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Since 1990 Geoimage has been a leading Australian satellite remote-sensing data supplier in the oil and gas industry. We specialise in the production and sales of satellite and geophysical imagery, and the processing and analysis of remotely sensed data for natural resource applications. We provide the following quality spatial products and services:

Advice and supply of satellite image data
Satellite image products
Remote sensing and image processing services
Sales and processing of airborne geophysical data
Geophysical image products
Supply of airborne hyperspectral data
Digital elevation models
Digital maps and vector data
Software sales, training and support

Satellite remote-sensing technology for oil and gas exploration
With management experience of over 20 years, Geoimage has a unique understanding of remote sensing, geographical information systems (GIS) and geodetic requirements for accurate seismic and well-coordinated databases and mapping needs. By working with reliable geospatial data, professionals in the offshore industry can make project-critical decisions in a timely manner and reduce overall exploration and development costs.
Satellite remote-sensing technology aids in the selection and development of oil and gas exploration areas around the world, as well as in oil spill mitigation and remediation areas. Through geological and geophysical seismic interpretation and the use of orthorectified satellite images, it provides insight on the selection of areas to plan 2D or 3D seismic surveys for exploration drilling programs as well as aiding in the process of environmental and operational safety hazards to minimise the HSE risks. There is currently no other technology that matches or exceeds the capabilities of remote sensing and its necessity in the oil industry.
Remote-sensed satellite images for exploration and environmental monitoring
Remote-sensed satellite images of large exploration areas provide a bird's eye view of exploration, environmental monitoring of producing fields without being present, assessment of facilities, pipeline corridor planning, emergencies and hazards, which can reveal potential risks for sensitive areas.
High-resolution satellites
The IKONOS satellite, launched in 1999, collects image data down to a pixel resolution of 0.82m. Onboard sensors can point both along and across track, providing a revisit capability of one to three days.
QuickBird is a high-resolution satellite that was launched in 2001. It collects image data down to a pixel resolution of 0.61m. Onboard sensors can point both along and across the satellite track, providing a revisit capability of 1 to 3.5 days.
Instrument sensor systems
The advanced spaceborne thermal emission and reflectance radiometer (ASTER) is one of five state-of-the-art instrument sensor systems on-board Terra, the first earth observing system (EOS) satellite. ASTER has a unique combination of wide spectral coverage and medium spatial resolution in the visible, near-infrared through shortwave infrared to the thermal infrared regions.
ASTER data contributes to a wide array of global change-related applications including vegetation and ecosystem dynamics, hazard monitoring, geology and soils, land surface climatology, hydrology and land cover change.
Moderate-resolution imagery satellites
The Landsat 1 satellite was launched in 1972 and the most recent, Landsat 7, was launched in 1999. The Landsat Project is the longest running enterprise for acquisition of moderate resolution imagery of the Earth from space.
The first three satellites carried the multispectral scanner (MSS) as the main imaging instrument, with a return beam vidicom (RBV) as a subsidiary. Landsats 4 and 5 had the thematic mapper (TM) as the main sensor, together with an MSS.
Landsat 7 has the new enhanced thematic mapper plus (ETM+) sensor. This sensor has the same seven TM spectral bands as its predecessor, but has an added panchromatic band with 15m resolution and a higher-resolution thermal band of 60m. The ETM+ sensor also has a 5% absolute radiometric calibration.
High-capacity, panchromatic imaging system
WorldView-1 was launched in September 2007 and is owned and operated by digitalGlobe. The high-capacity, panchromatic (black and white) imaging system features 0.5m resolution imagery. Operating at an altitude of 496km, WorldView-1 has an average revisit time of 1.7 days and is capable of collecting up to 750,000km² per day. The satellite is also equipped with state-of-the-art geolocation accuracy capabilities and exhibits agility with rapid targeting and efficient in-track stereo collection.
High-resolution and precision satellite
GeoEye-1 is a very high-resolution satellite that was launched in 2007 from Vandenberg Airbase, and is owned and operated by GeoEye. It collects image data down to a pixel resolution of 0.41m. This agile satellite can rotate or swivel forward, backward or side-to-side with robotic precision and has a revisit capability of one to three days, depending on latitude.