Monday, December 1, 2014

WorldView-1

WorldView-1
Main objectives
Provide highly detailed imagery for precise map creation, change detection, and in-depth image


WorldView-1 (source)
The West Africa coast, OLI image (source)
Platform
Satellite name
WorldView 1
Manufacturer
Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Operator
DigitalGlobe
Sensors
Worldview-60
Launch date
September 18, 2007
Launch vehicle
Boeing Delta 7920(9-strap-ons)
Satellite mass
2500 kg
Design lifetime
7.25 years
Maximal lifetime
7+ years, ongoing
Orbit
Altitude
496 km
Inclination
97.2 degree
Orbital period
94.6 minutes
Characteristics
Sun-synchronous, circular
Overpass time
10:30 AM
Repeat coverage
1.7 at 1 m GSD or less/ 5.9 days at 20° off-nadir or less(.51 m GSD)

Coverage
Global
Sensor
Type
Panchromatic
Manufacturer
Ball Aerospace & Technologies
Sensor type
Pushbroom scanner
Swath width (FOV)
17.6 km  
Pixel size (GIFOV)
0.5 m
Radiometric resolution
11 bit
Spectral bands
Band Nr
Band Name
Spectral range (nm)
Pixel size
1
PAN
400-900
0.5 m
Data
Data provider
DigitalGlobe
Data distribution
Paid
Data access
Data archive
1999-current (WorldView-1 imagery starting in 2007); Global extent
Processing levels
L1(radiometric/systematic correction), L3 (geometric correction)
Data format
GeoTIFF 16 bit
Image catalog
DigitalGlobe catalog, https://www.digitalglobe.com/
Publications (over 3000)
Pacifici, F. , Chini, M., Emery, W.J. (2009) A neural network approach using multi-scale textural metrics from very high-resolution panchromatic imagery for urban land-use classification. Remote Sensing of Environment (113-6): 1276-1292
The paper discusses a multi-scale approach to classify land-use of different urban environments, using high resolution panchromatic images from QuickBird and WorldView-1

Brunner, D., Lemoine, G., Bruzzone, L. (2010) Earthquake Damage Assessment of Buildings Using VHR Optical and SAR Imagery.  IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, (48-5): 2403-2420
The paper proposes a method used to detect buildings destroyed in an earthquake using pre-event VHR optical and post-event detected VHR SAR imagery.  Utilizes QuickBird, WorldView-1, TerraSAR-X and COSMO-SkyMed SAR data

Capaldo, P., Crespi, M., Fratarcangeli, F., Nascetti, A., Pieralice, F., (2012) DSM generation from high resolution imagery: applications with WorldView-1 and Geoeye-1. Italian Journal of Remote Sensing- Rivista Italiana di Telerilevamento (44-1):41-53
The paper presents and discusses results obtained with a proprietary matching strategy for DSM generations using a stereo pair from WorldView-1 and GeoEye-1
Phillips, T., Leyk, S., Rajaram, H., Colgan, W., Abdalati, W., McGrath, D., Steffen, K., (2011) Modeling moulin distribution on Sermeq Avannarleq glacier using ASTER and WorldView imagery and fuzzy set theory. Remote Sensing of Environment(115-9): 2292-2301
The paper analyzes the distribution of moulins on Sermeq Avannarleq in West Greenland in 1985 and 2008-09 by using a fuzzy set overlay model and airborne imagery, WorldView-1and ASTER

LaRue, M.A., Rotella, J.J., Garrott, R.A., Siniff, D.B., Ainley, D.G., Stauffer, G.E., Porter, C.C., Morin, P.J., (2011) Satellite imagery can be used to detect variation in abundance of Weddell seals (Leptonychotes weddellii) in Erebus Bay, Antarctica. Polar Biology(34-11):1727-1737
The paper shows the efficacy of using satellite imagery(Quick-Bird-2 and WorldView-1) to study Weddell seal population trends
References
WIKI
EOportal/Spectral Bands
Data format

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