Technical 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
• 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 All SuperView Neo-1 Satellites
• Spectral Response Curve for SuperView Neo-3 Satellites (2024 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

• Deimos-1 Satellite and Product Specifications
• Orbital Track of FORMOSAT-5
• Orbital Track of FORMOSAT-2
• Specifications of DigitalGlobe’s Aerial Imagery Program Over the United States and Europe
• Specifications of Airbus Defense and Space’s Pléiades Constellation of High Resolution Satellites

Elevation Data Whitepapers

• Accuracy Assessment of Elevation Models Derived from WorldView-1 Satellite Imagery
• National Geospatial Agency’s (NGA) DTED and HRE Specifications

Elevation Data Specifications

• Specifications of Airbus Defense and Space’s Elevation10 Product Suite
• Specifications of Airbus Defense and Space’s Elevation30 Product Suite
• Specifications of DigitalGlobe’s Advanced Elevation Series (AES)

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)