Friday, December 30, 2011

GeoEye 2012 Calendar Images - Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia

Efficient airport operations are vital for the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, recently ranked the 16th busiest airport and the 6th most punctual in the world. Images such as these, showing runways, terminals, and surrounding terrain, help aviation professionals plan for airport growth, operations, and flight safety. (GeoEye High Resolution Imagery)


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Thursday, December 29, 2011

GeoEye 2012 Calendar Images - Niagara Falls, New York and Ontario

Niagara Falls straddle U.S. and Canadian territories. The most powerful waterfalls in North America, they are a vital source of hydroelectric power. Horseshoe Falls' crestline measures almost half a mile (2,198 feet). The falls drop nearly 53 meters (173 feet). Statistics aside, Niagara Falls are the perfect setting for romance – they are a tremendously popular destination for marriage proposals and wedding ceremonies. (GeoEye High Resolution Imagery)


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GeoEye-2 Satellite Launch Schedule is 2013 - GeoEye is Elevating Insight

"The GeoEye-2 satellite is scheduled for launch in spring 2013. It will become commercially available during the 2013 imaging season", - assured Senior Channel Manager of the GeoEye company Andrei Shumakov. A thematic workshop "GeoEye's New Capabilities. From Online Access to Onsite Content Management and Web Dissemination. Advanced Analysis and Imagery Processing" was held on November 30 within the frames of the 5th International Conference "Earth from Space – the Most Effective Solutions".


GeoEye company is the Operator of the very high resolution IKONOS and GeoEye-1 satellites. Besides working on GeoEye-2 satellite the designing of the GeoEye-3 satellite is already initiated.


EyeQ software system is one of the new developments of the company. It enables to provide data to the customers via web-services on-line...


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Friday, December 23, 2011

GeoCopper Keeper: Advanced Data Visualization Helps Curtail Copper Thefts - GeoEye Featured in Article

For the past year, Dominion Virginia Power, a Dominion subsidiary that provides electricity to 2.4 million customers in Virginia and North Carolina, has teamed up with Virginia law enforcement officials and other utility companies in an effort to combat copper thievery. Part of their joint strategy is based on advanced data visualization images and visual analytics reports produced by Herndon, Va.-based GeoEye Inc., which uses a combination of information and images captured by satellites, aircraft and ground stations to provide geospatial data and mapping and analytics services to organizations for uses such as antiterrorism, fraud detection and fighting crime...


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Holiday Calendar: Circle of Power - GeoEye High Resolution Imagery Featured on MSNBC Photo Blog

Will future archaeologists assume this circular structure was some sort of 21st-century Stonehenge? They wouldn't be completely wrong if they did: This is Spain's Gemasolar power-generating array, as seen in a satellite image from the GeoEye commercial Earth-imaging venture.


Like Stonehenge, the array is laid out geometrically to track the position of the sun. But Gemasolar isn't meant to mark the year's astronomical milestones. Instead, it will concentrate sunlight to provide power for 25,000 homes around the city of Seville...


A picture taken by the GeoEye-1 satellte on Nov. 4, 2010, shows the Gemasolar power-generating array in Seville, Spain. At the center of the array is a 40-story-high concrete tower, ringed by 2,650 mirrors. The mirrors focus sunlight on the tower, which stores the heat and converts it to energy.


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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Satellite Images of North Korea Give a Rare Glimpse of Life Under Kim Jong-il - GeoEye High Resolution Imagery

In the wake of the death of Kim Jong-il and uncertainty over what Kim Jong-un's regime will resemble, satellites have been taking unrestricted snapshots of the secretive communist state from space. This image was taken by GeoEye's GeoEye-1 satellite on October 9, 2010 the day before Pyongyang staged a parade commemorating 65 years of state rule. (Picture: GeoEye)


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GeoEye 2012 Calendar Images - Gateway Arch, St. Louis, Missouri

Completed in 1965, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri, was built to revive a riverfront economy and to serve as a tribute to the westward expansion of the United States. Located on the west bank of the Mississippi River and standing at 630 feet, it is the tallest manmade monument in the United States, which required 900 tons of stainless steel to complete. (GeoEye High Resolution Imagery)


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Wednesday, December 21, 2011

GeoEye 2012 Calendar Images - Bora Bora, Tahiti

Can you look at this image of Bora Bora, one of the French Polynesian Islands, without daydreaming about your next vacation? Imagine snorkeling and scuba diving in pristine turquoise waters, and relaxing in one of the bungalows built on stilts, for the ultimate tropical vacation fantasy. (GeoEye High Resolution Imagery)


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Tuesday, December 20, 2011

GeoEye 2012 Calendar Images - Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Indonesia

Efficient airport operations are vital for the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, recently ranked the 16th busiest airport and the 6th most punctual in the world. Images such as these, showing runways, terminals, and surrounding terrain, help aviation professionals plan for airport growth, operations, and flight safety. (GeoEye High Resolution Imagery)


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Monday, December 19, 2011

Join Us! - GeoEye Company Page on Google +

We are officially transferring to our GeoEye Google + Company Page, so please follow us here: http://topl.us/geoeye . We'll only be updating that page from now on. We look forward to interacting with you – thank you!


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GeoEye 2012 Calendar Images - Gemasolar Power Plant, Seville, Spain

The solar array in Seville, Spain looks a bit like a giant human eye from space. On closer examination, the center of the eye features a concrete solar tower that stands forty stories high. It is ringed by 2,650 mirrors that blast scorching rays of sunlight to the tower, which stores the heat and converts it to energy. When the plant is completed in 2013, it will provide enough energy to fuel the city of Seville. (GeoEye High Resolution Imagery)


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Olympics Under Construction - GeoEye High Resolution Imagery Featured on MSNBC

What a difference two years can make, especially when you're getting ready for the world's biggest sporting event: This before-and-after slideshow features satellite imagery of London's Olympic Park, the central site for the 2012 Games.


We're presenting the scene as two separate pictures, showing the north and south side of Olympic Park. In each picture, the view on the left was captured by the GeoEye-1 satellite on Sept. 21, 2009, from a height of 425 miles (684 kilometers). The same satellite snapped a picture of the same place on Aug. 3, 2011, and that's what you see on the right side of the screen... (GeoEye High Resolution Imagery)


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Holiday Calendar: Mystery in the Gobi Desert - GeoEye High Resolution Imagery Featured on MSNBC Photoblog

What are those strange white patterns in China's Gobi Desert? For weeks, experts have puzzled over the crazy lines that show up in satellite images.


Some of the theories have taken wild turns: Maybe they're messages directed at Earth-observing extraterrestrials, or part of a UFO development program, or the remains of ancient cities. But the leading theory is that these patterns serve a variety of purposes for the Chinese military, including calibrating satellite imaging systems and testing radar avoidance techniques. There have also been claims that these are "fractal antennas" to shield underground weapons facilities from ground-penetrating radar.


This particular crazy-quilt pattern was picked up on July 27 from an altitude of 423 miles by the IKONOS satellite, one of the spacecraft in a commercial Earth-imaging constellation operated by GeoEye. The picture is today's offering from the Cosmic Log Space Advent Calendar, which features views of Earth from space every day until Christmas...


An image captured by GeoEye's IKONOS commercial satellite shows a weird pattern of white lines in China's Gobi Desert on July 27.


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Friday, December 16, 2011

Holiday Calendar: Hooray for Hollywood - GeoEye High Resolution Imagery Featured on MSNBC PhotoBlog

In honor of this year's Golden Globe nominees, here's a picture of the landmark Hollywood sign in Los Angeles, as seen by the GeoEye-1 satellite from a height of 425 miles (684 kilometers).


The sign, which spells out the name of the cinema world's most famous locale in 45-foot-high (14-meter-high) letters, was originally created as an advertisement in 1923 and is now protected and promoted by the Hollywood Sign Trust.


Some folks used to say that China's Great Wall was the only human-made landmark visible from outer space, but even if that was ever true, the rise of high-resolution satellite imagery has made that claim as obsolete as the silent movies. Come to think of it, far more obsolete: After all, the film with the most Golden Globe nominations this year is a new-wave silent movie titled "The Artist."...


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GeoEye 2012 Calendar Images - Moneta, Sardinia

Moneta, on the Maddalena Archipelago, lies on the northeast edge of Sardinia. The archipelago is near the Strait of Bonifacio, making it a strategic position for maritime traffic. Applying analysis for overlays over one of Moneta's busy ports provides the ability to quickly identify transportation lanes and structures, tourism sites and features, and other social and environmental elements. (GeoEye High Resolution Imagery)


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Thursday, December 15, 2011

GeoEye 2012 Calendar Images - Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, National Mall, Washington, DC

This image features the Washington, DC Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial, situated along the Tidal Basin between the Lincoln and Jefferson Memorials. The memorial was built to celebrate the Nobel Peace Prize recipient's lifelong dedication to achieving human dignity for all. His global humanitarian vision continues to inspire us today. Crowds of people are visible around the centerpiece of the memorial, a 30-foot-high stone likeness of Dr. King. (GeoEye High Resolution Imagery)


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GeoEye 2012 Calendar Images - Khor al Adaid, South Qatar

This image of South Qatar shows how the ebb and flow of the tide can create some unusual formations. Here, water and sand conjure up the shape and color of a tree as the tide swirls into the Persian Gulf. Qatar, an Arab Emirate in the Middle East, is one of the region's wealthiest states due to its vast oil and natural gas resources. (GeoEye High Resolution Imagery)


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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Production Services - GeoEye Showcased

Premium services converting imagery to value-added geospatial products.


Using the world's most advanced digital processing techniques, GeoEye and MJ Harden, a GeoEye company, convert high-resolution satellite and aerial imagery into precise, value-added and customized products. We are uniquely capable of producing multi-source geospatial products, turning raw data into critical decision-making tools and transforming information into insight.


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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Analysis Report: Border Activity on the Libyan/Tunisia Border Using GeoEye-1 Imagery

Border Activity on the Libyan/Tunisia Border Using GeoEye-1 Imagery (PDF).


Five miles from the Libyan border in Tunisia, a massive tent city is under construction in the town of Allouetel Gounna. In this image taken today, hundreds of small tents and ruggedized shelters are in place. Personnel are starting to occupy the northernmost encampment. A store of unopened supplies exists at the eastern end of the new camp.


Crowds gathered in from of buildings, tents on Tunisian side of border.


Personnel, vehicles gathered at roundabout on Tunisian side of border...


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Monday, December 12, 2011

Holiday Calendar: Beauty of the Inland Sea - GeoEye High Resolution Imagery Featured on MSNBC Photo Blog

Khor al-Adaid, also known as the Inland Sea, rates as one of the Arabian Peninsula's natural treasures, and it's easy to understand why when you take a look at GeoEye's satellite picture of the scene.


The blue-green water and white sediments combine to create a blossoming flower (or is that a leafy tree?), surrounded by the Arabian desert's swirling sand dunes. Qatar has placed the 9-mile-wide (15-kilometer-wide) tidal lake on the tentative list for consideration as a UNESCO World Heritage Site...


(The blue water and patterns of sediment in Khor al-Adaid, or Inland Sea, create a lovely effect when viewed from space by the GeoEye-1 satellite.)


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GeoEye Law Enforcement Video - GeoEye is Elevating Insight

Geospatial Predictive Analytics for Law Enforcement Solutions.


A Case Study to demonstrate the deep expertise that GeoEye provided the New Jersey Regional Operations Intelligence Center (NJ ROIC)...


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Thursday, December 8, 2011

HeART of the Nation, Auckland, New Zealand - New GeoEye Case Study Showcased

The Auckland Council worked in partnership with GeoEye to gather satellite images of the World's Most Friendly Welcome from a small country that was BIG on welcoming the world to their shores. This project is part of a larger program that began 18 months prior to the Rugby World Cup 2011 when the Council engaged a local beautification charitable trust to develop the HeART of the Nation program. The program created a series of 22, huge word installations on farmland close to Auckland's main airport. The idea came from a need to show off to the world the creative talents of South Auckland where a large Maori and Polynesian population exist. These mega-size welcome words were placed directly under Auckland's international and domestic flight paths to greet all 20 nations competing in the Rugby World Cup 2011 in their own language...




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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Pearl Harbor from Above, 1941-2011 - GeoEye High Resolution Imagery Featured in MSNBC Photoblog

A satellite picture of Pearl Harbor, acquired by the GeoEye-1 satellite on Sept. 24, shows the USS Missouri docked at Battleship Row as a museum ship, with its bow pointing toward the USS Arizona memorial at lower right. The wreck of the Arizona can be seen below the white memorial, barely visible beneath the water's surface.


Seventy years after a "date which will live in infamy," this satellite image of Pearl Harbor shows the symbols of a war's beginning and end.


The symbol of the end is more evident: The USS Missouri sits at its dock at Ford Island in the Hawaiian harbor, serving as a museum ship. In 1945, the "Mighty Mo" was the stage for the formal Japanese surrender at the end of World War II. After almost a half-century of service, the battleship was decommissioned for good in 1992 and took its place on Pearl Harbor's Battleship Row in 1998...


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Friday, December 2, 2011

PhotoSat Completes Stereo Satellite Elevation Mapping for Concordia Resource Corp's Providencia Ag-Cu Deposit in Northwestern Argentina

PhotoSat has completed digital elevation mapping of Concordia's Providencia Ag-Cu deposit in northwestern Argentina using stereo satellite photos from GeoEye-1, the world's highest resolution commercial imaging satellite. The GeoEye-1 satellite is owned by GeoEye of Herndon, Virginia, one of the world's largest commercial high resolution satellite companies. The PhotoSat digital elevation map consists of an elevation point every metre and contours with 1m elevation intervals. Based on comparisons between the stereo satellite elevation mapping and thousands of ground survey points on similar projects, the accuracy of the stereo satellite elevation mapping is expected to be better than 50cm in elevation. The stereo satellite elevation mapping will be used for planning and engineering studies for the Providencia Ag-Cu deposit...


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PhotoSat Offers a New Drill Hole Collar Coordinate Stereo Satellite Mapping Service

PhotoSat is announcing a new drill hole collar coordinate mapping service designed for mining companies exploring in the developing world. When mining companies construct white crosses of painted stones or other materials, centered on their drill hole collars, PhotoSat can provide the companies with highly accurate and verifiable drill hole collar coordinates using high resolution stereo satellite photos. This drill collar mapping service has been developed for mining projects in the developing world where there is often local labour readily available to construct white stone crosses over the drill collars, while competent surveying is frequently costly and difficult to obtain. For more information on this service please go to http://www.photosat.ca/pdf/photosat_drill_collar_coordinate_service.pdf.


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Most Shared Stories on Facebook in 2011 - GeoEye High Resolution Imagery Featured in Article

Human interest stories dominated our attention in 2011, particularly those about babies, animals, and natural disasters, according to Facebook's list of the top 40 most shared articles in 2011.


The most popular links shared on Facebook during the first 11 months of 2011 range from "cute to thought provoking," Facebook wrote, and they "represent the type of news people have been sharing and discovering with friends in 2011."


The most popular link for readers was a series of satellite photographs published by the New York Times in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in March. The newspaper produced an interactive "slider to compare satellite images", taken by GeoEye/EyeQ before and after the disaster. The story has been shared by more than 600,000 times on Facebook.


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GeoEye Featured Imagery in Google Earth - December 2011 Imagery Update

Since the launch of the GeoEye-1 satellite in 2008, Google has added gigabytes of high-resolution GeoEye-1 and IKONOS imagery to Google Earth and Google Maps, such as a historic scene from the 2009 Presidential Inauguration, views of the pyramids in Egypt, and images showing urban expansion in China. To highlight other broadly-interesting GeoEye-1 images, Google has a 'GeoEye Featured Imagery' layer in Google Earth. Included within this layer are Featured Imagery placemarks, including a thumbnail of the image, a link to view the image in full-resolution, and a wealth of information about the scene, including resolution, collection date, and a narrative about the location...




This month's featured images are:


Florence, Italy


Auckland, New Zealand


Patong, Phuket, Thailand


Port Klang, Malaysia


Washington D.C., USA




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Thursday, December 1, 2011

EyeQ Overview - GeoEye Information Services Showcased

Unparalleled capabilities to discover, visualize, and share geospatial information across the enterprise.


EyeQ managed services by GeoEye integrate secure, timely and accurate location information into your current business environment with global, 24/7 access. Combining GeoEye's multi-source imagery products with on-demand tools for managing information and project-based collaboration, we empower our enterprise clients to search, organize and share geospatial data while reducing the total cost of ownership with a supported annual subscription for hosting and content. EyeQ's easy-to-use, standards-based interface and GeoEye-hosted resources allow both advanced and non-technical users to interact with business-critical location intelligence.


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