| SATELLITE IMAGEMAP OF THE BRITISH ISLES at 250 metres |
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Our Satellite Imagemap of the British Isles is based on the best images from the MODIS instrument on NASA's Terra satellite, received and processed at the German Aerospace Centre (DLR), and mosaiced by Planetary Visions. Covering the UK and the Republic of Ireland, as well as the Channel Islands, Orkney and Shetland, this imagemap gives a moderate-resolution overview of the British Isles, enhanced by hill-shading based on digital terrain data. With natural colour optimised separately for land and sea, the MODIS imagery is detailed enough to show shipping in the English Channel and North Sea. |
| Texturemap Sizes (12°W-3°E, 49-61°N) |
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Pixel size |
Columns |
Rows |
File size |
Print width @ 300dpi |
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1 km |
974 |
1,326 |
4 MB |
3.2 in |
8.2 cm |
500 m |
1,949 |
2,652 |
15 MB |
6.5 in |
16.5 cm |
250 m |
3,897 |
5,304 |
59 MB |
13.0 in |
33.0 cm |
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Samples |
 Isle of Skye |
 North Wales |
 Strait of Dover |
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Data Sources MODIS imagery from the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and NASA-GSFC Enhanced SRTM3 digital terrain, WVS coastline Projection Simple Cylindrical (latitude, longitude grid) with latitude of true scale at 54°N |
