SPOT system and defence applications

Christian Bernard

doi:10.1117/12.46064

1 May 1991 SPOT system and defence applications

Christian Bernard

Proceedings Volume 1521, Image Understanding for Aerospace Applications; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46064
Event: Munich '91 (Lasers '91), 1991, Munich, Germany

Abstract

The general design, main components, and applications of the SPOT satellite system are briefly discussed with emphasis on defence applications. With its 10-m resolution in panchromatic mode, SPOT-1, launched in 1986, is particularly valuable in the fields of detection and reconnaissance. The fineness of resolution is supplemented by thematic processing resources applicable to digital optronic data. The system's operating method offers, at minimum cost, a means of rapidly accessing a wide area, updating information, and renewing information through repeat imagery. The possiblity of obtaining stereopairs by viewing a given point from different angles (+/- 27 deg) allows 3D viewing.

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Christian Bernard "SPOT system and defence applications", Proc. SPIE 1521, Image Understanding for Aerospace Applications, (1 May 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.46064

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