Electro-Optical STAC Specification
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Common Band Names
The band’s common_name is the name that is commonly used to refer to that band’s spectral
properties. The table below shows the allowed common names based on the average band range for the band
numbers of several popular instruments.
| Common Name | Band Range (μm) | Landsat 5/7 | Landsat 8 | Sentinel 2 | MODIS | NAIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ———– | ————— | ———– | ——— | ———- | —– | —- |
| coastal | 0.40 - 0.45 | 1 | 1 | |||
| blue | 0.45 - 0.50 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| green | 0.50 - 0.60 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| red | 0.60 - 0.70 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| yellow | 0.58 - 0.62 | |||||
| pan | 0.50 - 0.70 | 8 (L7 only) | 8 | |||
| rededge | 0.70 - 0.79 | 5, 6, 7 | ||||
| nir | 0.75 - 1.00 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 4 | |
| nir08 | 0.75 - 0.90 | 5 | 8a | |||
| nir09 | 0.85 - 1.05 | 9 | ||||
| cirrus | 1.35 - 1.40 | 9 | 10 | 26 | ||
| swir16 | 1.55 - 1.75 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | |
| swir22 | 2.10 - 2.30 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | |
| lwir | 10.5 - 12.5 | 6 | ||||
| lwir11 | 10.5 - 11.5 | 10 | 31 | |||
| lwir12 | 11.5 - 12.5 | 11 | 32 |
The difference between the nir, nir08, and nir09 bands are that the nir band is a wider band that covers
most of the spectral range of 0.75μm to 1.0μm. nir08 and nir09 are narrow bands centered 0.85μm and 0.95μm
respectively. The same goes for the difference between lwir, lwir11 and lwir12.