Published 17:23 IST, January 10th 2020

Comparison between images from ISRO's Cartosat-3 with other satellites; see pictures

ISRO releases the first images from Cartosat-3 covering Qatar. Here is a comparison between images taken by Cartosat-3 along with Google, Bing and Apple Maps.

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On Friday, ISRO released first ims from Cartosat-3 covering entire region of Qatar. high-resolution ims covered three main areas of Qatar-- Khalifa International Stium, Palm City Gardens 2 and Old Doha Airport. Cartosat-3 satellite is a third-generation agile vanced satellite having high-resolution imaging capability.

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Here is a comparison between ims taken by Cartosat-3 along with Google Maps, Bing Maps and Apple Maps- 

above im is of Palm City Gardens-2 in Qatar.  resolution of im by Cartosat-3 far exceeds resolution of ims by Google, Apple, and Bing Maps. 

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next im is of Khalifa International Stium in Qatar. As one can see, resolution of im by Cartosat-3 is clearest in terms of color and contrast. It also shows better details and a finer street view as well.

last set of ims are of Old Doha Airport in Qatar. Google maps im shows an outdated 2019 version. Bing Maps has a more clear view. Apple Map could t be zoomed in any furr. ims by Cartosat-3 was clearest of m all. 

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About Cartosat-3

satellite was placed in an orbit of 509 km at an inclination of 97.5 degrees. PSLV-C47 also carried 13 commercial nasatellites from United States of America as part of a commercial arrangement with New India Limited (NSIL), Department of . PSLV-C47 is 21st flight of PSLV in 'XL' configuration (with 6 solid strap-on motors). ISRO has said, this was  74th launch vehicle mission from SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota.

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17:22 IST, January 10th 2020