Best Satellite Image of 2011

[Correlli]

DigitalGlobe top image of 2011 as voted by users. the image shows a braided river flowing down to sea, surrounded by farm land.

http://www.digitalglobeblog.com/wp-c...2011_dg-sm.jpg

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[SoonerMatt]

I know it's real but it looks like a painting. Very cool.

[Correlli]

Yes, my thoughts too. Looks like an abstract painting.

[PSPookie]

Whatevs. That's totally shopped.

[Eric Perry]

Very cool!

[MJ5150]

Is that really real?

-Mike

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by SoonerMatt

I know it's real but it looks like a painting. Very cool.

Thats cuz its been "enhanced".

If youve flown in an airplane and looked out the window then you know that the colors would not be quite as vibrant.

[Eric Perry]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Thats cuz its been "enhanced".

If youve flown in an airplane and looked out the window then you know that the colors would not be quite as vibrant.

THis is satellite though. There may be some sort of digital enhancement done automatically.

[jmattbassplaya]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Thats cuz its been "enhanced".

If youve flown in an airplane and looked out the window then you know that the colors would not be quite as vibrant.

I can't speak for the enhanced part, but having flown a lot over the years I can't help but see this and say, 'meh.'

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by Eric Perry

THis is satellite though. There may be some sort of digital enhancement done automatically.

Thats what I was saying. The quotes were a recall to the stereotypical "Enhance the image" baloney discussed in another thread.

[Eric Perry]

Originally Posted by MatticusMania

Thats what I was saying. The quotes were a recall to the stereotypical "Enhance the image" baloney discussed in another thread.

My bad.

[Correlli]

I guess one could assume its been enhanced. Certainly the blues have. But then again, high res photos do bring out the colors. Atmospheric conditions would have to be in your favour too.

They do use high-resolution 8-band multispectral imagery from their WorldView-2 satellite. Probably a bit better than normal eye sight or digital cameras.

Originally Posted by wikipedia

WorldView-2 is a commercial Earth observation satellite owned by DigitalGlobe. WorldView-2 provides commercially available panchromatic imagery of .5 m resolution, and eight-band multispectral imagery with 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) resolution. [1] It was launched October 8, 2009 to become DigitalGlobe's third satellite in orbit, joining WorldView-1 which was launched in 2007 and QuickBird which was launched in 2001.