High Resolution Imagery Collections – Pléiades 1– Q12013 India

This map shows the areas imaged by Pléiades 1A/1B from January 1 to March 31, 2013 over mainland India (in dark blue). Please note that in many instances, multiple images were collected over the same area which is difficult to portray on this static map.

In this monthly piece, we give our readers a sense of the high-resolution imagery coverage collected over a specified geography during a three month window. To do this, we pick a high resolution satellite, a defined time period and geography, and then report key statistics on the total amount of imagery collected in square kilometers (sq km). Without further delay, let’s jump into our analysis.

Graphic Region of Interest: mainland India (as defined in the accompanying map)

Land Mass Covered: 3,131,994 sq km

Time Period: January 1 to March 31, 2013

High Resolution Satellite: Pléiades 1A/1B

Mainland India Pléiades 1 Imaging Statistics

Total Area Collected: 703,309 sq km; ~7,815 sq km per day

Area Collected @ 20% or Less Clouds & 30 Degrees Off-Nadir: 643,971 sq km; ~7,155 sq km per day; 91.6% of total