Coverage of Russian Towns Updated

EROS B and EROS A satellites of the ImageSat Int. Operator (Israel) were put into orbit in December 2000 and April 2006, respectively. Currently ImageSat Int. specialists estimate the lifetime of their space vehicles as twelve years.

The resolution of 1.9 and 0.7 m that EROS A/B images deliver enables to use the data for both near-real time monitoring and long-term analysis of various processes and events. In spring 2010 EROS B images were used for harp seal whelping areas detection in the White Sea: satellite-based maritime monitoring in the White Sea for coordination of ships navigation bypassing the seals whelping areas conducted by the initiative of the Rosmorrechflot (Federal Agency for Marine and River Transport).

Since the commencement of operation of EROS B, ImageSat has responded to increasing demand for very high-resolution satellite images for monitoring purposes. With regard to all of these applications, when things go wrong, such as natural disasters, terror attacks or other tragedies . It is helpful to have baseline imagery in order to conduct disaster assessment. More traditional GIS applications, including employing remote sensing for agricultural monitoring and management, continue to be in demand globally, noted ImageSat Int. Director Business Development & Customer Support Rani Hellerman.
Nowadays EROS B satellite is the only submetre resolution programme, delivering images directly to the reception stations installed in Russia. Thanks to this, imaging orders are fulfilled very quickly.

Considering vast territory of Russia and a lack of updated information about remote settlements in particular, the detailed imagery data, including EROS A/B, play a primary role in the study and control of the regions condition. It should be noted that besides large towns EROS A/B satellites took images of such settlements as Priozersk (Leningrad Region), Bolezino (Udmurtiya), Igarka (Krasnoyarsk Territory), Verkhneuralsk (Chelyabinsk Region), Sterlitamak (Bashkortostan), Iskitim (Novosibirsk)