Precise Imagery
Commercial Imagery (CI) Regional Orthos
Commercial Imagery orthomosaic products (CI Regional Orthos) are orthomosaics made from unclassified commercial satellite imagery. The orthomosaics are formatted to 30 minute x 30 minute cells, have a sub-meter resolution (0.5m - 1m), and can be either RGB (pansharpened) or Panchromatic.
CI Regional Orthos are used for feature extraction, mission planning, training, visualization, evacuation planning, disaster relief and recovery, and many other activities. While the imagery is unclassified, it's use and distribution is governed by the NextView licensing agreement. All imagery is copyrighted.
Controlled Image Base (CIB®)
CIB is a seamless database of controlled imagery that has been orthorectified and radiometrically balanced with a horizontal accuracy of 15 meters or better circular error 90% (CE90). CIB shows orthorectified land surface at the resolution of the selected product. CIB is produced and available as CIB01 (1-meter resolution and CIB05 (5-meter resolution). Considered a very important foundation based product, CIB is used by mission planners, FEMA, and in cockpit displays. It has been used for feature extraction and imagery registration.
Digital Point Positioning Database (DPPDB)
DPPDB is an accurately controlled stereo image based product with support data and CADRG (Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics). It is used widely as an accurate image layer supporting a multitude of geospatial initiatives, such as feature and terrain extraction, scene visualization, and a control source.
Initiatives
Merged Cell Triangulation (MCT)
The result of efforts to improve the
accuracy of imagery datasets, MCT is a triangulation process merging layers of Adjusted Mapping
Support Data (AMSD) files resulting in unprecedented accuracy in support of precision
coordinates derived from imagery.
Enhanced Controlled Image Base (ECIB)
ECIB is the next generation of
CIB. When available, ECIB will have the ability to utilize multi-spectral imagery and output as
a colored or panchromatic ortho-mosaic. ECIB will be available as 0.5 meter, 1 meter, and 5
meter resolutions.
Data Downloads
Data downloads require PKI certs. NGA products can be downloaded using the GEOINT Delivery Platform (GDP) and the Map of the World (MoW) "Download NGA Products" plugin.
- GDP Home Page
- MoW
- Click the "Plugins" icon:
- Click the "Download NGA Products" icon:
- Click the "Imagery" product type:
- Click the "eye" icon next to the desired product to begin the download. You may be required to zoom in further before downloading.
- Click the "Plugins" icon:
Services
Services require PKI certs and allow visualization via the IC Portal or ArcGIS desktop (download). After selecting the link below, additional viewing options may be available by following the link under the "Map Contents" heading.
| SERVICE NAME | LINK | DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|
| CIB Overviews Frames |
IC Portal
REST Endpoint
|
CD, Overview, and Frame outlines for CIB01, CIB05, and CIB10. Imagery dates are included in attribution. After opening the map, select the "(MoW) CIB Overviews Frames" link and then check the box next to the desired product. |
| CIB Products |
IC Portal
REST Endpoint
|
CD, Cell, and Frame outlines for CIB01, CIB05, and CIB10. Imagery dates are included in attribution. After opening the map, select the "(MoW) CIB Products" link and then check the box next to the desired product. |