High Resolution Stereo Satellite Elevation Mapping Service Confirmed Proof of Accuracy Case History, WorldVie !

" Stereo Photos, Asmara, Eritrea

A one!metre s#uare grid of elevations as produced $y geophysical processing of WorldVie !" stereo satellite photos over an area of %&' s#uare (ilometres) *he elevation accuracy is $etter than %+cm RMSE for areas up to ",(m $y ",(m as determined $y over "+,,,, conventionally esta$lished elevation chec(points)
Gerry Mitchell, P. Geo, Geophysicist, President PhotoSat Information Ltd; Kevin MacNabb, Geophysicist, President MW Geo!S"rveys Inc. # $m s%"are &rid of elevation val"es, coverin& an area of '() s%"are *ilometres, +as prod"ced for the #smara Pro,ect of S"nrid&e Gold in -ritrea ./S0.12SG34. /he elevation &rid +as constr"cted "sin& &eophysical processin& of 56cm &ro"nd resol"tion stereo satellite photos ta*en by the 7i&ital Globe World1ie+!$ satellite. /he stereo satellite elevations +ere referenced to the same benchmar* as over $5,666 previo"sly established acc"rately s"rveyed &ravity s"rvey stations.

-igure ") Stereo satellite elevation map +ith 5m conto"rs sho+in& some of the $5,686 chec*points "sed to determine the elevation mappin& acc"racy of better than '5cm 9oot Mean S%"are -rror .9MS-4 for areas "p to $6*m by $6*m for the World1ie+!$ stereo photos on the S"nrid&e Gold #smara Pro,ect. :or more information abo"t the S"nrid&e Gold #smara Pro,ect, please cons"lt the S"nrid&e Gold +ebsite2 +++.S"nrid&e&old.com;s;#smara.asp $

-igure .. #smara Pro,ect, -ritrea. MW Geo!S"rveys differential GPS s"rvey cre+ and e%"ipment. <ver )5,666 &ravity stations +ere s"rveyed from 866) thro"&h 866= "sin& differential GPS instr"ments from Ma&ellan. #ll of the GPS positions +ere s"rveyed in 9eal /ime Kinematic .9/K4 mode +ith acc"racies of 8cm or better. $5,686 of these &ravity s"rvey stations +ere "sed as elevation chec*points for the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevation mappin& acc"racy assessment. /he Ma&ellan 9/K base +ith a ProMar*/M 566 GPS rover are sho+n in this photo.

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-igure %) /he entire '() s%"are *ilometre #smara, -ritrea World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevation mappin& pro,ect +as tied to the sin&le &ro"nd control point sho+n in this photo. /he acc"racy of the stereo satellite elevation mappin& of better than '5cm 9MS- for areas "p to $6*m by $6*m +as determined "sin& $5,686 independent elevation chec*points. 8

-igure ') World1ie+!$ 56cm stereo photo. #smara, -ritrea.

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-igure +) Stereo World1ie+!$ elevation ima&e created from a $m posted 7-M. #smara, -ritrea.

-igure /) 56cm conto"rs from the stereo World1ie+!$ elevation mappin& sho+in& the elevations of some of the $5,686 elevation chec*points "sed to determine the stereo satellite elevation mappin& acc"racy of better than '5cm 9MS- for areas "p to $6*m by $6*m.

-igure &) #rea of the 88*m by $(*m -ritrea Stereo World1ie+!$ $m posted 7-M sho+in& the sin&le &ro"nd control point and the $5,686 &ravity s"rvey stations "sed as elevation chec*points to determine the acc"racy of the stereo satellite elevation mappin&. #s recommended in the Guidelines for Digital Elevation Data of the >S National 7i&ital -levation Pro&ram .N7-P4, the elevation chec*points are not in areas +ith slopes &reater than 86? &rade, beside b"ildin&s, nor on narro+ topo&raphic rid&es. @

-igure 0) #rea of the 88*m by $(*m -ritrea Stereo World1ie+!$ $m posted 7-M sho+in& the 8,5'= re&ional &ravity s"rvey stations, in a &rid of approAimately 856m by '56m, "sed as elevation chec*points to determine the acc"racy of the stereo satellite elevation mappin&. /he elevation chec*points are not in areas +ith slopes &reater than 86? &rade, beside b"ildin&s, nor on narro+ topo&raphic rid&es.

-igure 1) isto&ram of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for the 88*m by $(*m area and the 8,5'= re&ional elevation chec*points. /he 9oot Mean S%"are -rror .9MS-4 is )8cm, and the Linear -rror .L-B64 is @5cm. /he elevation chec*points are not in areas +ith slopes &reater than 86? &rade, beside b"ildin&s, nor on narro+ topo&raphic rid&es.

-igure ",) Plot of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for the 88*m by $(*m area and the 8,5'= re&ional elevation chec*points as a f"nction of Northin&. /he least s%"ares re&ression line has a slope of !).'cm;*m.

-igure "") Plot of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for the 88*m by $(*m area and the 8,5'= re&ional elevation chec*points as a f"nction of -astin&. /he least s%"ares re&ression line has a slope of !$.8cm;*m.

-igure ".) Plot of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for the 88*m by $(*m area, ad,"sted by ).'cm;*m North!So"th, and the 8,5'= re&ional elevation chec*points as a f"nction of Northin&. /his sim"lates the ad,"stment of the 7-M to fit at least t+o perfect &ro"nd control points.

-igure "%) Plot of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for the 88*m by $(*m area and the 8,5'= re&ional elevation chec*points as a f"nction of -astin&, after the North!So"th ad,"stment by ).'cm;*m. /he least s%"ares re&ression line has a slope of 6.5cm;*m. $6

-igure "') isto&ram of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for the 88*m by $(*m area and the 8,5'= re&ional elevation chec*points, after the North!So"th ad,"stment by ).'cm;*m. 9MS- ')cm, L-B6 56cm. /he elevation chec*points are not in areas +ith slopes &reater than 86? &rade, beside b"ildin&s, nor on narro+ topo&raphic rid&es.

-igure "+) /he semivario&ram of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations and the 8,5'= re&ional chec*points in a 856m by '56m &rid sho+s a very close correlation of the elevation differences o"t to a distance of $6*m bet+een elevation points.

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-igure "/) #reas +ith 86m by $66m &rids of &ravity s"rvey stations "sed as elevation chec*points to determine the acc"racy of the stereo satellite elevation mappin&. #rea # has @,)(B chec*points over an area of 5.$*m by ).@*m, area C has $,=8( chec*points over an area of 8.8*m by $.(*m, area 3 has $,B5= chec*points over an area of ).'*m by $.@*m, area 7 has 8,8$= chec*points over an area of 8.(*m by 8.6*m. /he elevation chec*points are not in areas +ith slopes &reater than 86? &rade, beside b"ildin&s, nor on narro+ topo&raphic rid&es. $8

Area A 5.1km by 4.6km

-igure "&) isto&ram of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for area # .5.$*m by ).@*m4 and the @,)(B elevation chec*points, after the North!So"th ad,"stment by ).'cm;*m. 9MS- '8cm, L-B6 56cm. /he elevation chec*points are not in areas +ith slopes &reater than 86? &rade, beside b"ildin&s, nor on narro+ topo&raphic rid&es.

Area B 2.2km by 1.7km

-igure "0) isto&ram of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for area C .8.8*m by $.(*m4 and the $,=8( elevation chec*points, after the North!So"th ad,"stment by ).'cm;*m. 9MS- 8@cm, L-B6 '5cm. /he elevation chec*points are not in areas +ith slopes &reater than 86? &rade, beside b"ildin&s, nor on narro+ topo&raphic rid&es. $'

Area C 4.3km by 1.6km

-igure "1) isto&ram of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for area 3 .).'*m by $.@*m4 and the $,B5= elevation chec*points, after the North!So"th ad,"stment by ).'cm;*m. 9MS- 8Bcm, L-B6 )5cm. /he elevation chec*points are not in areas +ith slopes &reater than 86? &rade, beside b"ildin&s, nor on narro+ topo&raphic rid&es.

Area D 2.7km by 2.0km

-igure .,) isto&ram of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for area 7 .8.(*m by 8.6*m4 and the 8,8$= elevation chec*points, after the North!So"th ad,"stment by ).'cm;*m. 9MS- 8Bcm, L-B6 )5cm. /he elevation chec*points are not in areas +ith slopes &reater than 86? &rade, beside b"ildin&s, nor on narro+ topo&raphic rid&es. $)

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-igure .") isto&ram of the elevation differences bet+een the World1ie+!$ stereo satellite elevations for the 88*m by $(*m area and @'= re&ional elevation chec*points in areas +ith slopes &reater than 86? &rade, after the North!So"th ad,"stment by ).'cm;*m. 9MS- @6cm, L-B6 $66cm. Cautionary Statement2 /his is an acc"racy assessment for elevation mappin& from a sin&le stereo pair of World1ie+!$ satellite photos. While +e eApect that these res"lts +ill be typical for most World1ie+!$ stereo photos, +e cannot yet confirm that these res"lts apply to more than this pair of stereo photos. For gravity surveying and ground control points, contact: For stereo satellite elevation mapping, contact:

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