high resolution satellite imagery
Broad area coverage, rapid capture and "red edge" sensing capability make this new information source compelling and valuable.
Data from the world’s largest constellation of optical imaging satellites is now available from AOC (part of the AAMHatch group).
Coverage Maps
RapidEye Coverage of Africa
Above: RapidEye satellite imagery coverage from February to October 2009
Above: RapidEye's extensive satellite imagery coverage at December 2009
RapidEye has a constellation of five satellites capable of downloading over 4 million km² of imagery per day. The unique combination of large area coverage, high revisit capability multispectral functionality (including the ‘Red Edge’) potentially provides vital information solutions for a range of industries.
Above: RapidEye 5m resolution ortho image
RapidEye’s Core Capabilities include:
- Land Cover Analysis and Vegetation Identification
- Feature and Boundary Extraction
- Monitoring and Change Detection
- Damage Assessment
- Modeling and Product Estimation
RapidEye’s Business Areas include:
- Agriculture (PDF - 0.4MB)
- Forestry (PDF - 0.8MB)
- Security and Emergency (PDF - 0.8MB)
- Energy and Infrastructure (PDF - 0.3MB)
- Spatial Solutions
- Environment
Satellite Specifications
| Spectral Bands | Blue 440 – 510nm Green 520 – 590nm Red 630 – 685nm Red Edge 690 – 730nm NIR 760 – 850nm |
| Satellite Altitude | 630km |
| Ground Sampling Distance (Nadir) | 6.5m |
| Pixel Size (Orthorectified) | 5m |
| Swath at Nadir | 77km |
| Revisit Time | Daily (<20 degree roll angle) |
| Equator Crossing Time | 11.00am (approx) |
| Radiometry | 12 bit data |
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