Cameras in orbit
Earth-observation satellites carry telescopes with digital sensors. As the satellite moves along its orbit, the sensor sweeps across the ground and records a strip of the surface, a method often called pushbroom imaging.
Resolution and coverage
Resolution is measured by ground sample distance, the size of the ground area covered by one pixel. Sharper images cover smaller areas. Swath width is how wide a strip the satellite sees in one pass.
Revisit time
A single satellite passes over the same place only now and then. More satellites in a network means the same place can be photographed more often, which matters for tracking change.
What the pictures are used for
Mapping, farming, forest and water monitoring, weather and flood tracking, city planning and disaster response all rely on satellite images.
Where Aerosoul fits
We plan a satellite network that can help people take lots of photographs of Earth as well as provide faster internet. This is a long-term plan for a new company.
