RapidEye’s satellites have captured something truly rare, a new island. After the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Pakistan, an island was discovered in the Arabian sea, off the coast of Gwadar in Baluchistan Province. The island, made up of hardened mud and rocks, is approximately 170 meters wide and up to 16 meters high. Scientists suspect this is a temporary formation that may disappear in a few months. RapidEye has a before and after look at this unusual occurrence.
About RapidEye
RapidEye is a leading provider of quality high-resolution satellite imagery. With a constellation of five Earth Observation satellites, RapidEye is able to image up to five million square kilometers of earth every day, and adds over one billion square kilometers of imagery to its archive every year. Online searching and viewing of its massive collection of imagery is quick and easy with EyeFind, RapidEye’s archive discovery tool (eyefind.rapideye.com).
With an unprecedented combination of wide area repetitive coverage and five meter pixel size multi-spectral imagery, RapidEye is a natural choice for many industries and government agencies. RapidEye: Delivering the World. www.rapideye.com.
