YOUR SOURCE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGERY

About

Since 2010, View From A Star Inc. (VFAS) has been helping North American companies acquire satellite imagery for a wide range of projects, including global facility mapping, educational research, community planning, mining, asset management, surveillance, and more. VFAS is a certified Maxar (f.k.a. DigitalGlobe) reseller with a mission to provide fast, high-quality imagery and exceptional service to our clients.

OUR VIEW OF THE WORLD IS EXPANDING. Enhancements in satellite imagery resolution (30cm), extended range of color bands, stereo data collection, and advancement in satellite agility and scope, mean faster image collection, higher quality and increased coverage across this vast planet of ours.

Maxar’s constellation of ‘Stars’ is made up of 5 powerful satellites, offering stunning views of our beautiful planet and imagery in unparalleled resolutions. The planned launch of WorldView Legion satellite in 2021 will offer VFAS clients increased collection capacity at 30cm resolution and affordable access to the highest quality views of your imagery needs.

VFAS has extensive experience in managing both large and small satellite imaging projects. Contact us for a quote.

Order satellite imagery from VFAS in 3 Easy Steps

Create a KML file or shapefile (WGS40 compatible) over your Area of Interest. Or define your coordinates

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Send us your files/coordinates or image catalogue IDs to info@viewfromastar.com

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We will reply with results and non-obligated quotes within 12 hours. We will first inform you on what is currently available in our extensive Image Library, and we would estimate how long it would take to acquire new imagery

Quick Facts

Image Delivery

All imagery is delivered via secure FTP download.

 

Normal delivery time from Image Library

Less than 48 hours from time of order.

 

Normal delivery time for New Acquisition

Between 2 to 7 days in “cloud-friendly” areas.

Key to Timely Image Delivery
  1. Effective Project Management specifically constant and instant communication between You (customer), VFAS (reseller) and Maxar (satellite owner). Good communication between all three parties guarantees a quicker delivery. We take great pride in our ability to deliver Exceptional Service.
  2. Maxar’s impressive constellation of satellites allows for up to 4 satellites capturing your Area at once.

Pricing Discounts

Incredible discounts for educational institutions. Volume discounts for all entities.

View educational discounts (PDF)

The Stars

Worldview 4 Satellite

Launch: 2016
Altitude: 617km
Sensor Bands: Panchromatic and 8-band multispectral (coastal blue, blue, green, yellow, red, red-edge, Near-IR 1, Near-IR 2) and Shortwave Infrared (SWIR)
Resolution: 0.31 meters GSD at nadir panchromatic, 1.24 meters GSD at nadir multispectral, 3.70 meters GSD at nadir SWIT
Collection Capability: Up to 680,000 square kilometers of imagery per day

Worldview 3 Satellite

WorldView-1 is equipped with the state-of-the-art control moment gyros (CMGs), which provide stunning agility, rapid retargeting and efficient in-track stereo collection.

Launch: 2014
Altitude: 617 km
Sensor Bands: Panchromatic and 8-band multispectral (coastal blue, blue, green, yellow, red, red-edge, Near-IR 1, Near-IR 2) and Shortwave Infrared (SWIR)
Resolution: 0.31 meters GSD at nadir panchromatic, 1.24 meters GSD at nadir multispectral, and 3.70 meters GSD at nadir SWIR
Collection Capability: Up to 680,000 square kilometers of imagery per day

Worldview 2 Satellite

WorldView-1 is equipped with the state-of-the-art control moment gyros (CMGs), which provide stunning agility, rapid retargeting and efficient in-track stereo collection.

Launch: 2009
Altitude: 770km
Sensor Bands: Panchromatic and 8-band multispectral (coastal blue, blue, green, yellow, red, red-edge, Near-IR 1, Near-IR 2)
Resolution: 0.46 meters GSD at nadir panchromatic and 1.85 meters GSD at nadir multispectral
Collection Capability: 1,000,000 square kilometers of imagery per day

Worldview 1 Satellite

WorldView-1 is equipped with the state-of-the-art control moment gyros (CMGs), which provide stunning agility, rapid retargeting and efficient in-track stereo collection.

Launch: 2007
Altitude: 496km
Sensor Bands: Panchromatic
Resolution: 0.5 meters GSD at nadir
Collection Capability: 1,000,000 square kilometers of imagery per day

GeoEye Satellite

GeoEye-1 is able to revisit any point on Earth once every three days or sooner.

Launch: 2008
Altitude: 681km
Sensor Bands: Panchromatic and 4-band multispectral (blue, green, red, Near-IR)
Resolution: 0.41 meters GSD at nadir panchromatic 1.65 meters GSD at nadir multispectral
Collection Capability: 700,000 square kilometers of panchromatic (and up to 350,000 square kilometres of multispectral) imagery per day

Search for Imagery

We provide imagery searches at no extra cost, however, some of our clients prefer to search for imagery on their own at the following search engine link below.

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