GSI (Geographical Survey Institute) is researching to apply high-resolution satellite imagery to topographical mapping. Previous studies with IKONOS and SPOT5 show its effectiveness. QuickBird has the highest resolution among the commercial satellites. According to prior studies, QuickBird mono image with DEM gave good results for horizontal accuracy and discrimination. We confirmed the accurac...

Stereo high-resolution satellite imagery, such as Space Imaging’s IKONOS (1 m resolution) and DigitalGlobe’s QuickBird (submeter resolution), can provide accurate three-dimensional (3D) mapping products. Based on the rational function model, this study investigated the integration of IKONOS and QuickBird images. One pair of stereo IKONOS images and one pair of stereo QuickBird images, collected...

QuickBird satellite imagery, provided by DigitalGlobe Inc., has the highest resolution, among the satellite imaging systems that are commercially available. The QuickBird imaging system simultaneously collects 67-72 centimeter resolution stereo panchromatic and 2.44-2.88 meter resolution multispectral images. In this research, a QuickBird stereo pair of basic imagery product that was taken over...

Digital terrain models (DTMs) were extracted from high-resolution stereo images (SPOT-5, EROS-A, IKONOS-II and QuickBird) using a three-dimensional universal physical model developed at the Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Natural Resources Canada. DEMs were generated using an area-based multi-scale image matching method and then compared to 0.2-m accurate lidar elevation data. Elevation linea...

The latest generation of high-resolution commercial imaging satellites, such as IKONOS and QuickBird, has opened a new era of earth observation and digital mapping. This paper presents the geometric modeling principles and photogrammetric processing methods involved in high-precision mapping using stereo IKONOS and QuickBird images. First, the imaging geometry and systematic errors in the Ratio...

A study was conducted to compare the urban forest management in three forests Samarinda City. The application of GIS (Geographic Information System) is one alternatives conduct a variety processes such as: providing geographical information system, identifying areas Samarinda, helping plan process map digitalization and performing overlay process. main method used for data analysis on technique...

Mangrove stands of differing species composition are hard to distinguish in conventional, coarse resolution satellite images. The new generation of meter-level satellite imagery provides a unique opportunity to achieve this goal. In this study, an IKONOS Geo bundle image and a QuickBird Standard bundle image were acquired for a study area located at Punta Galeta on the Caribbean coast of Panama...

Cheatgrass (Bromus tectorum) is of growing concern among farmers, ranchers, and researchers in the intermountain west due to its ability to alter rangeland vegetation communities and their associated fire regimes. Quickbird multi-spectral imagery (spatial resolution 2.4 mpp) was used to detect and model cheatgrass presence in southeastern Idaho. Training sites were created using 2003 field data...

In resent years, remote sensing technologies are utilized in disaster management as a means of information gathering in a large scale disaster. QuickBird captured a clear image of Bam City, eight days after the 2003 Bam, Iran, earthquake. The city was also observed by QuickBird about three months before the event. In this paper, we perform building damage detection based on land cover classific...