Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) Visible to Short Wavelength Infrared (VSWIR) Wide Swath Instrument Concept

The 2017 Decadal Survey: Thriving on Our Changing Planet, A Decadal Strategy for Earth Observation from Space has called new observations including global coverage VSWIR Wide Swath (VSWIR-WS) imaging spectroscopy measurements as part of the Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) Designated Observable. The SBG VSWIR-WS along with the companion SBG Thermal Infrared (TIR) imager is an important element of NASA’s larger Earth System Observatory (ESO).