In July, we looked at Dollywood Parks & Resorts nestled in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee. This month for the Pléiades 1 – Pléiades Neo Point of Interest, we jet halfway around the world to Whitehaven Beach, Australia.
These two satellite images show the gentle curve of the beachline and how pristine it looks even from above, as well as the rich hues of the seawater as it laps at the sand then stretches out toward the ocean. Image one is a 50-cm photo captured by Pléiades 1B on May 15, 2021. The second image is a 30-cm image captured by Pléiades Neo 3 on October 13, 2023. These images have custom processing and color balancing applied by Apollo Mapping. PLEIADES © CNES 2024, Distribution Airbus DS.
About the Point of Interest: Because Whitehaven Beach is protected by the Whitsunday Islands National Park and located in the heart of the Great Barrier Reef, it’s been voted the world’s top eco-friendly beach and Queensland’s cleanest beach. Whitsunday Island’s famous beach is blanketed in white sand that’s next to brilliant turquoise, blue and green water. The sand is so white because it’s 98 percent pure white silica.
Fun Factoids: (1) In 2021, TripAdvisor named Whitehaven Beach as “Travelers Choice Best Beach in the World.” (2) The beach stretches an impressive 7 kilometers long and curves like a new moon. (3) There is a camping ground at Whitehaven Beach but no one lives on the island. (4) The north end of the beach has an inlet that stretches far into Whitsunday Island. At its widest point, it spans 700 meters, and if you visit at low tide, you’ll be able to witness a beautiful swirling sand pattern for more than 4 kilometers along the shore. (5) Because South Whitehaven Beach is on Whitsunday Island, there are no roads and the only way to reach the area is by tour boat, seaplane, helicopter or private boat. (6) Whitehaven Beach is found inside Whitsunday National Park and is home to more than 60 species of birds, as well as wallabies, goats and other native animals.
The 50-cm Pléiades 1 High-Resolution Satellite Constellation
The Pléiades 1 constellation (or at least part of it!) has been in orbit since December 2011 and if you have not had a chance to check out any sample imagery, take a few moments and have a look at the gallery on our website. If you work with high-resolution imagery, you should consider Pléiades 1 and Pléiades Neo for your next geospatial projects.
A variety of Pléiades 1 products are available from both a well-established archive and as a new collection, including 50-centimeter (cm) pansharpened imagery and 50-cm panchromatic – 2-meter (m) 4-band multispectral bundles. We are happy to discuss the technical specifications, pricing and tasking options available with both of these satellite constellations.
The 30-cm Pléiades Neo High-Resolution Satellite Constellation
Pléiades Neo is our newest high-resolution satellite constellation. The first Neo satellite went up in April 2021 and the second in August of the same year. This 30-centimeter resolution constellation will add two more satellites in the next few months and upgrade from daily to intraday revisits. Pléiades Neo has six multispectral bands with 1.2-meter resolution, including a deep blue and two infrared bands, along with a 30-centimeter resolution panchromatic band.
The archive is growing every day, and the satellites are available for new collections, making Pléiades Neo the perfect solution for site monitoring. Check out our beautiful sample images in the Pléiades Neo gallery.
More sample images and technical information about Pléiades 1 can be found on our website here; while the same can be found here for the Pléiades Neo constellation.
The Apollo Mapping sales team can answer any questions you might have about Pléiades 1 and/or Pléiades Neo. We can be reached at (303) 993-3863 or sales@apollomapping.com.
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