Feature Extraction & Classification Expertise

What kind of planes land and take off on the runway? How can we secure the airport? Is the airport being maintained or being left to deteriorate? What sort of neighborhoods surround the airport? These are just a few of the questions our geospatial experts answer for clients in the defense and intelligence industry.

Expertise in Stereo Imagery and Precise Airport Mapping

Through our constellation of high resolution satellites, we collect stereo imagery for airports and then extract detailed 3-dimensional vector information from this imagery. Our experts photo interpret and convert stereo imagery into 3D airport databases, terrain databases, and obstacle databases. The feature maps they create are then analyzed by DigitalGlobe geospatial experts to infer tactical or strategic intelligence about those facilities.

While it is vital that we know what imagery to collect when monitoring an airport, it is equally critical that our experts have the actionable intelligence they need to analyze the terrain, whether they intend to occupy the facility or identify where threats exist in surrounding areas. Our team of geospatial experts, knowledgeable in aeronautical procedures and standards, has map more than 3,000 commercial and military airports around the world.

DigitalGlobe 3D Airports

DigitalGlobe 3D Airports is a family of value-added geospatial products that captures precise spatial models of domestic and international airports, including the natural elevation of surrounding terrain and man-made obstacles. DigitalGlobe 3D Airport Maps may be used to plan, fly, or support aircraft and helicopter operations.

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