GeoEye Releases First Image

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GeoEye Releases First Image Collected by Its New GeoEye-1 Earth-Imaging Satellite

World's Highest-Resolution, Color Satellite Image of Kutztown University in Penn. Showcases GeoEye-1's Exceptional Quality

PRNewswire-FirstCall
DULLES, Va.
(NASDAQ:GEOY)

DULLES, Va., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- GeoEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: GEOY), a premier provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, released today the first, color half-meter ground resolution image taken from its GeoEye-1 satellite. The satellite has been undergoing calibration and check-out since it was launched on Sept. 6 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in Calif. The Company will begin selling GeoEye-1 imagery products later this fall.

..................................................... more complete information http://geoeye.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=308

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Google's Super Satellite Captures First Image

This bird's-eye view of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania was the first image ever seen by the GeoEye-1, the world's highest-resolution commercial satellite sponsored by Google, when it opened its camera door earlier this week.

The 4,300-pound satellite collected the image at noon EDT on Oct. 7 while moving from the north pole to the south pole in a 423-mile-high orbit at 17,000 miles per hour, or 4.5 miles per second. The spacecraft can take photos at a resolution of up to 41 cm -- close enough to zoom in on the home plate of a baseball diamond, according to Mark Brender, GeoEye's vice president of communications and marketing.

........................................more complete information http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/10/geoeye-1-super.html

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Citra satelit GeoEye mempunyai resolusi spasial 41cm, lebih tajam dari quickbird 61cm dan ikonos 1 meter. Coba bayangkan kalau kita terlantang di jalan dan kemudian terekam oleh satelit GeoEye, apabila tinggi badan kita sekitar 164 cm, maka kita akan menempati 4 piksel..hehe :)
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