Integration of High Resolution Quickbird Images to Googleearth

As known, at the present time, remote sensing technologies are being improved and year by year, by launching new satellites whose image taking configurations are improved with new techniques, images can be obtained faster with high quality. The satellites which had been launched recently for example; Quickbird, Ikonos and Orbview-3 have 1m and better resolution, continue their missions with quite success. As it is known, for a few years the computer users have been achieving information for every area just by using a computer via the GoogleEarth technology generated by America with the contribution of all other countries. GoogleEarth was improved for showing the images which are taken with remote sensing techniques, transforming to mosaic form for any area and describing the topography and cartography of this area. But, day by day, the various information has begun to be offered by Geographic Information System (GIS) integration to the GoogleEarth and the GoogleEarth has started to develop by this way. Now, the users can provide all types of information for any area after the integration of Geographic Information System to GoogleEarth. For example; they can decide their strategy which they will follow in a probable disaster (earthquake, flood etc.) or even, they can select a restaurant to eat something. In this study, Zonguldak city which is located in North-West part of Turkey is selected as the test field. The high resolution (60 cm) images of American Quickbird satellite are used as pads. Besides, 1:1000 scale digital topographic maps are used for the extraction of details like the roads and buildings with cartography and to provide the currency of the satellite images. The data which are acquired from satellite images and cartography have been integrated in each other in GIS. In GoogleEarth, the information from high resolution satellite images and cartography do not exist for Zonguldak region that’s why the results obtained from this study have been planned for the integration to the GoogleEarth in Zonguldak city. At the end of the study, the results are the high resolution satellite images and cartographic data which are in GIS environment and they are harmonious with GoogleEarth. * Corresponding author. This is useful to know for communication with the appropriate person in cases with more than one author.