Assignment. no.

Optimum scale for various satellite images

Quick bird:

Quickbird is the highest resolution, multispectral commercial earth imaging

satellite, in the world. It has a resolution of 61cm (at nadir), meaning a highly
detailed natural color image unprecedented in satellite imaging history. It is an
ideal product for the large scale mapping (optimum mapping scale is 1:1500),
be it cadastral, city planning, base mapping.

Ikonos:

Available for 1m & 4m resolution in both b/w and colour imagery with a scene
coverage is 11km X 11km.

These imagery are best for map scale at 1:5,000 to 1:20,000

Geoeye-1:

Available for 0.5m & 2m resolution in both b/w and colour imagery with a scene
coverage is 15km X 15km .
These imagery are best for map scale at 1:2,500 to 1:10,000

Formosat-2

Available for 2m & 8m resolution in both b/w and colour imagery with a scene
coverage of 24km X 24km.
These imagery are best for map scale at 1:10,000 to 1:25,000
KOMPSAT-2

Available for 1m & 4m resolution in both b/w and colour imagery with a scene
coverage is 15km X 15km.

These imagery are best for map scale at 1:5,000 to 1:20,000

Pan: 5m (nadir)
MS: 10m (nadir)
SWI: 20m (nadir)
The coverage offered by SPOT-5 is a key asset for applications such as medium-scale
mapping (at 1:25 000 and 1:10 000 locally),