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The first image from GeoEye-1, of a university campus in the US, has been released to the media. The satellite is still being commissioned. Production imagery is not expected to begin to flow until November at the earliest and even then, the satellite will be consumed by military orders from the Pentagon.

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Geoeye-1 is eagerly awaited. It is the first of a new generation of satellites designed for commercial use since it became clear that security agencies in the US would countenance a more or less free market for sub-metre imagery.

This is part of the first image from GeoEye-1. The resolution is claimed to be better than 500 mm at nadir.

Geoeye imagery is being distributed in the region by AAMHatch in Brisbane, Beijing Earth Observation, Genesis Software in Colombo, Japan Space Imaging in Tokyo, MonMap in Ulan Bator, NTData in Tokyo, Pacific GenPro in Taipei, RFI Technology in Taipei, Sathya Technology in India, Spot Asia in Singapore and WAI Corporate in Korea.

It is available online via Google.

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