<p>Bengaluru: The Electro Optical-Infrared (EOIR) payload onboard ISRO’s Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08 has commenced operations, the space agency announced on Thursday.</p><p>On August 19, EOIR captured one of its first images over Pune city, at 7.45 am. The payload, with its advanced mid-wave infrared (MIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) channels, marks a significant improvement on existing thermal imaging technologies.</p><p>Releasing the MIR image of Pune, ISRO highlighted the payload’s ability to capture high-resolution thermal images. LWIR images taken over the Namib Desert in Namibia, on August 21, also validate this capability, ISRO said.</p><p>The ongoing commissioning phase of EOIR included initial calibration over a sea target and the payload’s performance across the two infrared ranges is meeting the “expected standards”. The payload was developed by Space Applications Centre (SAC-ISRO). EOS-08 was launched on August 16 through ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle.</p>.Former ISRO chief Radhakrishnan to be chief guest at RSS' 'Vijayadashami' event on October 12.<p>Generating high-resolution thermal data, the payload can deliver critical insights to drive climate action. Data from the payload, processed using the algorithms and software developed by SAC-ISRO, is being transformed into actionable insights that can support a wide range of applications.</p><p>EOIR's superior resolution at 8 metres’ spatial accuracy allows for detailed temperature mapping, ISRO said. With fully validated capabilities, the payload can play a crucial role in environmental monitoring – from agriculture management to detection of wildfires to mapping of urban heat islands.</p><p>ISRO said EOIR’s ability to capture detailed temperature variations within urban environments enhanced the efforts to design sustainable cities that are equipped to address heat-related challenges.</p>
<p>Bengaluru: The Electro Optical-Infrared (EOIR) payload onboard ISRO’s Earth Observation Satellite EOS-08 has commenced operations, the space agency announced on Thursday.</p><p>On August 19, EOIR captured one of its first images over Pune city, at 7.45 am. The payload, with its advanced mid-wave infrared (MIR) and long-wave infrared (LWIR) channels, marks a significant improvement on existing thermal imaging technologies.</p><p>Releasing the MIR image of Pune, ISRO highlighted the payload’s ability to capture high-resolution thermal images. LWIR images taken over the Namib Desert in Namibia, on August 21, also validate this capability, ISRO said.</p><p>The ongoing commissioning phase of EOIR included initial calibration over a sea target and the payload’s performance across the two infrared ranges is meeting the “expected standards”. The payload was developed by Space Applications Centre (SAC-ISRO). EOS-08 was launched on August 16 through ISRO’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle.</p>.Former ISRO chief Radhakrishnan to be chief guest at RSS' 'Vijayadashami' event on October 12.<p>Generating high-resolution thermal data, the payload can deliver critical insights to drive climate action. Data from the payload, processed using the algorithms and software developed by SAC-ISRO, is being transformed into actionable insights that can support a wide range of applications.</p><p>EOIR's superior resolution at 8 metres’ spatial accuracy allows for detailed temperature mapping, ISRO said. With fully validated capabilities, the payload can play a crucial role in environmental monitoring – from agriculture management to detection of wildfires to mapping of urban heat islands.</p><p>ISRO said EOIR’s ability to capture detailed temperature variations within urban environments enhanced the efforts to design sustainable cities that are equipped to address heat-related challenges.</p>