DigitalGlobe, a leading global content provider of high-resolution earth imagery solutions, today announced the DigitalGlobe 8-Band Research Challenge, a contest designed to encourage researchers to investigate how 8-band, high-resolution imagery can enhance image analysis and classification research. The 8-band data is unique in the marketplace to DigitalGlobe, as a result of the newest commercial satellite WorldView-2 launched in October of 2009.
The call for proposals is open now, and will close on August 31, 2010. All accepted proposals will receive a limited quantity of free 8-band imagery in order to conduct their research and submit a final paper for review. A panel of experts selected by DigitalGlobe will review these papers and select five winners, each of whom will receive a $5,000 grant and an invitation to present their findings at the Geospatial World Forum in Hyderabad, India in January.
One of WorldView-2’s unique characteristics is its eight high-resolution multispectral bands, which are proving very valuable for advanced remote sensing applications, such as vegetative analysis, bathymetry and land use/land cover. The first commercial high-resolution satellite to offer this capability, WorldView-2’s eight bands in the visible to near-infrared range, combined with two meter multispectral resolution, offer imagery users a finer level of discernment and allows them to analyze information in new ways.
"We’re excited about the potential for the 8-Band Research Challenge," said Walter Scott, CTO of DigitalGlobe. "This is a truly unique opportunity for DigitalGlobe to work directly with the scientific community in an effort to develop preemptive, value-added imagery applications. We are confident the scientific community’s most gifted minds will develop solutions to pressing market challenges with this unprecedented access to our technology."
Please visit the 8-Band Research Challenge website for official rules and conditions.
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