Tag Archives: Astrium

Monthly Update on Astrium’s High-Resolution Satellite Constellation, Pléiades 1

Posted on May 7 2013 by Katie


© CNES 2012, Distribution Astrium Services / Spot Image S.A., France, all rights reserved.

The Pléiades 1 constellation (or at least part of it!) has been in orbit since December 2011 and if you have not had a chance to check out any sample imagery, take a few moments and have a look at the gallery on our website. If you work with high resolution imagery, you should consider Pléiades 1 for your next geospatial project.

A variety of Pléiades 1 products are available from both a growing archive and as a new collection, including 50-centimeter (cm) pansharpened imagery … Read more

Monthly Update on Astrium’s High-Resolution Satellite Constellation, Pléiades 1

Posted on April 2 2013 by Katie

The Pléiades 1 constellation (or at least part of it!) has been in orbit since December 2011 and if you have not had a chance to check out any sample imagery, take a few moments and have a look at the gallery on our website. If you work with high resolution imagery, you should consider Pléiades 1 for your next geospatial project.

A variety of Pléiades 1 products are available from both a growing archive and as a new collection, including 50-centimeter (cm) pansharpened imagery and 50-cm panchromatic – 2-meter (m) 4-band multispectral bundles. We are happy to discuss … Read more

DEIMOS-1 – A Budget Friendly Landsat 7 Replacement

Posted on April 2 2013 by Katie

A 22-meter false color image collected by DEIMOS-1 over San Francisco, California, USA on 5/22/2012. (Image Courtesy: Astrium GeoInformation Services, DEIMOS Imaging)
A 22-meter false color image collected by DEIMOS-1 over rural Minnesota, USA on 7/31/2012. (Image Courtesy: Astrium GeoInformation Services, DEIMOS Imaging)

Are you a regular user of Landsat 7 data but are tired of the scan line errors?

Perhaps you are frustrated by the inability to collect Landsat data within the time frame you need?

Or maybe you are working on a regional land-use model that needs low-cost and recent imagery over an entire country?

Whatever your reason … Read more

Astrium’s Medium Resolution Satellite SPOT 6 is Now Accepting Orders

Posted on March 7 2013 by Katie




A series of 1.5-meter natural color SPOT 6 imagery collected on November 2, 2012 over Toulouse, France. These images were photo enhanced by Apollo Mapping. © CNES 2012, Distribution Astrium Services / Spot Image S.A., France, all rights reserved.

The Apollo Mapping sales team is happy to announce that starting immediately, we are accepting orders for Astrium’s newest medium resolution satellite, SPOT 6. SPOT 6 offers 1.5-meter panchromatic and 6-meter multispectral resolution products with a 60-kilometer (km) wide footprint. Offering a blue band for the first time, SPOT 6 can collect 3 million sq km per day – making it … Read more

Monthly Update on Astrium’s High Resolution Satellite Constellation, Pléiades 1

Posted on March 7 2013 by Katie

Pléiades 1A has been in orbit since December 2011 and if you have not had a chance to check out any sample imagery, take a few moments and have a look at the gallery on our website. If you work with high resolution imagery, you should consider Pléiades 1A for your next geospatial project.

A variety of Pléiades 1A products are available from both a growing archive and as a new collection, including 50-centimeter (cm) pansharpened imagery and 50-cm panchromatic – 2-meter (m) 4-band multispectral bundles. We are happy to discuss the technical specifications, pricing and tasking options available … Read more

Monthly Update on Astrium’s High Resolution Satellite Pléiades 1A

Posted on February 7 2013 by Katie



© CNES 2012, Distribution Astrium Services / Spot Image S.A., France, all rights reserved.

Pléiades 1A has been in orbit since December 2011 and if you have not had a chance to check out any sample imagery, take a few moments and have a look at the gallery on our website. If you work with high resolution imagery, you should consider Pléiades 1A for your next geospatial project.

A variety of Pléiades 1A products are available from both a growing archive and as a new collection, including 50-centimeter (cm) pansharpened imagery and 50-cm panchromatic – 2-meter (m) 4-band multispectral … Read more

Monthly Update on Astrium GEO’s Countrywide 2.5-meter SPOTMaps

Posted on February 7 2013 by Katie

In this monthly article, we provide details on updates released each month to Astrium GEO’s 2.5-meter (m) SPOTMaps product. SPOTMaps is an orthorectified natural color imagery layer with coverage over more than 100 countries – totaling an impressive 101 million square kilometers (sq km). For projects requiring a value-priced basemap better than what 15-m Landsat can offer, there is no other choice than SPOTMaps.


A 2.5-meter SPOTMaps simulated natural color image collected over Cairo, Egypt. © CNES 2012, Distribution Astrium Services / Spot Image S.A., France, all rights reserved

SPOTMaps Updates & New Areas – January 2013

Portions of Chad … Read more

GFAQ – Why Is My Imagery All Black?

Posted on February 7 2013 by Katie

For this month’s Geospatial Frequently Asked Question (G-FAQ), I offer a freeware solution to a problem many of you may have encountered when downloading free Landsat and/or ASTER data: you open the file and the imagery is simply a big black tile! You might even ask yourself, “What? Did I download the imagery incorrectly?!”
Well, the answer is a resounding, “Nothing is wrong, you just need to color balance that data!” While I have explored the topic of color balancing in previous G-FAQs (you can read more here, Part 1 and Part 2), the discussion was meant for advanced … Read more