UltraCamX
Question 1
Into what general category of EOS does the instrument fall?
Panchromatic & multispectral
Question 2
What capture technology is used?
Frame Camera
Question 3
Is the sensor active or passive?
Passive
Question 4
At what wavelength(s) does the sensor function?
Question 5
What resolution does the sensor have – temporal and spatial?
Temporal
N/A as the sensor is carried in an aircraft
Spatial
Largest image format available (216 megapixels: 14,430 pixels across track; 9,420 pixels along track)
Question 6
Is the sensor carried on an airborne or spaceborne platform? What is that platform – typically?
Airborne, Aeroplane as a platform
Question 7
Who developed/launched/manages the sensor?
Vexcel Corp - now owned by Microsoft Corporation
Question 8
Can data be purchased from service providers?
Only in some limited cases
Question 9
What products are available?
Panchromatic & colour imagery
Question 10
What is the main application for which the sensor was designed?
For the collection of image data from an aerial platform for mapping & monitoring needs
List 2 specific projects, where they have been reported, their goals and their outcomes.
Getmapping did a high resolution survey of England and Wales that is for sale to the general public.
Websites we accessed while researching this topic Inc:
• www.vexcel.com
• http://rst.gsfc.nasa.gov/
• http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/resource/tutor/fundam/index_e.php
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