... numerous applications in the water industry. Space-based satellite imagery in GIS- ready format can beused as cost-effective base maps for mapping water industry systems. It can beused for land-use ... imagery in 6- in., 1-ft, 2-ft, and 1-m resolutions.Kodak’s 24-bit color images exceed National Map Accuracy Standards’ accuracyrequirement at 1:1200. These products are intended for applications ... 1999.Popular satellite-based sensors and platforms include Landsat MSS and TM,AVHRR, AVIRIS, SPOT XS, GOES, SEASAT, SIR, RADARSAT, SRTM, TOPSAT,ERS-1 and 2, and JERS-1 (Luce, 2001; Lunetta and Elvidge,...