 Imaging spectroscopy, also known as hyperspectral remote sensing, is a technique used to characterize Earth surface materials and processes through spectrally resolved measurements of light interacting with matter. The potential of imaging spectroscopy for Earth remote sensing has been demonstrated since the 1980s, but most developments and applications have relied on airborne spectrometers due to low space-based data. The upcoming environmental mapping and analysis program NMAP, German Imaging Spectroscopy mission aims to fill this gap by providing high quality data freely available to scientific users worldwide. NMAP's core payload consists of a dual spectrometer instrument measuring in the optical spectral range between 420 and 2450 nanometers with a reference signal to noise ratio of 400 to 1 in the visible and near-infrared and 180 to 1 in the shortwave infrared parts of the spectrum. NMAP images will cover a 30 km wide area in the across-track direction with a ground sampling distance of 30 m and an across-track tilted observation capability will enable a target revisit time of up to four days at the equator and better at high latitudes. This article was authored by Luis Guantair, Hermann Kaufman, Carl Segel, and others. We are article.tv, links in the description below.