OrbView Imagery
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OrbView imagery is a fine resolution remotely sensed product available to the public through OrbImage/GeoEye. The OrbView-3 satellite and
sensor acquires in either multispectral or panchromatic mode. While most OrbView-3 imagery requires payment, this collection was made
available for free redistribution by OrbImage to help assist the December 2004 Tsunami recovery.
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| Satellite |
Sensor |
Spectral Range |
Band |
Scene Size |
Pixel Res |
| Orbview 3 |
Multi-spectral |
450-520 nm |
1=Blue |
8 km X 8 km |
4 meter |
| Multi-spectral |
520-600 nm |
2=Green |
4 meter |
| Multi-spectral |
625-695 nm |
3=Red |
4 meter |
| Multi-spectral |
760-900 nm |
4=NIR |
4 meter |
| Panchromatic |
450-900 nm |
Pan |
1 meter |
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How to Cite This Data Set
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Citation Format: Author (Publication Date), Collection Name, Product
Name, Processing Level, Publisher, Publisher Location, Product Coverage Date.
Citation Parameters Example:
Author: OrbImage Publication Date: {specify acquisition date from
metadata} Collection Name: OrbView-3 scene Product Name: {specify ID from file name or naming
convention} Processing Level: {specify from metadata} Publisher: OrbImage/GeoEye Publisher Location: Dulles, Virginia Product Coverage Date: {specify from metadata}
Full Example Citation: OrbImage (2005), OrbView-3 scene
OrbView_U_0009012_00443640_2, Level OrbView Basic Enhanced, OrbImage/GeoEye, Dulles,
Virginia, 1/30/2005.
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Intellectual Property Rights
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OrbImage/GeoEye owns all OrbView imagery. Access is provided here for education or research purposes only. Users must credit
OrbImage/GeoEye when using this imagery.
As a courtesy, please credit the Global Land Cover Facility (GLCF) as
the source for this data set in some manner. Our suggestion: Source for this
data set was the Global Land Cover Facility, www.landcover.org.
