Space
imagery has matured
considerably
from Cold War military satellites to today's commercial
vendors.
Imagery
GeoEye
formed as a result of the ORBIMAGE acquisition of
Space Imaging in Jan 2006 and is now the largest
commercial remote sensing company in the world.
Spot
Image (SPOT)
was developed by Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales
(CNES), Sweden and Belgium.
LandSat
images
the Earth's land surface and coastal regions, operated
by Goddard Space Flight Center (GFSC).
DigitalGlobe
(Quickbird) provides panchromatic, multispectral,
radar and digital elevation models.
Terraserver
provides commercial imagery
via search engine - find your neighborhood's overhead
photo in minutes.
