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CARTOSAT images released

Staff Reporter

Captured through state-of-the-art panchromatic camera with one-metre spatial resolution

BANGALORE: The images captured by CARTOSAT-2, the 12th satellite in the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) satellite series, were released by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) here on Wednesday.

The black and white images were captured by the satellite — launched on January 10 — from its orbit 630 km away through a state-of-the-art panchromatic camera with a high spatial resolution of one metre. The satellite has a lifespan of approximately five years.

"We are very satisfied with the quality of the images we have recovered from CARTOSAT-2," said G. Madhavan Nair, ISRO Chairman. This proved the quality of the system. "India can in no way be considered to be falling behind when it comes to remote sensing technology."

The one-metre spatial resolution will have its uses in disaster management, urban and rural infrastructure planning and monitoring, watershed management and coastal land use monitoring. IRS data has already been applied in land-use mapping, agro-climatic zones planning and crop acreage and production estimation.

"These satellite images will be far more affordable for domestic users than those bought from the United States, which are priced at $20 for one sq km," said K. Radhakrishnan, Director, National Remote Sensing Agency. CARTOSAT -2 in the next three years is bound to become one of the key players in the international market worth $120 million, for remote sensing data products.

It will provide impetus to the applications of the IRS satellite system for the National Natural Resources Management System.

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