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Implementing true broad area, repeat coverage for
the Defense and Intelligence Community
RapidEye Satellite Imaging System
Defense/Intelligence
Capabilities
Other satellite imaging systems may never complete it, and certainly not repeat it!
John Weeber
March 2010
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RapidEye
Geospatial Information Provider
Detecting, understanding and interpreting changes anywhere on earth
On-going programs to create derivative and value-added solutions
Capable of managing enterprise level service requirements
Supported by 5 satellites
Geospatial Data Provider
Providing data to local, regional and national imaging programs
Private company
No operational limitations
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RapidEye System
data download:Svalbard, Norway
Constellation of 5 satellites
S-band antenna
Request Delivery X-band antenna
Productionarchive
satellite control
RapidEye Headquarters -Brandenburg, Germany
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Launch: August 29, 2008
Baikonur Cosmodrome,
Kazahstanon DNEPR-1
(former SS-18 “Satan”ICBM)
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The RapidEye System can collectimagery in FIVE spectral bands
Blue
Green
Red
Near Infrared
Red-Edge
Plants have spectral signatures which can be identified with those 5 bands
RapidEye is the first commercial system offering the Red-Edge band
The combination of these five spectral bands is ideally suited to monitorvegetation conditions and to detect growth anomalies
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sun – synchronous orbit equally spaced in one orbital plane
Satellite SystemOrbit Characteristics
RapidEye 1
RapidEye 2
RapidEye 3
RapidEye 4
RapidEye 2
RapidEye 4
RapidEye 3
RapidEye 5
RapidEye 1RapidEye 1
RapidEye 2
RapidEye 3
RapidEye 4
RapidEye 5
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Two levels of RapidEye Image Products are available:
1B, or Basic; radiometric sensor corrections applied, on-board spacecraft
attitude and ephemeris used for geolocation
3A, or Ortho; radiometric and sensor corrections applied, orthorectified
with DTED Level 1 or better, best available ground control, tiled in 25x25
km based on UTM grid
Standard Image Products
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Ortho Production
RapidEye ground segment can ortho 2 million sq km of data per day
Continuous throughput system
No time delay on delivery
Uses library of GCPs
Alternatively
Purchasing agency receives Level 1 data and does own ortho-rectification
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Required Resolution in Meters for:
Target Type Detection General ID Precise ID Description
Technical
Analysis
Bridges 6.00 4.50 1.50 1.00 0.0300
Radars 3.00 1.00 0.30 0.15 0.015
Radio Towers 3.00 1.50 0.30 0.15 0.015
Supply Dumps 1.5 to 3.0 0.60 0.30 0.03 0.030
Troop Units (bivouac/on road) 6.00 2.00 1.20 0.30 0.150
Airfield Facilities 6.00 2.00 3.00 0.30 0.150
Rockets and Artillery 1.00 0.60 0.15 0.05 0.045
Aircraft 4.50 1.50 1.00 0.15 0.045
Command and Control HQ 3.00 1.50 1.00 0.15 0.090
Missile Sites (SSM/SAM) 3.00 1.50 0.60 0.30 0.045
Surface Ships 7.5 to 15 4.50 0.60 0.30 0.045
Nuclear Weapons Components 2.50 1.50 0.30 0.03 0.015
Vehicles 1.50 0.60 0.30 0.06 0.045
Minefields 3.0 to 9.0 6.00 1.00 0.03
Ports and Harbors 30.0 15.0 6.00 3.00 0.300
Coasts, Landing Beaches 15 to 30 4.50 3.00 1.50 0.150
Railroad Yards and Shops 15 to 30 15.0 6.00 1.50 0.400
Roads 6.0 to 9.0 6.00 1.80 0.60 0.400
Urban Areas 60.0 30.0 3.00 3.0 0.750
Terrain 90.0 4.50 1.50 0.75
Surfaced Submarines 7.5 to 30.0 4.5 to 6 1.50 1.00 0.030
NA
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Vertical axis: Large Area Coverage - acquisition capacities in sq km per day
Horizontal axis: Revisit time in days
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Vertical axis: the Ground Sample Distances of satellite systems (MS sensors only)
Horizontal axis: Revisit time in days
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Security and Intelligence Missions
Surveillance
Reconnaissance
Change Detection
Pattern recognition
Re-task national assets
“Quick looks”
“Canary in the coal
mine”
Site Monitoring
Mapping
Illicit Crop Monitoring
Global Yield Prediction
Global crop type
Land use/object classification
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Critical Infrastructure
Agriculture Infrastructure
Chemical and Hazardous Materialists Infrastructure
Defense Industrial Infrastructure
Energy Infrastructure
Pipeline Infrastructure
Food Infrastructure
Government Infrastructure
Telecommunications Infrastructure
Postal and Shipping Infrastructure
Transportation
Drinking Water and Water Treatment Systems
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[email protected] Broad Area Mapping
Approximately4 Million km per Day
The United States: 9.1m SqKm
Africa: 30.2m SqKm
South America: 17.8m SqKm
Does the International
Defense/Intelligence
Community have up to date
maps of every part of the
globe?
China: 9.5m SqKm
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RapidEye has the ability to detect a
detrimental situation such as an oil
spill, soil erosion, illegal settlement,
vandalism and sabotage or
vegetation encroachment: essential
for safety and efficiency.
Blue: pipelineRed: unwanted encroachmentsGreen: uncritical changes
Energy Infrastructure
Picture: http://ops.dot.gov/
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Tornadoes/Hurricanes
Drought
Floods
Landslides
Hail
Fires
Earthquakes
Broad Area After Event Assessment
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Response to Haiti Earthquake
Entire country covered in five days - provided to U.N.
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Landsat 07Apr09 Landsat 14Apr09 CCA 07Apr09 -to- 14Apr09
Change Detection - Landsat
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RapidEye 07Apr09 RapidEye 11Apr09 CCA 07Apr09 -to- 11Apr09
Change Detection - RapidEye
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RapidEye CCA Results
RapidEye 07Apr09 RapidEye 11Apr09 CCA 07Apr09 -to- 11Apr09
Change Detection - RapidEye
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82.7 ha31.3 ha
43.1 ha
12.5 ha12 ha
31 ha
43 ha
82 ha
Broad Area Crop Acreage Determination
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Fresh Water
Extremely DenseUrban
DenseUrban
Urban
Broad Area Land Use
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[email protected] Illicit Crop Monitoring to support Eradication Efforts in Afghanistan
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[email protected] Illicit Crop Monitoring to support Eradication Efforts in Afghanistan
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Classified Projects
RapidEye has partnerships and is developing partnerships with
several international firms that operate in the Defense and
Intelligence world that can provide products and services
derived from RapidEye data to meet your classified and
sensitive requirements.
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Our United States Partners
Spatial Energy provides imagery solutions, hosting, and
analysis specifically created for the energy sector
MapMart is a leading on-line distributor of imagery and
geospatial products from multiple sources, as well as
providing photogrammetry and image processing
MDA Federal provides advanced geospatial services
and solutions utilizing a variety of data sources and
methods
21CSI is a leading processor and distributor of synthetic
aperture radar (SAR) and Electro-optical (EO) satellite
products, services, and training
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Key Points:
RapidEye is the only commercial satellite provider with broad area, repeat coverage in 5
spectral bands
The RapidEye system can image any spot in the world daily
The capacity for collection is up to 4 million square kilometers per day
Five meter image resolution can satisfy nearly half of the traditional intelligence requirements
Red edge and near IR bands are optimized for crop identification and monitoring
Broad-area change detection with results having real intelligence potential is now possible
Imagery can be shared with coalition forces worldwide
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Challenges . . . . .
Gaining market awareness and subsequent market share
Short term data sales, long term product and solution integration
Development of automated change detection over broad areas
Better sensors do not always mean a shortened decision cycle
Recurring, broad area mapping in a system already awash with data
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Thank you!
RapidEye Satellite Imaging System
Defense/Intelligence
Capabilities
Other satellite imaging systems may never complete it, and certainly not repeat it!