by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, which is on board the Japanese Experiment Module “Kibo” on the International Space Station (ISS).
It has 185 bands covering the wavelength range from visible and near-infrared to shortwave infrared with a fine spectral resolution of either 10 nm or 12.5 nm.

Satellite (sensor) information
Satellite International Space Station/Kibo
Sensor HISUI
Provider Japan Space Systems
Satellite operational period 2020 ~
Sensor overview *1 - Resolution: 20 m (Hyperspectral 185-band)
- Swath: 20 km

* For more details, search on Tellus Satellite Data Traveler and see the scene details for each piece of data.
Wavelength of sensor *2 Number of bands: 185
(VNIR: 58, SWIR: 127)
Wavelength range: 0.4-2.5 μm
(VNIR: 0.4-0.97 μm, SWIR: 0.9-2.5 μm)

* For more details, search on Tellus Satellite Data Traveler and see the scene details for each piece of data.
Reference https://www.jspacesystems.or.jp/en/project/observation/hisui/
Tellus available data information
Public availability status on Tellus (Period) 2020-2022
Public availability status on Tellus (Region) Japan
Asia excluding Japan
Oceania
Europe
North America
South America
Africa
Need to purchase Can be used without purchase
Environment in which data can be accessed *3 This can be used outside the Tellus environment
Data formatting BigGeoTIFF
COG data availability Yes
Notes Sample data can only be utilized within the Tellus environment.
Refer to the following page to apply for using data other than sample data.
https://www.tellusxdp.com/ja/catalog/data/hisui-promotion.html
Examples/reference
Terms of use https://www.tellusxdp.com/traveler/dataset/f1979af1-7585-4251-8225-965d61b4373a/

Notes when using

  • - You can use your derivative works generated in Tellus as you need. Refer here for more information.
  • - Some data prohibits copying the original data to use outside of Tellus including just a part of, or formatted data that can be restored back to the original.
  • - When using data in your own environment outside of Tellus, please notice that some of the data prohibit the usage or downloading. Please make sure to read the data details page.
  • - You need an agreement in advance for commercial use. Please inquire Tellus office.

Reference for terms

*1 Sensor overview
The basics of satellite data — What it tells us, types, observation interval, resolution and use cases
*2 Wavelength of sensor
What is wavelength? Why satellites have capabilities to detect objects invisible to the human eye - Sorabatake
*3 Environment in which data can be accessed
Available only in Tellus: You can use data only in Tellus for either development or analysis environment.
Available from outside Tellus: You can use data in your own environment through downloading and/or API.