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Posted on July 10th, 2018

DigitalGlobe EarthWatch (Formerly Global Basemap) – A Worldwide Imagery Solution – Focus on Australia and New Zealand

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 EarthWatch (formerly called Global Basemap or GBM).

With EarthWatch, 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 EarthWatch is the regular updates you can receive as out-dated imagery is often of little or no use to our valued clients.

July 2018 Product Update

The available DigitalGlobe EarthWatch imagery over Australia and New Zealand 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 we investigated the coverage in EarthWatch over China which was extensive in the populated areas, and for July we check out the coverage over Australia and New Zealand. And as is the trend internationally, there is extensive coverage over both Australia and New Zealand less than a year old, especially in the populated areas. When you consider data up to 2 years old, the coverage is near complete! Check out more of the coverage stats here:

  • Australia and New Zealand EarthWatch Coverage By Year
    • Less than 1 year (yr) old – 6,275,885 sq km, 78.9% coverage of Australia and New Zealand
    • 1 to 2 yr old – 6,486,807 sq km, 81.5% coverage
    • 2 to 3 yr old – 5,667,717 sq km, 71.2% coverage
    • 3 to 4 yr old – 1,359,809 sq km, 17.1% coverage
    • 4 yr old and greater – 7,313,406 sq km, 91.3% coverage
    • Total coverage – 27,103,624 sq km
    • Total (approximate) area considered – 7,955,714 sq km

EarthWatch Product Specifications

  • Accessible Geographic Regions: global (unless geo-fencing specifically requested by client)
  • Maximum Imagery Resolution: 50-centimeters through WMS and WCS; 30-cm for other delivery mechanisms
  • Data Sources: primary = WorldView-2/3/4 and GeoEye-1; secondary = QuickBird, IKONOS, WorldView-1 and aerial
  • Imagery Holdback Period For Updates: 90 day holdback for EarthWatch Standard; 2 day holdback for EarthWatch Premium; updates are to limited portions of the database, not the entire database
  • Data Accuracy: at least 8.5-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
  • Downloads & Streaming Limits: Standard = 4 gigabytes (GB) and up, annual license for downloads; Premium = 2 GB and up, perpetual license for downloads
  • Maximum Concurrent Users: unlimited!
  • Data Layers: Standard = standard image strips, +Vivid country-wide mosaics, and OSM and Google Maps vectors; Premium = standard, +Daily and First Look image strips, +Metro, +Vivid and Landsat mosaics, and OSM and Google Maps vectors
  • Pricing Model: Standard and Premium tiered annual pricing models with increasing download and streaming limits

For more information on the pricing and coverage available in DigitalGlobe’s EarthWatch, you can reach our sales team anytime at sales@apollomapping.com or during typical business hours at (303) 993-3863.

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