{"id":3443,"date":"2026-02-19T11:21:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:21:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/?post_type=glossary&#038;p=3443"},"modified":"2026-02-19T11:21:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T10:21:36","slug":"dmsp","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/es\/glossary\/dmsp\/","title":{"rendered":"DMSP"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Meteorological <a class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: satellite\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;satellite&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;A free-flying object orbiting the Earth, another planet, or the sun.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/es\/glossary\/satellite\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Satellite<\/a> Program &#x2013; U.S. Air Force meteorologi&#xAC;cal satellite program with satellites circling in <a class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: sun-synchronous\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;sun-synchronous&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;A sun synchronous orbit is a nearly polar orbit. Every time it crosses the Equator, it does it at the same local time.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/es\/glossary\/sun-synchronous\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">sun-synchronous<\/a> <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: orbit\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;orbit&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;The path described by a heavenly body in its periodic revolution. Earth satellite orbits with inclinations near 0&deg; are called equatorial orbits because the satellite stays nearly over the equator. Orbits with inclinations near 90&deg; are called polar orbits because the satellite crosses nearly over the north and south poles.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/es\/glossary\/orbit\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>orbit<\/a>. Imagery is collected in the visible- to near-infrared <a class=\"glossaryLink\"  title=\"Glossary: band\"  aria-describedby=\"tt\"  data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;band&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;A region of the electromagnetic spectrum to which a remote sensor responds; a multispectral sensor makes measurements in a number of spectral bands.&lt;\/div&gt;\"  href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/es\/glossary\/band\/\"  target=\"_blank\"  data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]'  tabindex='0' role='link'>band<\/a> (0.4 to 1.1 &mu;m) and in the thermal-infrared band (about 8 to 13 &mu;m) at a <a class=\"glossaryLink\" title=\"Glossary: resolution\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;resolution&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Level of detail an image holds. It is typically measured by the size of pixels (area on the Earth surface covered by one pixel) in the image, often expressed as width &#xD7; height, and indicates how much detail can be captured or displayed. Higher resolution means more detail and clarity in the image.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/esa-schoolatlas.eu\/esa-schoolatlas\/es\/glossary\/resolution\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-gt-translate-attributes='[{\"attribute\":\"data-cmtooltip\", \"format\":\"html\"}]' tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">resolution<\/a> of about 3 km.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Defense Meteorological Satellite Program &#x2013; U.S. Air Force meteorologi&#xAC;cal satellite program with satellites circling in sun-synchronous orbit. 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