GeoEye’s Satellite and Aerial Imagery for Sustainable Development

Presented at the United Nations/Morocco/ESA International Workshop on the Use of Space Technology for Sustainable Development

25-27 April, 2007 Rabat, Morocco

Revised: April 2007 Joining Forces

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Introducing GeoEye, the largest commercial remote sensing company in the world

2 About GeoEye

• GeoEye is a leading producer of satellite, aerial and geospatial information formed by merger of Space Imaging and Orb Image • Core Capabilities – 3 remote-sensing satellites and Orb View-2 in orbit; GeoEye-1 scheduled for launch during 3rd Quarter of 2007 – 2 aircrafts with digital mapping capability – Advanced geospatial imagery processing capability – World’s largest satellite image archive: > 275 Million sq km – International network of regional ground stations to directly task, receive and process high resolution imagery • GeoEye delivers high quality and products to better map, measure and monitor the world

3 GeoEye Imaging Constellation

IKONOS September 1999

OrbView-2 August 1997 GeoEye-1 2007

Aerial Intergraph DMC

4 IKONOS: One Meter Satellite System IKONOS

• Launch – September 24, 1999 •Orbit – 681 km (423 miles), Sun-synchronous – 10:20 equatorial crossing – 14 times a day, every 98-minutes •Imaging Sensors – 0.82-meter Pan (processed at 1m) – 3.2-meter MS (processed at 4m) • Blue, Green, Red, NIR – 11 km swath – 11-bit radiometry • Collection – Agile pointing & scanning – Bi-directional scanning – Mono or Stereo • Revisit – 3 day at 60° elevation – 1 day at 45° elevation

6 Tasking Satellite Imaging Flexibility

Flight Path

Ground Track Ground Station 1.5 m @ ±45° 1450 km 1 m @ ±26° 700 km 11 km swath 5° Comm Cone width 2 m @ ±51° 4600 km Diameter 1860 km (35° latitude) Every day revisit

7 IKONOS Stereo Collection

• Same Pass Collection of Large Areas – 3-D feature extraction – DEM Creation –Worldwide Ortho – Reference Stereo (25m CE90) – Precision Stereo (4m CE90)

8 IKONOS Imagery Products

Name CE90 U.S NMAS RMS PrecisionPlus < 2m 1:2,400 < 0.9m Precision < 4m 1:4,800 < 1.9m Pro < 10m 1:12,000 < 4.8m Reference < 25m 1:50,000 < 11.8m Geo Geo OrthoKit <15 m exclusive of terrain

CE90: Location of an object Range of Imagery Products on the image is within the specified accuracy of the real world location of the 1-meter panchromatic object 90% of the time 4-meter multispectral 1-meter color 1 and 4-meter data bundle 8-bit or 11-bit formats

9 International Ground Station Network

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GeoEye has an expanded global footprint with access to an international network of ground stations

10 Slide 10 n8 waiting on auston for fixed version ncoleman, 28/12/2006 Largest Commercial Imagery Archive

IKONOS and OrbView-3 archive contains over 278 million sq km of imagery as of April 2007.

11 OrbView-2

• Capabilities – Imaging Mode - Multispectral (Color) –Color Bands -8 – Spatial Resolution - 1 km –Swath Width -2,800 km – Revisit Time - 1 day – Orbital Altitude - 705 km (423 mi) – Expected Life - 10 years

• Operations – Launched 1997 – In-service availability >99% – Operated by equivalent staff of 2 – Mission planning twice per week

12 OrbView-2 Applications

Fishing Environmental Monitoring

Naval Operations

Scientific Research

Agriculture

13 OrbView-2 Hurricane Katrina

14 SeaStar Fisheries Information Service

• Find Fish Faster! • Sea Surface Temperature contours overlay OrbView-2 Plankton Image map • Recommended fishing grounds are shown in red (off coast of Australia)

Save Time and Fuel!

15 MJ Harden Aerial Imaging

• Photogrammetric Mapping Offerings – Digital Aerial Imaging – Orthophotography – Planimetric Mapping – Topographic Mapping – Field Inventory and Survey Services – Satellite Imagery –Image Analysis • MJ Harden’s aircraft are specially equipped to maximize image quality and accuracy • The on-board Aerial Sensor Management System (ASMS) manages the collection of all image and GPS data

16 Aerial Capability

• Intergraph DMC® (Digital Mapping Camera) • 12-bit imagery • Ground resolutions 4 cm per image pixel •Bands – Panchromatic (Grayscale) – Natural Color (RBG) – Color Infrared (CIR) • One pass imaging process

17 GeoEye-1

18 19 GeoEye-1 Technical Specifications

• Resolution/Swath-Width – Panchromatic: 0.41-meter – Multispectral: 1.65-meter MostMost AdvancedAdvanced – Pansharpend Color Product O.5-meter CommercialCommercial – Swath Width 15.2 km ImagingImaging SatelliteSatellite inin • On-Board 1.0 Terabit Solid State Recorder thethe WorldWorld • 700,000 sq km per day panchromatic mode • 350,000 sq km per day multispectral mode • 11 Bit Detector Dynamic Range • Data Rates – 700 Mbps – 150 mbps • Gimbaled X-Band Antenna • Revisit Time: <3 Days • Orbit: 98° Sun Sync at 10:30 a.m. • Altitude: 684 km • Mission Life: 7 years (Fuel >10 Years) • Launch Mass: 2050 kg – Boeing Delta II launch vehicle • Launch 2007

20 GeoEye-1 Metric Accuracy: Best Available Commercial Geolocation Design

• System geolocation accuracy performance using only ancillary data produced by the satellite – No ground control points or other external data sources required – Single look mono and stereo

GeoEye-1 Performances vs. NextView Geolocation Accuracy Requirements

CE Stereo (45° tilt)

LE Stereo (45° tilt)

CE Mono (30° tilt)

0 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 3 3.5 4 4.5 5 Accuracy (meters)

CE = Circular Error; LE = Linear Error GeoEye-1 Performance NextView Requirements

GeoEye-1 exceeds NGA geolocation accuracy requirements

21 Vastly Improved Multispectral Picture Resolution Nadir Nadir PAN GSD = 0.8m PAN GSD = 0.4m MS GSD = 3.2m MS GSD = 1.6m

Typical Resolution at Current GeoEye-1 Increased Resolution Commercial Technology

22 GeoEye-1 Highest Performance Available In The Commercial Market

Only NextView satellite Image Quality with Color Imagery 1-Panchromatic Band Bands 4-Mulitspectral Bands Best PAN NIIRS 5.5 PAN GSD at Nadir 0.41m MS GSD at Nadir 1.65m Ideal for Area Collection Collection Capacity (e.g., Mapping, Charting Swath Width @ Nadir 15.2 km and Geodesy Search) Daily MS Area (sq km) 350,000 Daily PAN Area (sq km) 700,000 Daily PAN Number of Points 520 - 2400 Best Available with Geolocation No Ground Control CE90 Mono Accuracy designed for < 3m (No Ground Control) Capacity Over Orbit Land Optimized 684 km Altitude (km) Polar Orbit – Sun Sync Equator Crossing 10:30 AM

23 Simulated GeoEye-1 High Resolution PAN Sharpened Image

Denver City County Building

24 The Half-Meter Advantage

Simulated half-meter image One meter image

25 The Half-Meter Advantage

Simulated half-meter image One meter image

26 • Water Resources – Surface Water Remote Sensing – Ground Water Applications – Marine Resources • Land Resources – Geology & Minerals –Agriculture – Soils – Land Use / Land Cover – Urban Planning – Forestry • Environment & Hazards Management – Droughts –Cyclones – Floods – Earthquake – Snow & Avalanches/ Land Slides – Ecologically Fragile Zones

27 Vertical Markets

DisasterDisaster TelecomTelecom TransportationTransportation ForestryForestry UtilitiesUtilities

DefenseDefense PlanningPlanning EcoEco SystemsSystems andand and Tax RiskRisk AgricultureAgriculture and Tax IntelligenceIntelligence AssessmentAssessment

RealReal EstateEstate MediaMedia EducationEducation OilOil andand GasGas

Travel/TourismTravel/Tourism EntertainmentEntertainment MiningMining ScienceScience

28 GeoEye Imagery Application Samples

Vector

Image

Elevation

Bundled Product Layers 3-D Fly Through

29 Change Detection

30 Environmental Monitoring

Santa Clarita, CA - Wildfires

31 Change Detection Chennai, India

Before Tsunami

After Tsunami

32 Tsunami Post-Disaster Assessment Blue Village Pankarang Resort, Khao Lak, Thailand

December 29, 2004 January 13, 2006 The coastline is forever altered IKONOS 1m IKONOS 1m

33 Map Update Illustration

AerialAerial 1-Meter 1-Meter IKONOSIKONOS 1-Meter 1-Meter

Updated vector layers showing roads & buildings

Updated vector layer

34 Land Use / Land Cover Mapping

Project: City of Scottsdale, AZ

35 Cadastral Mapping Cadastral Mapping

• Single-purpose, showing land ownership and boundaries, linked to taxable value of land and improvements • Scales –1:5,000 –1:2,500

36 URBAN LAND BASE MAPPING

EXTRACTION OF BUILDING & ROAD VECTORS FROM IKONOS IMAGERY

37 BUILDINGS, Road Island and road margins , Fly Over, ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION Buildings

38 CADASTRAL MAPPING

39 CADASTRAL MAPP

40 LAND OWNERSHIP Cadastral Mapping

IKONOS IMAGERY

VECTOR EXTRACTION OWNER WISE LAND

LAND TAX OWNER WISE TAX

41 Utilities/Telecommunications-GIS Projects • Colorado Public Utilities Project • Role of Remote Sensing – Distinguish commercial, residential, industrial – Mapping and GIS database development – Structure by type –Roads • Benefit of Imagery and Analysis – Assist Telecommunication Companies – Locational planning – Produce updated maps and GIS databases – Substitute for ground surveying Wireless Telecommunications Project

• Goal: Assist in Cell Site Selection Process • Utilize IRS 5-Meter Panchromatic and Pan-Sharpened Imagery −Distinguish levels landuse/landcover −Impact on signals

42LULC Classification Utilities/Telecommunications

Building Models

Line-of-Sight Trajectory and Building Model –Vector layers attributed with the height of each building feature –Earth DEMs – Vegetation canopy –DEMs

43 Utilities/Telecommunicatio ns: Corridor Surveys

Power Corridor

1-Meter1-Meter Panchromatic Panchromatic HooverHoover Dam Dam Nevada Nevada

44 Utilities/Telecommunications: Corridor Surveys Utility Easement Utility Easement TransmissionTransmission corridors corridors are are assessedassessed for for the the encroachment encroachment of of structuresstructures into into the the easement easement

TheThe encroachment encroachment of of vegetationvegetation on on distribution distribution and and transmissiontransmission lines lines is is monitoredmonitored

45 Exploration: Oil/Gas Pipelines Site/Route Selection

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires 1-Meter Pan-Sharpened 1-Meter Pan-Sharpened

Combining of all weighted data layers into a single composite layer.

Review of different alternative routes 46 derived from the manipulation of Pre-Event Risk Assessments

Area at Risk of Inundation GIS/Multisource Approach (0-32 Meters Above MSL) Primary Evac.Route – Imagery Sources Secondary Evac. Route Hospital – Emergency Services Data Police Station – Elevation Data Fire Station School/Evacuation Shelter – Geologic Data Methodology – Layer Baseline Information

S A N P E D R O M O U N T A I N S

32-Meter Contour MIlagra Ridge

P A C I F I C Pacifica

8-Meter GIS Layers on O C E A N Contour Pan-Sharpened Imagery

47 Support to Disaster Response Teams 3-D Perspectives and Fly-Throughs • Facilitate Mission Planning and Rehearsal

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3-D Perspective Using 1-Meter Pan-Sharpened IKONOS Imagery Draped on Digital Terrain Model ObjectiveObjective

48 GeoEye’s Offer for Capacity Building

• GeoEye offers Turnkey Ground Station building for reception and distribution of Imagery • GeoEye offers High resolution imagery and/or value added products supply to Individual Government or private sector agencies • GeoEye offers training on production and utilization of the imagery by special interest user groups

49 Thank You For Further details Please Contact [email protected] +1 720 220 0669

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