VHR World Cup Gallery, South Africa
2010
VHR Imagery from e-GEOS (COSMO-SkyMed), GeoEye (GeoEye-1 and IKONOS)
and DigitalGlobe (WorldView-2 and QuickBird)
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14 June 2010 World Cup 2010: the COSMO-SkyMed image
of the stadium in Cape Town
The COSMO-SkyMed satellites have captured an image
of the Green Point Stadium in Cape Town, which will host today’s
match between Italy and Paraguay at the Football World Cup currently
under way in South Africa. The radar image taken by COSMO-SkyMed
on 13 June 2010 also shows the port in Cape Town. A gallery of
radar and optical satellite images of all the stadiums and cities
hosting World Cup 2010 matches is available here.
04/05/2010 Google Enterprise and e-GEOS
(ASI/Telespazio) announce partnership agreement
e-GEOS has become the partner of Google's Enterprise division
to develop and distribute in Italy geospatial solutions based on
Google Earth Enterprise technology. more >>
30/04/2010 — 06/05/10
Louisiana: COSMO-SkyMed image of the oil slick near the Mississippi
Delta.
An image taken by COSMO-SkyMed radar satellites on 29 April shows
the oil slick (in black), which is closing in on the Louisiana
coast. A comparison of the images taken on 29 April and on the
2 May with the latest one of 3 May shows that, due to a change
in the wind direction, the oil slick is moving towards the north-east
and away from the Mississippi Delta. more >>
22/04/2010
Prince Felipe of Spain visits the European Union Satellite Centre
in Torrejón
On 13 April, His Royal Highness Prince Felipe of Spain paid a
visit to the European Union Satellite Centre in Torrejón de Ardoz,
near Madrid, where he saw the satellite maps of Haiti produced
with the help of e-GEOS in the days following the earthquake that
struck earlier this year on 12 January. ...more >>
20/04/2010
COSMO-SkyMed multitemporal image of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajoekull
The image is obtained using two acquisitions, one before and one
after the eruption (03/04/2010 and 19/04/2010). In the image, it
is possible to distinguish changes in the signal recorded by the
radar by the presence of red and green areas. Details >>
16/03/2010
e-GEOS
signs framework contract with the European Union to supply GeoEye-1
and IKONOS very high resolution satellite data
e-GEOS has signed a framework supply contract with the European
Union, through the Joint Research Center (JRC) of the European
Commission. Under the up to 4 year contract, which is worth approximately
EUR 5.4 million per year, e-GEOS will provide the Union with world-wide
Very High Resolution images from the GeoEye-1 and IKONOS satellites Details >>
10/03/2010
e-GEOS
supplies satellite imagery and maps to measure the extent of flooding
in Queensland, Australia.
e-GEOS has
processed and made available to the University of New South Wales,
suppliers of technical support to the Australian Civil Defence,
satellite data and evaluation maps of the extent of flooding caused
by heavy rains in the
towns of Taroom and St. George, Australia. Details >>
5/03/2010
e-GEOS provides satellite images and
maps to assess the damage suffered by the city of Concepcion in
Chile, following the earthquake of 27 February
e-GEOS has produced an assessment of the damage suffered by
the city of Concepcion, Chile, as a result of the earthquake
of 27 February 2010, which it has provided to the UN's Department
of Field Support and the Italian foreign affairs ministry. Details and
links to maps and imagery, and press release >> 
22/01/2010
e-GEOS provides
aid agencies with satellite maps of Léogâne and
Jacmel, two cities hit by the earthquake in Haiti
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e-GEOS, in collaboration with the European
Union Satellite Centre (EUSC), is providing satellite maps
of road conditions in the Haitian areas of and Jacmel and Léogâne.
These areas have been awaiting aid operations for some time
due to poor road conditions and inefficient co-ordination of
relief following the disaster. More >> |
14/01/2010
GeoEye-1 imagery of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 12 January 2010
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Taken by the GeoEye-1 satellite
from 423 miles in space at 10:27 am EST on Jan. 13, 2010. Ground
resolution is half meter. The imagery clearly shows extensive
damage throughout the city. One can see roads covered with
debris from collapsed structures, people crowded in the streets
and in open public places such as sports fields and stadiums.
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