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'GeoBase Orthoimage 2005-2010' debuts in early 2008
November 1, 2007
A new information layer 'GeoBase Orthoimage 2005-2010' - a complete set of medium resolution orthoimagery based on SPOT 4 / 5 covering all of Canada south of the 81st parallel - will be launched in January 2008. The first SPOT images of this dataset were collected in 2005. Collection of the imagery is scheduled to be complete in 2010. By the end of 2008, the GeoBase portal will offer 1500 orthoimages, providing coverage of 25% of Canada's landmass. A total of approximately 5000 orthoimages will complete this project in 2011.
The 'GeoBase Orthoimage 2005-2010' is aligned with the national road network and with the Landsat 7 orthoimagery. The SPOT 4 / 5 data includes five spectral bands: a panchromatic band with a resolution of 10m, and 4 multispectral bands with a resolution of 20m.
For more information on 'GeoBase Orthoimage 2005-2010', please consult the Data Product Specifications. A SPOT 5 demo data set, that covers Victoria region in British Columbia, is also available for download: