Launched on Sep 6, 2008, GeoEye-1 has the highest resolution of any commercial imaging system and can collect images with a ground resolution of 0.41 metres in panchromatic mode and at 1.65 metres for multispectral mode. GeoEye-1 offers three metre geolocation accuracy, which means that customers can map natural and man-made features to within 3 metres of their actual location.
GeoEye-1 is a very high resolution satellite that was launched in 2008 from Vandenberg Airbase and is owned and operated by DigitalGlobe. The satellite collects image data down to a pixel resolution of 0.41 m.
This agile satellite can rotate or swivel forward, backward or side-to-side with robotic precision and has a revisit capability of 1-3 days depending on latitude. The satellite simultaneously captures 0.41 m panchromatic (black & white) and 1.65 m multispectral (colour) digital imagery.
The panchromatic and multispectral datasets are available separately or can be purchased as combined (pan-sharpened) 0.5 m multispectral imagery.
| Resolution | Panchromatic 50 cm Multispectral 2.0 m |
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| Nominal Swath Width | 15.2 km at Nadir |
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| Archive Availability | Possible from September 2008 |
| Programmable? | Yes |
| Minimum area of purchase | 25 sq kms for archive 100 sq kms for new capture |
| Stereo available? | YES along track stereo |
| Best Scale | 1:2,000 |
| Dynamic Range | 11 bits |
| Applications | Telecommunications Land use and planning Infrastructure planning Environmental assessment Marine studies Mapping /Surveying Civil Engineering Utility corridor mapping Natural Resources Mining and Exploration Oil and Gas Tourism Agriculture DEM generation |
