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Table 1. Absolute radiometric calibration adjustment factors, GAIN & OFFSET
Table 2. Solar exoatmospheric irradiance at 1 AU
Maxar uses the COES-recommended solar irradiance curve Thuillier 2003.
These are band averaged values for each sensor.
Sensor WorldView-3 WorldView-2 GeoEye-1 WorldView-1
Cal Version 2018V0 2016V0.Int
Band GAIN OFFSET GAIN OFFSET GAIN OFFSET GAIN OFFSET
PAN 0.955 -5.505 0.949 -5.523 1.001 0.000 1.016 -1.824
Coastal 0.938 -13.099 1.203 -11.839
Blue 0.946 -9.409 1.002 -9.835 1.041 0.000
Green 0.958 -7.771 0.953 -7.218 0.972 0.000
Yellow 0.979 -5.489 0.946 -5.675
Red 0.969 -4.579 0.955 -5.046 0.979 0.000
RedEdge 1.027 -5.552 0.980 -6.114
NIR1 0.977 -6.508 0.966 -5.096 0.951 0.000
NIR2 1.007 -3.699 1.010 -4.059
SWIR1 1.030 0.000
SWIR2 1.052 0.000
SWIR3 0.992 0.000
SWIR4 1.014 0.000
SWIR5 1.012 0.000
SWIR6 1.082 0.000
SWIR7 1.056 0.000
SWIR8 1.101 0.000
Sensor WorldView-3 WorldView-2 GeoEye-1 WorldView-1
PAN 1574.410 1571.360 1610.730 1478.620
Coastal 1757.890 1773.810
Blue 2004.610 2007.270 1993.180
Green 1830.180 1829.620 1828.830
Yellow 1712.070 1701.850
Red 1535.330 1538.850 1491.490
RedEdge 1348.080 1346.090
NIR1 1055.940 1053.210 1022.580
NIR2 858.770 856.599
SWIR1 479.019
SWIR2 263.797
SWIR3 225.283
SWIR4 197.552
SWIR5 90.418
SWIR6 85.064
SWIR7 76.951
SWIR8 68.099
ABSOLUTE RADIOMETRIC CALIBRATION