OBJECTIVE FORESTRY

FORESTRY

REMOTE SENSING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
LISS stands for ____
A
Lazer Image self scanning
B
Lazer inclined Self Scanning
C
Linear Image Self Scanning
D
Linear inclined self Scanning
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -LISS-IV operates in three spectral bands in the visible and Near Infrared Region (VNIR) with 5.8 metre spatial resolution and steerable up to 26 degrees across track to obtain stereoscopic imagery and achieve five-day revisit capability.

Detailed explanation-2: -Acronym. LISS-1. Full name. Linear Imaging Self-Scanning Sensor-1.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indian Remote Sensing (IRS-P6) satellite gives LISS-III (Linear Imaging and Self Scanning Sensor) data. Classified land use and land cover map generated from LISS-III data is used to assess the land cover by human settlement, water, forest and mangroves.

Detailed explanation-4: -IRS-1A carries two cameras, LISS-I and LISS-II with resolutions of 73 metres and 36.25 metres respectively with a swath width of about 140 km during each pass over the country.

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