RICHMOND HILL, Ontario, Canada—May
03, 2013: PCI Geomatics, a world-leading developer of remote sensing and
photogrammetric software and systems, announced today that it now supports KOMPSAT-3
imagery within its software suite.
KOMPSAT-3, a new satellite built and operated by the Korean
Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) was launched on May 12th, 2012
from the Tanegashima Space Center of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA),
Japan. KOMPSAT-3 is an optical imaging satellite capable of imaging the Earth
with a resolution of 0.70 m Panchromatic and 2.8 m Multispectral (Blue, Green,
Red, Near-IR). KOMPSAT-3 includes the Advanced Earth Imaging Sensor System
(AEISS), which is a high-resolution imager (Pan and MS). This prime instrument
of the mission was developed by KARI.
"We are very pleased with the great effort of PCI
Geomatics," said Dr. TaeByeong CHAE, Head of the Satellite information
Proliferation Team at KARI. "With this new and improved solution,
KOMPSAT-3 images will be more easily accessible and useful to the public and
commercial users around the globe," he added.
“We have worked closely with KARI to validate our software’s
support for KOMPSAT-3 imagery,” said Dr. Philip Cheng, Senior Scientist at PCI
Geomatics. “Our software includes support for the new Single Pass Stereo Mode,
which will be capable of extracting high-resolution DEMs. Users of our software
will also have the ability to pansharpen KOMPSAT-3 imagery.”
PCI has performed quality control on the imagery to determine the
achievable accuracy, and found the correction of the KOMPSAT-3 imagery to be
very accurate using the Rational Polynomial Coefficients (RPC) provided. The support for KOMPSAT-3 will be available in
a future service pack for Geomatica 2013 and can be deployed now in PCI’s enterprise-level
production systems.
PCI’s support for KOMPSAT-3 will include RPC model creation and
the Toutin Model (allowing for very accurate corrections using the satellite orbital
ephemeris data) as well as rapid and high-quality pansharpening capability. KOMPSAT-3
images have been provided by Satrec Initiative, which holds the exclusive right
for global distribution right for the KOMPSAT series of satellites.
For more information on PCI’s support for KOMPSAT-3 and processing
capabilities that are available within Geomatica 2013, visit: http://www.pcigeomatics.com/products/geomatica-2013
About the Korea AeroSpace Research Institute
(KARI)
Established in 1989, KARI is
devoted to its role as the leading aerospace research and development institute
in Korea. KOMPSAT-2 was successfully launched on July 28th 2006 and recently
KOMPSAT-3, the latest satellite of KOMPSAT series, was launched on May 18th
2012. KARI is now developing KOMPSAT-3A and KOMPSAT-5 in an effort to expand
Korea’s national space development program. The goal of KARI is to establish a
24-hour satellite observation system surrounding the Korean Peninsula through
the KOMPSAT series. Find out more about KARI at http://www.kari.re.kr/eng/
About the Satrec Initiative
Satrec Initiative (SI) is the
leading solution provider for Earth observation missions, offering customers
worldwide high performance, cost-effective turnkey satellite platforms,
electro-optical instruments, ground systems and components. Focusing on the
customers’ needs with innovative technologies, SI has delivered optimized high
quality solutions to over 20 customers in the Middle East, Asia and Europe. Si
has exclusive sales right of Kompsat 2,
3 and 5. Find out more about Satrec Initiative at https://www.satreci.com/eng/
About PCI Geomatics
PCI Geomatics is a world-leading developer of software
and systems for remote sensing, imagery processing, and photogrammetry. With more than 30 years of experience in the
geospatial industry, PCI is recognized globally for its excellence in providing
software for accurately and rapidly processing both satellite and aerial
imagery. PCI has installed more than 30
thousand licenses, in over 150 countries worldwide. Find out more about PCI
Geomatics at www.pcigeomatics.com.
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