This first image showing Kutztown University located midway between Reading and Allentown, Penn. was produced by fusing the satellite's panchromatic and multispectral data to produce a high-quality, true-color half-meter resolution image.
Released October 8, 2008
DULLES, Va. -– GeoEye, Inc., a provider of satellite, aerial and geospatial information, released the first, color half-meter ground resolution image taken from its GeoEye-1 satellite. The satellite has been undergoing calibration and check-out since it was launched on Sept. 6 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
The press release is at http://geoeye.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=308
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http://geoeye.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=308
Contact: Mark Brender, 703-629-5368, brender.mark@geoeye.com
Amy Estes, 303-298-8470, ext. 218, aestes@legrandhart.com
