Technical Documents
We have gathered all of the various imagery, satellite and post processing whitepapers, spreadsheets and much more found on this website into one location.
Satellite Imagery
- Absolute Radiometric Calibration Coefficients for FORMOSAT-2 – 2020 Version
- Absolute Radiometric Calibration Coefficients for GaoFen-1/2 Only – 2019 Version
- Absolute Radiometric Calibration Coefficients for SuperView-1 Only – 2019 Version
- Absolute Radiometric Calibration Coefficients for SpaceView Satellites – 2018 Version
- Absolute Radiometric Calibration Coefficients for SpaceView Satellites – 2017 Version
- Absolute Radiometric Calibration Maxar Data Sheet – 2018 Version, Entire Constellation
- Absolute Radiometric Calibration of GeoEye-1, WorldView-1, WorldView-2 and WorldView-3 (IKONOS and QuickBird included) – 2016 Version
- Jilin-1 Product Guide (includes spectral response curves and other information for atmospheric corrections; April 2023)
- Maxar Constellation Spectral Response Values (January 2023)
- Radiance Conversion and Atmospheric Corrections of FORMOSAT-5 Satellite Imagery
- Radiance Conversion and Atmospheric Corrections of FORMOSAT-2 Satellite Imagery
- Radiance Conversion and Atmospheric Corrections of GeoEye-1 Satellite Imagery
- Radiance Conversion and Atmospheric Corrections of IKONOS Satellite Imagery
- Radiance Conversion and Atmospheric Corrections of Pléiades 1A & 1B Satellite Imagery
- Radiance Conversion and Atmospheric Corrections of QuickBird Satellite Imagery
- Radiance Conversion and Atmospheric Corrections of RapidEye Satellite Imagery
- Radiance Conversion and Atmospheric Corrections of SPOT 4 and 5 Satellite Imagery
- Radiance Conversion and Atmospheric Corrections of WorldView-2 Satellite Imagery
- Radiance Conversion and Atmospheric Corrections of WorldView Legion Satellite Imagery
- Relative Spectral Response – EROS B
- Relative Spectral Response – GeoEye-1 (Detailed Values in Spreadsheets)
- Relative Spectral Response – QuickBird, WorldView-1 and WorldView-2 (Detailed Values in Spreadsheets)
- Relative Spectral Response – WorldView-3 with MS and SWIR bands (Detailed Values in Spreadsheets)
- Relative Spectral Response – WorldView-4 (Detailed Values in PDF format)
- Relative Spectral Response Values and Graphs – Pléiades 1A, Pléiades 1B, SPOT 6 and SPOT 7 (Detailed Values in Spreadsheets)
- Relative Spectral Response Values and Graphs – Pléiades Neo (Detailed Values in Spreadsheets)
- Spectral Irradiance Values for Jilin-1 Constellation (December 2022)
- Spectral Irradiance Values for Jilin-1 KF01A
- Spectral Response Curve for BJ3A (2021 values)
- Spectral Response Curve for SuperView-2 (2023 values)
- Spectral Response Curve for Both SuperView NEO-1 Satellites (2023 values)
- Spectral Response for DigitalGlobe Earth Imaging Instruments – 10-22-2014
- Spectral Response Graphs for the DigitalGlobe Satellites – QuickBird, WorldView-1 and WorldView-2 (Summarized Values)
- Spectral Response Graphs for all Planet Satellites – PlanetScope, RapidEye and SkySat (External Link to Regularly Updated Website)
- Spectral Response Graphs for Planet Satellites – PlanetScope 5-band SuperDoves (Updated May 2020)
- Spectral Response Graphs for Planet Satellites – PlanetScope, RapidEye and SkySat (Updated December 2018)
- Spectral Response Graphs for Planet Satellites – PlanetScope, RapidEye and SkySat
- Spectral Response of KOMPSAT-3
- Spectral Response Values for Orbita – Orbita Hyperspectral Satellite (OHS, updated 2019)
- Spectral Response Values for Orbita – Orbita Hyperspectral Satellite (OHS, updated 2020)
- Spectral Response Values for Orbita – Orbita Hyperspectral Satellite (OHS, updated July 2021)
- Spectral Response Values for SpaceWill’s ZY3-01/02
- The Value of the RapidEye Red Edge Band
- TOA Reflectance Conversion of KOMPSAT Imagery and Band Gain Values
- TOA Reflectance Conversion of KOMPSAT Imagery and Band Gain Values – Additional Documentation (December 2016)
- Updated Radiometric Characteristics of KOMPSAT-3 and KOMPSAT-3A (May 2, 2018)
Aerial & Satellite Specifications
Elevation Data Whitepapers
Elevation Data Specifications
Post Processing
- Collecting Ground Control Points, Part I
- Collecting Ground Control Points, Part II
- Color Balancing Satellite and Aerial Imagery in ArcGIS 10 (YouTube video)
- Color Balancing Satellite and Aerial Imagery in ArcGIS 9
- Complete Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) ASTER Spectral Library – Version 2
- United States National Map Accuracy Standards (NMAS) and the FGDC National Standard for Spatial Data Accuracy (NNSDA)