Tag: SAR
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ICEYE Raises €1B at €10B Valuation for SAR Expansion
Why did ICEYE just become Europe’s most valuable space company? ICEYE has secured over €1 billion in funding at a valuation exceeding €10 billion, making it the largest funding round in European space history and positioning the Finnish synthetic aperture radar (SAR) specialist as a direct competitor to U.S. Earth observation giants like Planet Labs…
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Marshall Islands Cuts Illegal Fishing Detection Time with SAR Satellites
How Did Marshall Islands Cut Illegal Fishing Detection Time by 90%? The Marshall Islands Marine Resources Authority reduced illegal fishing vessel detection time from weeks to hours during a 12-day enforcement campaign using commercial synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites. The operation covered 2 million square kilometers of Pacific waters surrounding the 181-square kilometer island nation,…
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What are the 5 types of satellite images?
What are the 5 types of satellite images? When working with satellite imagery, you can categorize them into various types based on the data they capture and the purpose they serve. Here are five common types of satellite images: 1. Visible Light Images: These images capture the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, including colours…
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What is SAR?
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is a specific satellite that can capture imagery in all weather conditions, day or night. SAR sends a microwave radar signal to the earth’s surface to detect physical properties. Depending on the ground feature’s properties, some or all of the signal will bounce back up to the sensor creating an image…
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What Is Tasking?
Tasking is the act of “ordering” new satellite imagery from a specific satellite. To task a satellite, coordinates of an area of interest (AOI), time frame and interval are sent to the satellite provider. The satellite will capture an image of that area during the specified time period, weather permitting. The “tasked” image is then…