Image Sources
Our imagery is offered in five different formats for application-specific purposes.| 1. Vertical aerial imagery is georeferenced and seamlessly stitched together in high-resolution. These images are captured by Digital Globe’s fixed-wing aircraft. -Thousands of photographs are taken from a belly-mounted camera and are digitally stitched together to create a large, seamless image. -All vertical imagery is georeferenced and orthorectified to match actual ground samples. -The cameras used to take these photographs are very high-resolution with digital backs and state-of-the-art optics. 2. Oblique aerial imagery is typically taken by in-house photographer Robin F. Pendergrast from a private helicopter. Robin uses Canon digital backs and optics. -Custom oblique imagery is available upon request. RFP Mapping, LLC also maintains a large inventory of archival oblique imagery. 3. Custom and archival satellite imagery taken from DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird satellite is available in either four-band, multi-spectral or panchromatic formats. Both feature industry-leading geolocational accuracy. -The panchromatic format features a high resolution of 60cm. Multi-spectral resolution is 2.44m and can be pan-sharpened for greater clarity. -Multi-spectral imagery is available in either natural color (using blue, green and red bands) or false color composite, which includes a near-infrared band. 4. LIDAR Imagery (Light detection and ranging) is taken from a fixed-wing aircraft. 5. Hyperspectral Imagery is taken from a fixed-wing aircraft with digital sensors capable of capturing over 250 bands of reflected light and thermal data. |
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