New Research Confirms Value of DigitalGlobe's 8-Band Imagery
February 01 2011 - 8:30AM
Marketwired
Winners of the Inaugural DigitalGlobe (NYSE: DGI) 8-Band Research
Challenge have formally presented their research findings, further
demonstrating the benefits of high-resolution 8-Band Imagery from
DigitalGlobe for remote sensing based analysis.
The studies, presented at the recent Geospatial World Forum in
Hyderabad, India, also described how 8-Band Imagery will lead to
practical applications in areas such as coral reef conservation,
precision agriculture and forestry management. Some of the most
notable studies found that with 8-Band Imagery, these researchers
could:
- Create accurate bathymetry maps (+/-77 cm) over near-shore
coral reefs in Florida, and support more comprehensive coral reef
conservation programs;
- Map invasive alien plant species at a 95% accuracy rate,
enabling more efficient monitoring and eradication programs in
Swaziland;
- Create highly accurate clutter maps with only a +/-0.5% error
rate to support more effective wireless network infrastructure
planning in South Africa;
- Delineate 10 commercial tree species within a heterogeneous
forest with 90% accuracy, information that is vital for forest
conservation management and forestry-related biodiversity
research;
- Extract key vegetation parameters (leaf angle, chlorophyll,
brown pigments) which support precision agriculture, by providing
indications of plant health, growth rates and the impacts of
disease or drought.
"It is very exciting to see the sophisticated research that has
been accomplished through this challenge," said DigitalGlobe CTO
Walter Scott. "The results speak clearly to the value of 8-Band
Imagery and how it will enable us to deliver greater information
and insight to our customers."
The 8-Band Research Challenge encourages researchers to
investigate how 8-Band Imagery, available exclusively from
DigitalGlobe, can enhance analysis and classification research and
enable the development of next generation geospatial applications.
A summary of all the research findings is available on the website
www.8bandchallenge.com, along with the 15 recognized papers.
About DigitalGlobe DigitalGlobe is a
leading global provider of commercial high-resolution earth imagery
products and services. Sourced from our own advanced satellite
constellation, our imagery solutions support a wide variety of uses
within defense and intelligence, civil agencies, mapping and
analysis, environmental monitoring, oil and gas exploration,
infrastructure management, Internet portals and navigation
technology. With our collection sources and comprehensive
ImageLibrary (containing more than one billion square kilometers of
earth imagery and imagery products) we offer a range of on- and
off-line products and services designed to enable customers to
easily access and integrate our imagery into their business
operations and applications. For more information, visit
http://www.digitalglobe.com.
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