USA Select Briefing to

The Federal Geographic Data Committee

November 6, 2001

Glenn Geoghegan

SPOT Image Corporation

Reston, VA

http://www.spot.com

The premier base layer for GIS, Desktop Mapping, and Image Processing Software

• Current, cloud-free imagery; Pan or Natural Color

• 10m resolution on-the-shelf; 2.5m and 5m updates in ‘02

• Co-registered with existing USGS information products

• “Load & Go” Format for Simplified GIS Desktop Mapping Use

• Instantly available base maps for presentations, geospatial analysis, map updating, and change detection

Entities in the following states have already purchased USA Select data products: California, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas and West Virginia

USA Select

USA Select Construction

Co-registered Raster and

Vector Layers

Landsat 7

10m Panchromatic 10m Natural Color

Digital Elevation

•Geocoded Using USGS Maps

•Ortho-Rectified with USGS 30m DEMs

•12 Meter Internal Geometric Accuracy

•Meets National Map Accuracy Standards (1:25,000)

USA Select Statewide Products

•Orthorectified•Seamless•Cloud Free•Balanced•Current

MA

CTRI

CA

NV

OR

WA

ID

UT

AZ NM

CO

WY

MT

TX

OK

KS

NE

SD

ND MN

IA

MO

AR

LA

MS AL GA

FL

IL

WIMI

IN

TN

KY

SCNC

VA

OHWV

PA

NY

MEVT NH

NJ

MDDE

SPOT USA Select 10 meter Panchromatic

$1,500

$4,000

$10,000

$14,000

$17,000

$21,000

$35,000

Terrain Visualization: Phoenix, AZ

Extended Licensing Ensures Widely Used, Dynamic and Valuable Base Map

• Any OHS Data Sharing requirements met by SPOT’s flexible, extended, licensing options

• Supports Common Operating Picture for all Federal, DoD, State and Local Agencies

• Unrestricted public access / web-based distribution options available

Resolution Upgrade Option: SPOT will extend a 25% discount on a 5m upgrade if (1) the initial 10 meter order is placed before 12/15/01, and (2) the SPOT 5 upgrade is ordered by 9/30/02. Full price for 5m upgrade will be charged after Oct 1, 2002.

SPOT Background Information

Imaging CapabilitiesPushbroom Scanning

with CCD Detector Arrays

Two Visible SensorsGround Imaging

Swath = 60 to 80 km per Sensor

Adjustable Viewing Angle (+/- 31 degrees)

3 satellites allow imaging every day

SPOT 1, 2, and 4

Spatial and Spectral Options

1 km Vegetation

2250 km swath

20 Meter Multispectral

60 km x 60 km

10 Meter Panchromatic

60 km x 60 km

SPOT 5

• Resolution:• 2.5 m - SuperMode

Panchromatic

• 5 m - Panchromatic

• 10 m - Green, Red, Near IR

• 20 m - Middle IR

• In-Line Stereo Acquisitions• 10 m post spacing

• Synoptic Coverage• 60 x 60 km or 120 x 120 km

images

• Solid State Data Recorders

Launch Scheduled – Mar 2002

Simulated 5m image

SPOT Image Corporation Profile

• One of four SPOT Image subsidiaries• Incorporated in 1982 to serve the US

marketplace

• Located in Reston, Virginia

• Currently staffed with ~25 employees• Operations include Sales, Marketing,

Satellite Programming, GIS & Image Processing, and Production

• ISO 9001 Certified