Tag: Satellite Imagery
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What Is Temporal Resolution?
Temporal resolution, also known as re-visit rates, vary from different providers. Temporal resolution provides information on the time difference between the acquisitions of two images over the same area. Above all, the higher the temporal resolution, the shorter the time difference between the image acquisitions. Each satellite has a maximum number of visits per day…
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What Is Archive?
Archive satellite imagery is a purchasing option for imagery that has already been collected. Archive imagery can be passively collected by satellites that continuously image the Earth. It can also be collected in response to tasking requests submitted for specific areas. Those who task imagery through providers agree to licensing and sharing terms, allowing individuals…
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What is AOI?
AOI is an acronym for “Area of Interest.” Knowing your desired AOI will help you in planning your data collection with satellites to ensure you get the right technology in the right place and at the right time. In satellite imagery ordering and tasking workflows, an AOI describes the location for which you are requesting…
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How To Use Satellite Imagery In A Utility Use Case
It can be difficult to picture using satellite imagery in different industries, but Earth Observation is a tool that can be used to help solve problems in our world, no matter how abstract. Let’s explore how satellite imagery is used in a utility use case. The goal of using satellite imagery in the utility industry…
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How Investors Use Satellite Imagery.
Commercial Real Estate Investments Commercial real estate developers are looking at long time horizons. They’re developing buildings that are going to be only in place in a few years, if not decades and hypothetically operational for decades to come. You’re looking at a property to ultimately build something on, and you want to make sure…
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Earth Observation: Saving Lives In Oil And Gas
Managing Critical Infrastructure In Oil and Gas Oil and Gas is an industry where old practices are used for a long period of time and new technologies can be difficult to be introduced. However, satellite imagery is one of those technologies being introduced into the Oil and Gas industry and changing how operations are being…
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Why GIS Specialists Are Shifting From Mapping to Monitoring
The shift from mapping to monitoring comes down to the frequency of tasking satellite imagery. Gathering Earth Observation data is a tactic used across industries to help solve some of the world’s biggest problems. From predicting crop yields in agriculture to monitoring oil pipelines, the use cases for satellite imagery are limitless. Mapping is certainly…
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How to Choose the Right Satellite Imagery Provider
Choosing the right satellite imagery provider for your project can feel overwhelming, but it comes down to your goals and accessing the right features. When seeking a satellite imagery provider, ask yourself critical questions about what type of data you’re looking for. Do you need high-resolution images? Are you looking to collect data in an…
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The 5 Coolest Uses For Satellite Imagery
A satellite image became available in 1972 when NASA launched the first Landsat mission. The technology has been used for countless commercial, humanitarian, academic, and personal reasons for the past four decades and has over 100 satellites. So we decided to put together a list of the 5 coolest uses for satellite imagery. 5. Developing a…
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Monitoring animal populations from space
Using high-resolution satellite imagery, Peter Fretwell and his team began monitoring animal populations, creating the world’s first census of species taken from space in 2009. Then went on to repeat it. “We started with penguins, then have gone on to look at whales, then seals – we haven’t published much on seals yet. Now, we are working…