WorldView-2
Launched on October 6, 2009, WorldView-2 is the most technologically advanced high resolution satellite ever put into operation. Offering an unparalleled eight bands of 1.84-meter multispectral data plus a 0.46-meter panchromatic band, WorldView-2 will expand the possibilities of remotely sensed data for vegetative studies; bathymetric research; supervised and unsupervised classifications; and all other high-end spectral analysis techniques. WorldView-2 not only offers increased spectral information, it also has industry leading accuracy, agility and data storage capacity truly putting this satellite into a class of its own.
Key WorldView-2 Specifications
Spectral Bands: |
8-band Multispectral (standard blue, green, red and near-infrared bands; plus red edge, coastal, yellow and near-IR2) & Panchromatic (black and white) |
Resolution: |
Collected at 0.46-m Panchromatic & 1.84-m Multispectral; sold at 0.5-m Panchromatic & 2.0-m Multispectral due to US government regulations |
Revisit Time: |
~ 3.7 days (depends on latitude) |
Positional Accuracy: |
12.2-m CE90%, with a predicted performance in the range of 4.6 to 10.7-m CE90% (does not account for topographic distortions) |
Swath Width: |
16.4-km at nadir |
Archive Dates: |
Starting in mid-October 2009 |
Stereo Availability: |
Archive (as available) and as new collections |
Orbital Altitude: |
770-km |
WorldView-2 launched in mid-October 2009 with an expected calibration period of 4 months. When WorldView-2 goes online, the data will be available in a wide variety of formats to fit the needs of any geospatial project. Contact the eMap Sales Team for questions about WorldView-2 imagery and/or technology that are not addressed above.
