With the start of commercial WorldView-3 imagery sales in October, we were able to get our hands on some full resolution 40-cm color over Barcelona, Spain. And to say we were blown away with the quality of the data is an understatement!!
Without a doubt, this is the highest quality satellite imagery available on the market. Even at 40-cm resolution, this data rivals the clarity and detail you can see in 30-cm aerial imagery given how exact the optics on WorldView-3 are. And then, there are the colors, do not even get me started – they look as natural and realistic as anything we have ever seen!
Here are some thoughts about WorldView-3 data after having a chance to preview the 40-cm color imagery of Barcelona provided to us by DigitalGlobe:
- The level of detail seen in 40-cm color WorldView-3 imagery cannot be rivaled by any commercial satellite on the market.
- You are able to resolve new features never seen in satellite imagery before, including thin structural beams, pipes and even roof top heating/cooling units. We expect these features to be even more apparent when 30-cm WorldView-3 data is available starting Q1 2015.
- The saturation and vibrance of color WorldView-3 imagery is absolutely incredible. It’s only close rival is color imagery from its older sibling, WorldView-2!
- Without a question, we recommend having all WorldView-3 data produced at 40-cm resolution.
Additional details about WorldView-3 can be found on our website here.
If you have any specific projects where you think WorldView-3 would be the ideal solution, let us know by email at sales@apollomapping.com.





Fantastic natural texture imagery.