Remote SensingRemote Sensing

High Resolution Satellite High Resolution Satellite SystemsSystems

High Resolution Land SatellitesHigh Resolution Land Satellites ► SPIN-2 (SPace INformation-2 Meter)SPIN-2 (SPace INformation-2 Meter)► IKONOS-2 IKONOS-2 ► OrbView-3OrbView-3► QuickBird-2QuickBird-2► GeoEye-1 GeoEye-1 ► EROS EROS

1. SPIN-2 (SPace INformation-2 1. SPIN-2 (SPace INformation-2 Meter) Meter)

► Unclassified Russian military satellite Unclassified Russian military satellite systems, 1998 systems, 1998

              - digitized pan photographs - digitized pan photographs         - an average of 1.56m resolution         - an average of 1.56m resolution         - 40x160km ground coverage         - 40x160km ground coverage         - 80% overlap between photos and         - 80% overlap between photos and suited suited to generating DEMs to generating DEMs

2. IKONOS-22. IKONOS-2 ► Developed by then Space Imaging, then Developed by then Space Imaging, then

GeoEye, now DigitalGlobe launched in 1999 GeoEye, now DigitalGlobe launched in 1999

        - B, G, R, and NIR bands with 4m         - B, G, R, and NIR bands with 4m resolution resolution

        - a pan band with 1m resolution        - a pan band with 1m resolution

- up to 60 degree viewing angle- up to 60 degree viewing angle        - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution         - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution         - 11km swath         - 11km swath

- 681km orbit - 681km orbit

http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~research/tutorial/ikonos.htm

http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~research/tutorial/ikonos.htm

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Sean Ahern, Hunter college

3. OrbView-33. OrbView-3 ► Developed by then ORBIMAGE, then Developed by then ORBIMAGE, then

GeoEye, now DigitalGlobe launched in 2003 GeoEye, now DigitalGlobe launched in 2003

        - 4 multispectral bands (B, G, R, IR)         - 4 multispectral bands (B, G, R, IR) with with 4m resolution 4m resolution         - a pan band with 1m resolution         - a pan band with 1m resolution         - up to 45        - up to 45oo viewing angle viewing angle

- 2048 (11 bits) radiometric - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolutionresolution

- 8km swath - 8km swath - 470km orbit - 470km orbit

Biloxi Coast–Before Hurricane Katrina, April 12, 2005.

Biloxi Coast–After Hurricane Katrina, August 31, 2005.

Hurricane Katrina Aftermath, ORBIMAGE. The breakthrough of the levees in New Orleans, along Surekote Road and opposite to the Galvez St. Wharf.

Initial imagery captured during the first pass of ORBIMAGE’s high resolution Orbview-3 satellite over Downtown New Orleans clearly shows broad area flooding and water encroachment throughout both commercial and residential areas.

3. GeoEye-1 (OrbView-5)3. GeoEye-1 (OrbView-5) Developed by then GeoEye, now Developed by then GeoEye, now

DigitalGlobe, launched in 2008 DigitalGlobe, launched in 2008         - 4 multispectral bands (B, G, R, IR)         - 4 multispectral bands (B, G, R, IR) with with 1.65m resolution 1.65m resolution         - a pan band with 41cm resolution        - a pan band with 41cm resolution        - up to 60        - up to 60oo viewing angle viewing angle - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolutionresolution

- 15.2km swath - 15.2km swath

- 681km orbit - 681km orbit

Kutztown GEOEYE-1Kutztown GEOEYE-1

Sean Ahearn, Hunter college

4. QuickBird-24. QuickBird-2 ► Developed by then EarthWatch now Developed by then EarthWatch now

DigitalGlobe launched in 2001 DigitalGlobe launched in 2001

               - 4 xs bands (B, G, R, NIR) with 2.4m - 4 xs bands (B, G, R, NIR) with 2.4m resolution resolution

        - a pan band with 0.61m resolution         - a pan band with 0.61m resolution         - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution         - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution         - 1-5 days temporal resolution         - 1-5 days temporal resolution         - up to 25        - up to 25o o viewing angle along- and viewing angle along- and

cross-tract cross-tract

- 16km swath- 16km swath

- 450km orbit- 450km orbit

http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~research/tutorial/quickbird.htm

http://www.digitalglobe.com/

► http://www.digitalglobe.comhttp://www.digitalglobe.com

5. EROS5. EROS ► Earth Resources Observation Satellite Earth Resources Observation Satellite

(2000)(2000)► Joint effort by Israel and US companiesJoint effort by Israel and US companies

                - pushbroom scanning - pushbroom scanning      - panchromatic      - panchromatic

                - EROS A: 1.9m resolution, 14km - EROS A: 1.9m resolution, 14km swathswath     - up to 45     - up to 45oo viewing angle viewing angle      - weekly temporal resolution     - weekly temporal resolution

http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~research/tutorial/eros.htm

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