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P3D v2 Google Earth satellite images

TheGlue

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Hello, for my scenery I want to have some satellite images. Where I can buy them?

Greetz :)
 
Hi Greetz,

for high-resolution (<1m per pixel) satellite imagery there are only two major players: Digital Globe (WorldView, IKONOS, QuickBird, GeoEye satellites) https://www.digitalglobe.com/resources/satellite-information and Airbus (Pleiades): http://www.geo-airbusds.com/pleiades/

These don't sell their data directly though so you need to find authorized resellers for your local area from their websites; e.g.: https://www.digitalglobe.com/partners/certified-resellers

Unfortunately, this stuff isn't cheap, at least USD25 per sq km. Moreover, both providers recently upped their prices by >50% (thank you very much!). Last but not least make sure to ask for a license that allows for commercial redistribution of the processed imagery; most of their customers (governments, Oil&Gas, real estate developers, etc.) only use the imagery in-house or in web-apps, which is covered by different license types.

Before you spend money it often pays to do an in-depth Web search of the local GIS government departments for your area of interest; sometimes they have aerial orthoimagery or older photos that are public domain or at least cheaper.

Cheers, Holger
 
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