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DigitalGlobe’s CitySphereTM product features 60 cm or better orthorectified color imagery for 300 pre-selected cities worldwide. These GIS ready cities are available as off the shelf products and ready for immediate delivery. Each city is comprised of recent imagery, with initial imagery no older than 2006. Going forward, each city will be completely refreshed, so that no pixels are delivered twice. The resolution and accuracy of CitySphere make it ideal for use as a basemap in your GIS, personal navigation mapping and mobile device applications, as well as many other location based services.

 

Features

Benefits

Advantages

60 cm or better resolution

Clearly discern features

Increases your confidence for feature identification

1:4800, 1:12000 or 1:50000 orthomosaic

Highly accurate

Pinpoints features to within 2.5 m

Current off the shelf imagery

Quick delivery of new imagery for your GIS

Easy procurement process

GIS ready

Ready for immediate use

No extra effort or training required

Affordable pricing

Fits within your budget

Potential to avoid RFP process

Repeatable, consistent coverage

Known update schedule and known update area

Allows for easy budget planning

 

CitySphere sample gallery


Rio de Janeiro: Reduced Resolution Overview | Full Resolution Detail

Rome: Reduced Resolution Overview | Full Resolution Detail

San Francisco: Reduced Resolution Overview | Full Resolution Detail

 

Product Specifications

Band Options

Natural Color (pansharpened), RGB

Accuracy

1:4800, 1:12000, 1:50000, depending on source

Spatial Resolution (GSD)

60 centimeter or better, varies by acquisition source

Bit depth

8 Bit

Off Nadir Angle

Typically less than 20 degrees

Projection, Datum , Units

UTM, WGS84, Meters

Dynamic Range Adjustment (DRA)

Yes

Cloud Cover

Less than 10%

Data Currency

No older than 2006 for first production year

Updates

Refreshed between 1 and 4 years; no reuse of pixels from previous deliveries

Resampling Technique

Pansharpening Kernel

File Format

GeoTiff 1.0

Tiling

14k x 14k

Delivery Timeline

3 Business days for DVD and FTP

Delivery Media

DVD, FTP, Firewire, WMS

* Distribution and use of imagery at better than .50 m GSD pan and 2.0 m GSD multispectral is subject to prior approval by the U.S. Government.

Available Cities

Select an available city from the continent/region drop-down lists below.

Information on newly added cities will be available soon.
Please refer to the Planned CitySphere Cities list or Shapefile for more information.

Africa / Middle East
North America
Asia / Australia
South America
Europe / Russia
Full List