kaufman@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU (Marc Kaufman) (03/17/88)
I would like to purchase a SPOT image of a particular place, on or about a particular time. Can someone point me to an appropriate source for ordering same? I also need pricing (presumably from the same source). Thanks. Marc Kaufman (kaufman@Shasta.stanford.edu)
jru@etn-rad.UUCP (John Unekis) (03/18/88)
In article <2576@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU> kaufman@Shasta.stanford.edu (Marc Kaufman) writes: >I would like to purchase a SPOT image of a particular place, on or about >a particular time. Can someone point me to an appropriate source for >ordering same? I also need pricing (presumably from the same source). .... You want the SPOT Image Corporation, They are in northern Virginia near Wash. , D.C. Call (703)555-1212 to get their phone number. They sell images on Magtape in Ansi format, I vaguely remember them costing approx. $1000 for a tape with 3 images.
mmaclenn@watdcsu.waterloo.edu (Mark MacLennan-Geog.) (03/21/88)
> I would like to purchase a SPOT image of a particular place, on or about > a particular time. Can someone point me to an appropriate source for > ordering same? I also need pricing (presumably from the same source). SPOT satellite imagery (10m panchromatic, 20m multispectal - 3 bands) is available in the U.S. for purchase from: SPOT Image Corporation 1897 Preston White Drive Reston, Virginia 22091-4326 703-620-2200 This data is not cheap and it is copyrighted (i.e. once you buy it you cannot pass it on to anyone else; an agreement on terms and conditions for use of the data must be signed ...). Imagery in digital format (on 1600bpi tape) start at about $1500 per scene. There are a few sample scenes of selected areas in the U.S. available for $600 each. I am not certain that SPOT Corporation archives all that many scenes unless they are requested by customers.
rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) (03/23/88)
>> I would like to purchase a SPOT image of a particular place, on or about >> a particular time. Can someone point me to an appropriate source for >> ordering same? I also need pricing (presumably from the same source). > >SPOT satellite imagery (10m panchromatic, 20m multispectal - 3 bands) >is available in the U.S. for purchase from: > > SPOT Image Corporation > 1897 Preston White Drive > Reston, Virginia 22091-4326 703-620-2200 > >This data is not cheap and it is copyrighted (i.e. once you buy it you >cannot pass it on to anyone else; an agreement on terms and conditions >for use of the data must be signed ...). Imagery in digital format >(on 1600bpi tape) start at about $1500 per scene. There are a few sample >scenes of selected areas in the U.S. available for $600 each. I am not >certain that SPOT Corporation archives all that many scenes unless they >are requested by customers. Snarfed from the latest issue of Omni: You can contact the U.S. Geological Survey offers a service where you can order clear color or black and white photos of any location in the United States. The costs from from $6 to $65 depending on print size. These photos can cover an area of 30 to 120 square miles, and cover altitudes from 40,000 feet to 110 miles. For a brochure, write: National Cartographic Information Center U.S. Geological Survey 507 National Center Reston, VA 22092 This at least is an option for someone who may not want to spend the big bucks on SPOT images... -- "Cursed Eraser Causes People Robert J. Granvin to Vanish Forever." National Information Systems, Inc. rjg@sialis.mn.org UUCP:...uunet!{amdahl,hpda,rosevax}!bungia!sialis!rjg
ens598@leah.Albany.Edu (Eric Sheffer) (03/27/88)
In article <284@sialis.mn.org>, rjg@sialis.mn.org (Robert J. Granvin) writes: > >> I would like to purchase a SPOT image of a particular place, on or about > >> a particular time. Can someone point me to an appropriate source for > >> ordering same? I also need pricing (presumably from the same source). > > > Snarfed from the latest issue of Omni: > > You can contact the U.S. Geological Survey offers a service where you > can order clear color or black and white photos of any location in the > United States. The costs from from $6 to $65 depending on print size. > > > For a brochure, write: > > National Cartographic Information Center > U.S. Geological Survey > 507 National Center > Reston, VA 22092 > The problem with this solution is that you have to know what you're getting. SPOT provides two formats: 10 meter _panchromatic_ black and white or 15 meter _color-infrared_ imagery. USGS and Earth Resource Obervation System (EROS) maintains a miriad of images, from Gemini, Apollo and Skylab orbital photographs to LANDSAT Thematic Mapper imagery. If you're thinking about this option, consider National High Altitude Photography Program's 1:58000 scale color-infrared photographs, or contact a local mapping agency (transportation department, planning bureau, etc.) who might be able to provide larger scale imagery. Also, you must be able to digitize photographs, or these sugestions are moot. In any event, NHAP images are available from USGS and EROS Data Center. EROS Data Center U.S. Geological Survey Sioux Falls, SD 57198 (605)-594-6151 _______________________________________________________________________________ __ __ Eric Sheffer / / / \ ens598@leah.albany.edu / / / /\ \ Dept. of Geography and Planning / /_/ / _\ \ The University at Albany "No beach to walk on..." /_____/ /____\ _______________________________________________________________________________
dk@sal.UUCP (Danny Kohn) (03/29/88)
In article <471@etn-rad.UUCP> jru@etn-rad.UUCP (John Unekis) writes: >In article <2576@Shasta.STANFORD.EDU> kaufman@Shasta.stanford.edu (Marc Kaufman) writes: >I would like to purchase a SPOT image of a particular place, on or about >a particular time. Can someone point me to an appropriate source for >ordering same? I also need pricing (presumably from the same source). >.... I think that you can buy them from Satellitbid in Kiruna in Sweden. They have speciallized in taking down and are selling spot pictures also.