The extra high resolution imagery available through

capture the recent revolution in derived data, processing, and accessibility – and speed!

The extra high resolution imagery available through Charming Globe that was recently captured for the entire east coast of the North Island took 1 minute and 11 seconds.

juxtaposition in capability and utility. It’s this very recent convergence of a lot of disparate technology (machine learning, AI, cloud computing and optics) that makes the contrast between today’s satellite imagery technology and what’s gone before so dramatic.

Indeed, there is no doubt that satellite imagery and its derived data can now be used in myriad ways to inform decision-makers, quickly, easily and affordably. •

Sources: https://www.usgs.gov/landsat-missions/landsat-1

The New Zealand Satellite Imagery Marketplace is an online resource provided by Critchlow Geospatial. It offers the most comprehensive range of satellite services available today.

Current providers include Maxar, NTT Data, Pixxel, SI Imaging, Head Aerospace, Capella Space, Charming Globe, Satellogic and SpaceWill.

For more information about the New Zealand Satellite Imagery Marketplace visit: https://www.critchlow.co.nz/satellite-imagerymarketplace

Source: Charming Globe, Coverage Map, February 21, 2023

A ‘then and now’ comparison conducted only a few years back wouldn’t have presented quite the same jarring