EROS Produces Hi-Res Multiple Imagery In The Same Pass

Extract of an image set that provides customers with stereo imaging to assist digital terrain modeling. ImageSat International image

Tel Aviv - Jun 25, 2003
Mr. Menashe Broder, CEO of ImageSat International N.V., announced last week at the Paris Air Show that the Company's lightweight, high-resolution Earth Resources Observation Satellite, EROS A, has proven its ability to image a target from several angles in the same orbital pass.

"The successful triple, or even a larger number of images of a target during the same pass, provides ImageSat's Customers with a distinct advantage in imagery processing and the creation of value-added products," said Mr. Broder.

EROS A's multiple-imaging capability enables the Customer to quickly and accurately obtain the multiple high-resolution imagery data under the same weather, lighting and physical conditions, from the same orbital path.

Using the images from different angles, Customers are able to build a digital terrain model (DTM), including the high resolution that is derived from the overhead images. These tools may be used for such applications as mission planning, mapping, fly-through simulations and infrastructure planning.

Dr. Moshe Bar-Lev, President of ImageSat International, said, "The EROS A satellite is extremely versatile. The development of imaging capabilities based on the satellite capabilities did not end once it was successfully placed in orbit.

ImageSat has continuously invested resources in achieving improvements in the utilization of our satellite and the quality of the imagery it produces. This is the type of operational advantage we were hoping to achieve for our Customers."

"I am particularly proud of ImageSat's R&D team, which enabled this significant performance enhancement, two and a half years into EROS A's operational life," Mr. Broder impressed. The satellite is anticipated to have sufficient fuel for 10 years of operation.

Weighing only 250 kg. before launch, EROS A performs asynchronous, push-broom scanning, at an angle of up to 60 degrees from nadir. This functionality enables a customer to evaluate a target, even when the satellite pass is not directly overhead.

An actual-size model of ImageSat's next-generation EROS B1 satellite is on display for the first time at the Paris Air Show, in the pavilion of Israel Aircraft Industries Ltd., manufacturers of the EROS family of high-resolution satellites.

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