Sensor Type Codelist

Sensor Type Codelist

The value domain of Sensor Type Codelist is defined in the following table.

#	Code	English Name	Definition	Source
1	Optical	Optical sensor	Passive optical sensor (visible or IR) that detects and collects energy from an independent source
2	ElectroOptical	Electro optical sensor	Passive electro-optical sensor (visible or IR) that detects and collects energy from an independent source
3	OpticalFrame	Electro optical sensor: Optical frame	Subclass of Electro optical sensor that detects and collects all of the data for an image (frame / rectangle) at an instant of time	19130
4	OpticalPushbroom	Electro optical sensor: Optical pushbroom	Subclass of Electro optical sensor that collects a single cross-track image line at one time and constructs a larger image from a set of adjacent lines resulting from the along-track motion of the sensor
5	OpticalWhiskbroom	Electro optical sensor: Optical whiskbroom	Subclass of Electro optical sensor that sweeps a detector forming cross-track image line(s) and constructs a larger image from a set of adjacent lines using the along-track motion of the sensor’s collection platform	source 19130
6	Radar	Radar	Radio Detection and Ranging is an object-detection system that uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, and speed of objects (This code shall be only when the radar sensor type is not one of the types specified below.)
7	RadarSAR	Radar: SAR	Imaging radar system that simulates the use of a long physical antenna by collecting multiple returns from each target as the actual antenna moves along the track Note: SAR: Synthetic Aperture Radar	source 19130
8	RadarInSAR	Radar: InSAR	Interferometric SAR that takes advantage of the coherence between the phases of two SAR scenes from the same satellite orbit/geometry.	19130-2
9	RadarPolarimetric	Radar: Polarimetric	A radar which permits measurement of the full polarisation signature of every resolution element.	source earth.esa.int
10	RadarSLAR	Radar: SLAR	A high-resolution real aperture radar (RAR) having antennas aimed to the right or left of the flight path	source earth.esa.int
11	Lidar	Lidar	Light detection and ranging system consisting of 1) a photon source (frequently, but not necessarily, a laser), 2) a photon detection system, 3) a timing circuit, and 4) optics for both the source and the receiver that uses emitted laser light to measure ranges to and/or properties of solid objects, gases, or particulates in the atmosphere	source 19130
12	LidarRangeFinder	Lidar: Range finder	Range finders Lidars are used to measure the distance from the lidar sensor to a solid or hard target.	from 19130-2
13	LidarDIAL	Lidar: DIAL	Differential Absorption lidar (DIAL), used to measure chemical concentrations (such as ozone, water vapour and pollutants) in the atmosphere.	19130-2
14	LidarDoppler	Lidar: Doppler	Doppler lidar is used to measure the velocity of a target.	19130-2
15	LidarMultipleReceiver	Lidar: Multiple receiver	Lidar using multiple receivers at different locations and triangulating the results allows accurate location of a target in three dimensions.	19130-2
16	LidarFullWaveform	Lidar: Full waveform	Lidar Used for studies of soft targets.	19130-2
17	Sonar	Sonar	Sound Navigation And Ranging. Sensor that uses sound navigation and ranging technology for sensing	19130-2
18	SonarSingleBeam	Sonar: Single beam	Type of SONAR that produces one narrow SONAR beam directly beneath the transducer /receiver and receives a return echo from the closest object	19130-2
19	SonarSweep	Sonar: Sweep Sonar	Type of sonar that has several single beam transducer /receivers mounted on a boom, which is then operated parallel to the water’s surface and orthogonal to the vessel’s direction of travel	19130-2
20	SonarMultibeam	Sonar: Multibeam also called wideswath	Wide swath echo sounder for use in seabed mapping and surveying using the multi-beam principle (source 19130-2)	19130-2
21	SonarSidescan	Sonar: Sidescan	Type of SONAR that transmits sound energy from the sides of a towfish, creating a fanlike beam on either side that sweeps the seafloor, and continuously records return signals, creating a “picture” of the seafloor and any other objects	19130-2