Imagery

Sub-Theme

High Spatial Resolution (>2.5-10m) Low Temporal Coverage (>Quarterly)

Theme 
Imagery

These data sets have a spatial resolution of between 2.5-10 m and provide national coverage every quarter. They are primarily operated by Jurisdictions and/or commercial enterprises.

There are an increasing number of these sensors available for both satellite and airborne platforms and an ever-expanding range of applications that use them. The data derived from SPOT from 2005 to Present and ALOS from 2009/2010 is identified as the primary data within this data set.

Purpose

Imagery provides an analytical source and contextual background for decision making and supports multiple applications including:

  • Mapping
  • Emergency Services
  • Natural resource management
  • Geosciences
  • Sustainable human and land use development

Dataset Uses

  • Monitoring active and/or recent fires, floods, storms, and subsidence;
  • Estimating biomass for carbon accounting, native vegetation mapping, and agriculture;
  • Managing conservation areas (land and marine), environmental resources, estuaries and coastal waterways, marine jurisdiction, electoral boundaries, floodplains, and dry-land salinity;
  • Mapping geoscience resources, topographic features, shallow water bathymetry, wetlands, and plant stress; and
  • Auditing environmental compliance, urban water use, mining impact and urban development.
  • Mineralogical information derived from EO data used as precompetitive data at Geological Surveys

Standards and Specifications

AS/NZS ISO 19115 - ANZLIC Metadata Profile Version 1.1 (implemented using ISO/TS 19139:2007, Geographic information – Metadata – XML schema implementation)
National Mapping Council of Australia, Standards of Map Accuracy (1975)

Access and Licensing

Specific License Agreement

Access and Licensing Details

High spatial SPOT and HyMap imagery is available under commercial End User Licencing Agreements. SPOT imagery is available under Whole of Government (WoG) licence, for specificities of the WoG licence pertaining to SPOT imagery contact Geoscience Australia at earth.observation@ga.gov.au. For information on HyMap imagery licensing arrangements contact CSIRO. The data are available under various commercial licences. CSIRO is currently putting together a geo-database to capture available data and ownership/licencing agreements.

Quality

Quality varies between sensors and with the age of the sensor

Current Status

  • High spatial resolution low temporal coverage comprises of SPOT, ALOS and hyperspectral imagery.
  • SPOT imagery is available under whole of government commercial licence from Geoscience Australia and different State government agencies.
  • The Australian Geographic Reference Image (AGRI), a static ALOS mosaic of the Australian continent, is available from Geoscience Australia.
  • CSIRO holds various collections of hyperspectral airborne data acquired by the HyMap and various other sensors (CASI-ITRES, SpecIm Eagle/Hawk, NEO-HySpex, etc.)

The licencing agreements vary. HyMap and other hyperspectral data providers also hold collects of hyperspectral data which are available under various commercial licence.

Future Status

Airborne hyperspectral data are currently available from various data providers; e.g. HyVista, DiMap, University Adelaide. There are currently no long term programs to systematically acquire hyperspectral data.

Data collected as required.

Key Users

Federal, State and Territory Government Departments, industry and research communities.

Version

1.00

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