| Long name | GeoEye-1 |
| Short name | GEO1 |
| Key file name (use to open data set) | *_metadata.txt |
| Supported file extension(s) | .txt, .tif, .prj, .shp |
| Sensor | Panchromatic and multispectral |
| Platform | GeoEye |
| Data distributor | The primary data distributor for GeoEye-1 is GeoEye. |
| Sections | Data product name and description |
Data product name and description
| Data Product | Description | Version |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | This data is basic level and distributed in TIFF or NITF format, similar to the OrbView-3 format. | N/A |
| Geo | This data is geolevel and distributed in NITF or TIFF format, similar to the IKONOS format. | N/A |
| File Name | File Type | Required | Contents | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Basic level: |
TIFF or NITF | Yes | Raster data and metadata | N/A |
|
Geo level: |
TIFF or NITF | Yes | Raster data and metadata | N/A |
| Data product | Data returned | Details |
|---|---|---|
| GeoEye-1 satellite image data | Four channels for multispectral data, one channel for panchromatic data | GDB retrieves four image channels for multispectral data, one channel for panchromatic data |
| Ephemeris data | One orbit segment | GDB imports ephemeris data as an orbit segment. This segment contains information about the satellite position, satellite attitude, IFOV, projection, sensor, and orbit. |
| RPC data | One binary segment | GDB imports a rational-function model as a binary segment (if the data product provides this information) |
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