CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - GIS -
Full Name GeoEye Imaging System Status Operational
Instrument Agencies GeoEye Maturity Low Heritage
Instrument Type High resolution optical imagers Geometry
Instrument Technology High-resolution nadir-scanning SW spectrometer Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications High-resolution land observation.
Resolution Summary 0.41m PAN, 1.64 MS (at nadir)
[Best Resolution: 0.41m]
Swath Summary 15.2km
[Max Swath: 15 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary Panchromatic: 450–900nm, Multispectral: Blue: 450-510nm, Green: 520 - 580nm, Red: 655 - 690nm, NIR: 780 - 920nm
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Instrument Missions
GeoEye-1 - GeoEye-1 (2008 - 2025)