50cm GeoEye-1 Imagery

Get ready, 50cm GeoEye-1 satellite imagery is here. Launched last year, this satellite imagery is commercially available now. This new satellite is the world’s highest resolution, commercial Earth-imaging satellite, providing multispectral data. It is anticipated that the most popular product will be the GeoEye-1 colour imagery with a 50cm pixel size.

The GeoEye-1 satellite began commercial operations on the 6 February. With GeoEye-1 and IKONOS satellites both in operation, new tasking and faster capture will be possible in 2009.

The GeoEye-1 satellite, in combination with the existing IKONOS satellite, will continue to complement our aerial imagery and LiDAR surveys when providing accurate snapshots of ground operations for both mining and engineering applications. Regular high resolution satellite image captures over mine sites provide a cost effective method of monitoring change on a monthly or quarterly basis.

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Above: Comparing 80cm imagery (left) and 50cm imagery (right)