The visible and near-infrared (VNIR) portion of the electromagnetic spectrum has wavelengths between approximately 400 and 1100 nanometers(nm). It combines the full visible spectrum with an adjacent portion of the infrared spectrum up to the water absorption band between 1400 and 1500nm. Some definitions also include the short-wavelength infrared band from 1400nm up to the water absorption band at 2500nm. VNIR multi-spectral image cameras have wide applications in remote sensing and imaging spectroscopy. Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite carried two payloads, of which one was working on the spectral range of VNIR.

See also

• Advanced Spaceborne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer

• Airborne Real-time Cueing Hyperspectral Enhanced Reconnaissance

• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

• Near infrared spectroscopy

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