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SATPALDA is a leading provider of commercial high-resolution earth observation and advanced geospatial solutions. As part of our specialised services, we have produced an AMDB (Aerodrome Mapping Database). AMDB is a highly accurate and precise database based on international standards. Data is captured from high resolution stereo pairs using Photogrammetry software and later attributed in… Continue reading Aerodrome Mapping Database

Nishinishima is one of the recently formed Islands (latest one is Shelly Island) in Japan that formed in two explosive phases. It is situated off the southern coast of Japan. As per a 2016 report, the Nishinoshima island is 2.7 square km in size and 100 m high.                                            Fig.1: Location map of Nishinoshima Island.… Continue reading Nishinoshima: The Mysterious Island

Drone or UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) is an unmanned aircraft, controlled autonomously and guided by the pilot along definate flightline. Drone is  equipped with a high resolution camera. Its services are used to deliver much safer, faster and cost-effective,  high quality, measurable data sets. Previously,  industrial  inspection required  manual team survey for collecting information on… Continue reading Drone Survey & Mapping

Syria, a country in Western Asia is affected by civil war for the last 6 years. The war is between the government of President Bashar al-Assad, along with its allies, and various forces opposing the government which affects millions of people. Syria was formaly one of the eastern Mediterranean's major power supplier. The country had… Continue reading Syria; from light to darkness

On December 3rd, 1984 a deadly methyl isocyanate gas leak from a chemical plant killed thousands of people in Bhopal city and the surrounding areas. Official death toll put the estimate at around 15,000.  The plant owned by a subsidiary of Union Carbide Inc. of United States was manufacturing Sevin(chemical name Carbaryl) an insecticide.  Union… Continue reading Bhopal Disaster: Was the Human Damage containable?

DigitalGlobe is going to add WorldView-3 to its satellite constellation in support of the NGA’s EnhancedView program.  ITT Exelis is currelntly building the imaging system, which will include a sensor subsystem and an optical telescope unit, for DigitalGlobe’s latest earth-imaging satellite. WorldView-3 is slated for launch in 2014, and will expand DigitalGlobe’s fleet to four… Continue reading Breaking New Ground with WorldView-3

Every new year brings exciting opportunities and this year is no different.  A regular participant at various Indian and International Geospatial conferences,  SATPALDA will be present at this year’s India Geospatial Forum being held in Hyderabad from 22nd to 24th of January 2013. Our representatives will available at Astrium Geo’s booth who is one of… Continue reading Astrium-Geo at India Geospatial Forum in Hyderabad

As we mentioned in a previous blogpost, SPOT 6 is right on track continuing SPOT legacy of uniqueness and excellence. Astrium has declared the commercial start of operations by next week. Below is what the user can expect from the SPOT 6 imagery. The architecture is similar to that of the Pleiades satellites, with a… Continue reading SPOT 6 – Commercial start of Operations

Heavy snow blanketed most of Great Britain territory  in late January 2013, stretching from London to the northern tip of Scotland. The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Terra satellite captured this natural-color image on January 26, 2013. Only some coastal areas and the southwestern part of the island were free of snow when… Continue reading Image of the Day – Snow Covered Great Britain