-1 Sensor: Satellite: Panchromatic – 0.41m x 0.41m res. (450–800 nm) Multispectral – 1.65m x 1.65m res.(450–510 nm (blue) 510–580 nm (green) 655–690 nm (red) 780–920 nm (near IR) ) Off-Nadir Imaging: Up to 60 degrees Data: 11bits per pixel, 15 km x 15 km (225 km2) Swath: Satellite: Launched: 06-Sep-08 Orbit altitude: 681 km Nodal Crossing: 10:30 am. Traveling speed: 17,000 miles/hr (7.5 km/sec.) Commercial High-resolution Earth observation satellite. Swath: N to S 14-16 km (15.2km at nadir)(on the ground) Overlaps in northern latitudes Life cycle of seven years. Orbit: 98 minutes, 15 times per day, revisit about every 3 days. 1
Extra Information: Product GeoEye-1 (0.5 / 2.0 m.)* Geo $25.00 US /km2 GeoProfessional $35.00 US /km2 GeoProfessional Precision ** $40.00 US /km2 GeoStereo / GeoStereo Precision ** Ad-hoc pricing Archive (Geo Product only) $12.50 US /km2 “We anticipate launching GeoEye-2, our next-generation satellite, in the 2012-2013 timeframe, to provide our customers with ongoing access to industry-leading imagery” (25 cm resolution?). Websites: http://www.geoeye.com Where to get imagery in BC: www.hatfieldgroup.com www.mcelhanney.com gs.mdacorporation.com www.pacgeo.com www.photosat.ca
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Applications: Port-au-Prince, Haiti Generate Digital Surface Models height accuracy: 1 – 2 m: http://www.asprs.org/publications/pers/2009journal/june/feature.pdf, <1 m :http://www.geoeye.com/CorpSite/assets/docs/technical-papers/2009/geoeye_accuracy_eritrea_sept09.pdf Mapping canopy mortality caused by mountain pine beetle outbreaks: http://www.geog.utah.edu/~pdennison/pubs/Dennison_RSE_MPB_2010.pdf Created 25cm contours to monitor mining activity: http://pacgeo.com/pgl/ Commercial: Broad area mapping Infrastructure management Planning Disaster response Situational awareness Location services Internet mapping Visualization and simulation modeling Port-au-Prince, Haiti