What are the GIS applications of the IKONOS satellite imagery?
The primary markets served are mapping, agriculture, forestry, oil and gas exploration, media, insurance, utilities, telecommunications, real estate, environment, civil government, military, and transportation. Access to this new level of visual information will allow for a deeper understanding of the environment, international security, and economic change. Using the image products created by IKONOS, farmers can more precisely monitor the health of crops and estimate yields, scientists can look at environmentally sensitive areas and predict trends, government officials can create cadastral databases and can monitor and plan enlightened land use policies, city planners can further the development of new housing communities, and insurance companies can measure and map damage to properties after natural disasters. How often will IKONOS pass over a given land area? IKONOS is circling the globe on a north-south axis 14 times a day. Passing over any one region an average of twice a day, wit
