Latest assessment of GOES-R (16) Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI) data quality from an application and training perspective

The GOES-R series is four spacecraft with six instruments that comprise the next generation of U.S. geostationary sensors. GOES-R launched on November 19, 2016 and became GOES-16 on November 29, when it reached geostationary orbit. The primary instrument, the earth-viewing imager on the series, is the Advanced Baseline Imager (ABI). The ABI is a significant improvement over the current GOES imager. The number of spectral bands increases by a factor of more than three, the spatial resolution increases by a factor of four and the scanning speed increases by a factor of five. The presentation will include both first light imagery and imagery from the post launch test period.