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QUICKBIRD_CAPSIZE_COMPTON_ORPMS

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Citation
Harris, U. (2004) Orthorectified Quickbird Multi Spectral Pan Sharpened Image of eastern Heard Island from Capsize Beach to Compton Lagoon, Ver. 1, Australian Antarctic Data Centre - https://data.aad.gov.au/metadata/QUICKBIRD_CAPSIZE_COMPTON_ORPMS, Accessed: 2026-06-13
Title
Orthorectified Quickbird Multi Spectral Pan Sharpened Image of eastern Heard Island from Capsize Beach to Compton Lagoon
Data Centre
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia
Created Date
2004-02-13
Revision Date
2019-03-19
Parent record
None

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    Description

    Orthorectified pan sharpened multi spectral Image of eastern Heard Island from capsize beach to Compton Lagoon. This image was derived from Quickbird satellite imagery captured on 17 January 2003.

    More information about the images used, the processing, and the feature mapping are documented in an image report available for download at the url given below.

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    Quality

    The image processing was undertaken using the ERDAS Imagine software.
    See the metadata record 'Georeferenced Quickbird Multi Spectral Image of Eastern Heard Island from Capsize Beach to Compton Lagoon' (ID - QUICKBIRD_CAPSIZE_COMPTON_GMS) for full image details.
    This image was rectified using a combination of control points collected with a hand held GPS unit and surveyed using differential GPS. This image was then orthorectified using the DEM supplied by RADARSAT in July 2003.
    The RMS error achieved had a Delta X of 4.86m and Delta Y of 4.62m.
    The accuracy achieved was +/- 7.5m.
    The Multispectral image has a pixel resolution of +/-3.29m, while the pan image has a resolution of +/-0.6m.
    These images were combined to produce a higher resolution colour image known as a pan sharpened image. To produce the pan sharpened image the following parameters were used:
    Method - Brovey Transform, Resampling Technique - Cubic Convolution,
    Data Type - Unsigned 16 bit.
    The pixel resolution of the mosaiced image is 0.6m.
    The image was projected to UTM Zone 43 (WGS84).

    Access

    Contact the technical contact at the AADC for access to the data. Access is restricted due to imagery copyright.

    The image report is available for download via pdf from the profived URL.
    Satellite image data will be made available on request.

    Temporal Coverages

    Spatial Coverages

    Latitude

    Northernmost:
    -53.03
    Southernmost:
    -53.19

    Longitude

    Westernmost:
    73.5
    Easternmost:
    73.79

    Data Resolution

    Latitude Resolution:
    7.5 Metre(s)
    Longitude Resolution:
    7.5 Metre(s)

    Science Keywords

    Additional Keywords

    • CAPSIZE BEACH
    • COMPTON LAGOON
    • HEARD ISLAND
    • QUICKBIRD
    • SOUTHERN OCEAN

    Locations

    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN > HEARD ISLAND
    • CONTINENT > AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND > HEARD ISLAND
    • GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR
    • OCEAN > SOUTHERN OCEAN

    Platforms

    • SATELLITES
    • DigitalGlobe's QuickBird

    Instruments

    • CAMERAS

    Researchers

    • harris, ursula (INVESTIGATOR,TECHNICAL CONTACT,DIF AUTHOR)

    Use Constraints

    This data set conforms to the CCBY Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).

    Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/metadata/citation.cfm?entry_id=QUICKBIRD_CAPSIZE_COMPTON_ORPMS when using these data.

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