SPOT

satellite system

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SPOT is a satellite system primarily used for remote sensing. Launched by France starting in 1986, SPOT satellites collect multispectral images of Earth's surface. These images provide valuable information for activities such as mapping, mineral exploration, land-use planning, and resource management. SPOT's imagery offered a moderate ground resolution of 10–30 meters. The development of commercial remote-sensing industries, like SPOT, has provided global access to imagery previously available only to a few countries.1

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…launched the first of its SPOT remote-sensing satellites and created a marketing organization, Spot Image, to promote use of its imagery. Six subsequent SPOT satellites have been launched. Both Landsat’s and SPOT’s multispectral images offered a moderate ground resolution of 10–30 metres (about 33–100 feet). Japan and India also launched…
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…launched the first of its SPOT remote-sensing satellites and created a marketing organization, Spot Image, to promote use of its imagery. Six subsequent SPOT satellites have been launched. Both Landsat’s and SPOT’s multispectral images offered a moderate ground resolution of 10–30 metres (about 33–100 feet). Japan and India also launched…
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