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This guide demonstrates possible multispectral and superspectral band
combinations for the detection and identification of features in satellite imagery.
MULTISPECTRAL AND SUPERSPECTRAL
IMAGE VISUALIZATION REFERENCE GUIDE
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USE CASE FALSE COLOR EXAMPLE
General land cover 8, 6, 4
Water 16, 8, 7
Exposed soil 14, 5, 2
Vegetation 8, 7, 8
Roofing and roads 10, 6, 8
Artificial features in desert 4, 1, 7
Artificial features in
vegetation
6, 7, 4
Underwater obstruction 1, 2, 3
Moving vehicles 6, 5, 4
Subsurface materials 8, 7, 6
band band name
1 Coastal
2 Blue
3 Green
4 Yellow
5 Red
6 Red Edge
7 Near-infrared 1 (NIR1)
8 Near-infrared 2 (NIR2)
9 SWIR-1
10 SWIR-2
11 SWIR-3
12 SWIR-4
13 SWIR-5
14 SWIR-6
15 SWIR-7
16 SWIR-8