1. Remote Sensing High Resolution Satellite Systems

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

4. 1. SPIN-2 (SPace INformation-2 Meter) ► Unclassified Russian military satellite systems, 1998 - digitized pan photographs - an average of 1.56m resolution - 40x160km ground coverage - 80% overlap between photos and suited to generating DEMs - digitized pan photographs - an average of 1.56m resolution - 40x160km ground coverage - 80% overlap between photos and suited to generating DEMs

5. 2. IKONOS-2 ► Developed by then Space Imaging, then GeoEye, now DigitalGlobe launched in 1999 - B, G, R, and NIR bands with 4m resolution - a pan band with 1m resolution - up to 60 degree viewing angle - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution - 11km swath - up to 60 degree viewing angle - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution - 11km swath - 681km orbit - 681km orbit

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

7. Central Park NYC Sean Ahern, Hunter college

8. 3. OrbView-3 ► Developed by then ORBIMAGE, then GeoEye, now DigitalGlobe launched in 2003 - 4 multispectral bands (B, G, R, IR) with 4m resolution - a pan band with 1m resolution - up to 45 o viewing angle - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution - 8km swath - 470km orbit - 8km swath - 470km orbit

9. Biloxi Coast–Before Hurricane Katrina, April 12, 2005. Biloxi Coast–After Hurricane Katrina, August 31, 2005.

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

11. 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.

12. 3. GeoEye-1 (OrbView-5) Developed by then GeoEye, now DigitalGlobe, launched in 2008 - 4 multispectral bands (B, G, R, IR) with 1.65m resolution - a pan band with 41cm resolution - up to 60 o viewing angle - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution Developed by then GeoEye, now DigitalGlobe, launched in 2008 - 4 multispectral bands (B, G, R, IR) with 1.65m resolution - a pan band with 41cm resolution - up to 60 o viewing angle - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution - 15.2km swath - 15.2km swath - 681km orbit - 681km orbit

13. Kutztown GEOEYE-1 Sean Ahearn, Hunter college

14. 4. QuickBird-2 ► Developed by then EarthWatch now DigitalGlobe launched in 2001 - 4 xs bands (B, G, R, NIR) with 2.4m resolution - a pan band with 0.61m resolution - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution - 1-5 days temporal resolution - up to 25 o viewing angle along- and cross-tract - 4 xs bands (B, G, R, NIR) with 2.4m resolution - a pan band with 0.61m resolution - 2048 (11 bits) radiometric resolution - 1-5 days temporal resolution - up to 25 o viewing angle along- and cross-tract - 16km swath - 16km swath - 450km orbit - 450km orbit

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

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

18. 5. EROS ► Earth Resources Observation Satellite (2000) ► Joint effort by Israel and US companies - pushbroom scanning - panchromatic - pushbroom scanning - panchromatic - EROS A: 1.9m resolution, 14km swath - up to 45 o viewing angle - weekly temporal resolution - EROS A: 1.9m resolution, 14km swath - up to 45 o viewing angle - weekly temporal resolution

19. http://www.crisp.nus.edu.sg/~research/tutorial/eros.htm Disney World, Orlando, Florida

21. Readings ► Chapter 6