Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Earth_Polychromatic_Imaging_Camera
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf space camera
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:EPIC
gptkbp:announced 2015
gptkbp:availableOn NASA EPIC website
gptkbp:capturedBy multispectral images
gptkbp:channelNumber 10
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:NASA_Goddard_Space_Flight_Center
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth about 1.5 million km
gptkbp:fieldOfView 0.61 degrees
gptkbp:firstLight 2015
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkb:NOAA
USAF
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Earth Polychromatic Imaging Camera
gptkbp:imagesPerDay up to 13
gptkbp:launchDate 2015
gptkbp:locatedOn gptkb:DSCOVR
gptkbp:missionType Earth observation
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitsAt gptkb:L1_Lagrange_point
gptkbp:partOf DSCOVR mission
gptkbp:provides full-disk images of sunlit Earth
real-time images of Earth
gptkbp:purpose monitor Earth's atmosphere
monitor Earth's cloud cover
monitor Earth's surface
monitor Earth's vegetation
monitor UV reflectivity
monitor aerosols
monitor ozone levels
gptkbp:resolution 2048 x 2048 pixels
gptkbp:signature color images
multispectral images
gptkbp:usedFor public outreach
scientific research
climate monitoring
gptkbp:wavelengthRange 317 to 780 nm
gptkbp:website https://epic.gsfc.nasa.gov/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Deep_Space_Climate_Observatory_(DSCOVR)
gptkb:DSCOVR_EPIC_camera
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7