Satellite and airborne imagery have both been applied to petroleum exploration and production for decades. Data integration in support of exploration improved the applicability of moderate-resolution imagery during the late twentieth century; high-level image processing technology and the availability of high-resolution imagery – including imagery from drones – has extended exploration and production applications during the two decades. Data integration, examples of high-level processing applications, and case histories of high spectral and spatial resolution imagery applications will be covered in this presentation.
Satellite and airborne imagery have both been applied to petroleum exploration and production for decades. Data integration in support of exploration improved the applicability of moderate-resolution imagery during the late twentieth century; high-level image processing technology and the availability of high-resolution imagery – including imagery from drones – has extended exploration and production applications during the two decades. Data integration, examples of high-level processing applications, and case histories of high spectral and spatial resolution imagery applications will be covered in this presentation.