Do you have the need for regularly updated images of locations around the world?
Perhaps you need imagery to integrate with an OEM solution you are developing?
Or maybe your organization uses large amounts of high-resolution imagery each year, and you are seeking a low-cost option for this data?
If you answered yes to any or all of these questions, then the solution you are looking for is DigitalGlobe’s Global Basemap (GBM).
With Global Basemap, you have access to millions of square kilometers of imagery with low cloud-cover and off-nadir angles. This data is accessible in streaming web-mapping services as well as through an online viewer. And perhaps the most important feature of GBM is the regular updates you can receive as out-dated imagery is often of little or no use to our valued clients.
October 2017 Product Update
The available DigitalGlobe Basemap imagery over Canada and the United States by location and with the most recent coverage date indicated with varying colors. In the vast majority of locations, there are multiple imagery dates available.Last month our focus was on Asia, and in October we move to the ‘flagship’ region for DigitalGlobe’s GBM subscription service. Currently, we see that the cloudy past few months over the eastern half of the United States has limited the amount of coverage less than one year old you would normally expect to find here. We fully expect the less than one year old coverage to increase rapidly as fall moves forward. You can check out the rest of the GBM coverage statistics for this region here:
- Canada and the United States GBM Coverage By Year
- Less than 1 year (yr) old – 15,415,505 sq km, 79.38% coverage of Canada + USA
- 1 to 2 yr old – 16,116,399 sq km, 82.99% coverage
- 2 to 3 yr old – 14,750,055 sq km, 75.96% coverage
- 3 to 4 yr old – 5,288,201 sq km, 27.23% coverage
- 4 yr old and greater – 12,330,323 sq km, 63.50% coverage
- Total coverage – 63,900,483 sq km
- Total (approximate) area of Canada and the United States – 19,419,218 sq km
Global Basemap Product Specifications
- Geographic Regions Covered: defined area of interest, US county, country or global
- Maximum Imagery Resolution: 50-centimeters through WMS and WCS; 30-cm for other delivery mechanisms
- Data Sources: primary = WorldView-2 and GeoEye-1; secondary = QuickBird, IKONOS, WorldView-1 and aerial
- Database Update Frequency: annual, semi-annual, quarterly or daily; updates are to limited portions of the database, not the entire database
- Data Accuracy:5-meter CE90%
- Database Access: OGC streaming services (i.e. WMS, WMST, WCS and WFS), Google Earth streaming services (i.e. EarthService), ArcGIS plugin (i.e. ImageConnect), offline database and online portal
- Pricing Model: transactional and unlimited tiered subscriptions based on geography and number of users (with uplifts for more frequent updates and imagery downloads)
- Subscription Term: annual
For more information on the pricing and coverage available in DigitalGlobe’s Global Basemap, you can reach our sales team anytime at sales@apollomapping.com or during typical business hours at (303) 993-3863.
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