1. -1 Sensor: Satellite: Panchromatic – 0.41m x 0.41m res. (450–800 nm)
Multispectral – 1.65m x 1.65m res.(450–510 nm (blue) –580 nm (green) –690 nm (red) –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

2. 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 timeframe, to provide our customers with ongoing access to industry-leading imagery” (25 cm resolution?).
Websites:
Where to get imagery in BC:
gs.mdacorporation.com

3. Mount Nyiragongo, Congo

4. Applications: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Generate Digital Surface Models height accuracy:
1 – 2 m:
<1 m :
Mapping canopy mortality caused by mountain pine beetle outbreaks:
Created 25cm contours to monitor mining activity:
Commercial: Broad area mapping
Infrastructure management
Planning
Disaster response
Situational awareness
Location services
Internet mapping
Visualization and simulation modeling
Port-au-Prince, Haiti