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. Please let us know if we can answer any additional questions you might have about these documents.
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
- 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
- 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)
- 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 Jilin-1 Satellites (Updated April 2021)
- 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 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)
