The recent growth in the number of natural disasters has become a world-wide event, these disasters, damage hydrological and ecological surroundings and man-made infrastructure, which threatens human life. Satellite images of TerraSAR-X provides valuable support for monitoring these disasters and for post-event crisis management. This data isuseful for early warning and quick damage assessment of… Continue reading TerraSAR-X satellite monitors Hurricane Harvey, caused Floods in Texas, USA.
From 17th to 23th August 2017, a Solar Eclipse Festival was organized where people were assembled to watch the total Solar Eclipse. The festival was officially known as the Oregon Eclipse Festival, organized at Big Summit Prairie, Oregon, USA. Big Summit Prairie is a private ranch of over 55,000 acres featuring flat campgrounds, forested areas,… Continue reading Oregon Eclipse Festival 2017
DigitalGlobe announces the availability WorldView-4 commercial product. With WorldView-4, customers can observe our changing planet and its advanced geospatial solutions to save lives, resources and time in the highest quality. The satellite is capable of collecting 30cm resolution images, better than 5 meter CE90 pointing accuracy, and the ability to image 6,00,000 sq km… Continue reading DigitalGlobe announces WorldView-4 Commercial Product Availability
High resolution satellite imageries are used for counting endangered species of birds, beasts, and fishes. In our recent blog entitled “Northern royal albatrosses counted from space”, we published how birds were counted on land by applying very high resolution satellite imageries. In this blog, we will discuss how new technology has applied in the ocean… Continue reading Scientists counted whales by using WorldView-2 satellite imageries
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