UrtheCast has introduced the first full color HD videos recorded of
Earth from space via a new camera system mounted on the International
Space Station. The videos are short recordings of regions in Barcelona,
Boston, and London, and show the cities at a one-meter
resolution. Previously UrtheCast teamed with NASA to use the High
Definition Earth-Viewing System (HDEV) cameras for streaming footage of
Earth recorded from the ISS.
The new camera system, which UrtheCast calls 'Iris,' is able to zoom
in on specific regions of Earth as the ISS passes over. The three videos
that have been released so far have a length ranging from 34 to 47
seconds, and according to UrtheCast they cover areas ranging up to 1.19 x
0.67 miles. In a statement Wednesday, the company said it expects 'Iris
to achieve Initial Operation Capability status' some time this summer.
Above is a video of Barcelona, Spain. See the other two on UrtheCast's Vimeo page.
Press release:
VANCOUVER, June 17, 2015 /CNW/ - UrtheCast Corp.
(TSX:UR) ("UrtheCast" or the "Company"), the Earth Observation (EO)
company aiming to open the world to anyone with an internet connection,
today announced that it has released the first-ever, full-color HD
videos of Earth, filmed from the International Space Station (ISS) at
roughly one-meter resolution.
Captured by UrtheCast's Ultra HD camera, Iris, from aboard the ISS,
the release of the 'First Light' video footage reinforces the Company's
mission to democratize the Earth Observation industry — with the vision
of providing the world with a new, dynamic perspective on our evolving
planet.
Videos of London, Boston, and Barcelona were today released worldwide
on the Company's website, blog.urthecast.com. Showcasing daily life and
revealing the diverse nature of our remarkable planet, the videos
display the unique utility of UrtheCast's unprecedented technology.
Ranging in length from 34 to 47 seconds, and covering areas of up to
1.19 x 0.67 miles (1.92 x 1.08 kms), the Iris camera has captured 'First
Light' videos of unparalleled data:
London, England
Boston, United States
Barcelona, Spain
"Today, we are continuing our advancement towards democratizing the
Earth Observation industry, making timely Earth video and imagery from
space accessible to everyone," explained Scott Larson, UrtheCast
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer. "With the ultimate goal
of connecting the planet and highlighting what unites us all, we're
revealing a perspective of Earth from space that was previously reserved
for a small few. By opening up our API to the web development
community, we're providing collaboration tools that will help people
monitor, protect, and benefit our world and will lead to the
democratization of Earth Observation imagery."
Wade Larson, UrtheCast Co-founder, President and Chief Operating
Officer, added: "We are realizing UrtheCast's mission to bring something
really quite unique to the Earth Observation industry. With today's
video release, we continue to move towards being able to deliver
fast, scalable, and affordable Earth Observation imagery to our
customers, and ultimately broadening the market appeal and utility of
space-based remote sensing."
The achievement of Initial Operation Capability (IOC) status of the
Ultra HD Iris camera is expected to occur in the summer of 2015, and
will compliment the existing Medium-Resolution Camera (MRC), Theia,
which reached IOC status in 2014 and is actively filling orders
for imagery and data.
UrtheCast releases first full-color HD videos of Earth recorded from ISS
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