GeoStream
GeoStream is a new service offering unlimited access to Bluesky’s mapping data. The service includes access to all of Bluesky’s Ireland and Great Britain data imagery products, including our up to date library of high resolution aerial imagery, the unique National Tree Map, DSM, DTM and our MetroVista oblique imagery.
- Flexible payment terms
- Flexible licensing options
- Bespoke options for multi-user collaboration
- No specialist GIS software required
- Data hosted by Bluesky
- Direct feed for specialist users into their GIS applications via plug in
Products available in GeoStream
Aerial Photography
National Tree Map™
DSM/DTM Height Data
MetroVista™ Obliques
The Benefits of GeoStream versus Google Earth
| Functionality or service | GeoStream | Google Earth |
|---|---|---|
| Provenance of data
Source (consistent source) Date of acquisition (detailed metadata) Camera technology used for capture Calibration certificates available |
All data is owned and controlled by Bluesky
Full standardised metadata available, Gemini 2 compliant Aerial photography has been acquired by large format metric cameras and processed using industry leading software Calibration certificates available on request |
Imagery collected over time from a broad range of suppliers & platforms (source)
Can have little or no date information by data provider so will only show a date range (source) No calibration certificates |
| Consistency
Resolution (higher resolution in many areas) Accuracy (spatially accurate to within at least 50cm) Radiometry |
A base resolution of 25cm with urban areas at 12.5cm
Spatially accurate, +/- 50cm RMSE minimum Sympathetically colour balanced for a seamless product for data acquired in the same year |
Imagery resolution ranges from 15 meters to 15 centimeters (source) |
| Local projection systems which negate distortions and inaccuracies caused by global systems | Irish or GB projection systems for ease of data integration and accurate location | Global projection system can cause distortions and inaccuracies |
| Guaranteed updates | GeoStream products updated on a three-year rolling programme with some urban areas more frequently |
Fairly regularly updated but no documented commitment to update |
| Access to other products | GeoStream gives you access to a wide range of geospatial data products from Bluesky, including:
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Availability of other products is patchy |
| Additional functionality | GeoStream Viewer – An always expanding range of analytics tools that help users derive maximum benefit | Limited availability |
| Service Level Agreement | SLA with guaranteed up time | No SLA |
| Customer support | Dedicated account manager on-hand to support during business hours | No dedicated customer support |
GeoStream has two options available:
| GeoStream Viewer (for everyone) |
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| Unlimited national data access hosted by Bluesky via web based service with no specialist GIS software required |
| One user license or Corporate license options for Aerial Photography (AP) alone, or both AP & National Tree Map |
| Pricing on enquiry |
| GeoStream Direct (for users requiring data served into their own application) |
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| Unlimited data access (subject to a fair use policy) |
| Streamed direct into your GIS software |
| Tailored package for GIS professionals |
| Pricing on enquiry |
Here’s what our customers say about GeoStream…
“At RCI, we provide support to a range of clients including Chartered Building Surveyors and Chartered Fire Engineers and we use Geostream daily. “It’s one of many research tools we utilise when carrying out building surveys.
“Geostream gives us access to high-quality data at an instant and the hi-resolution aerial and oblique photography are used to assist us from day one of our projects as part of our familiarisation information on buildings at the start of PAS9980 process.
“RCI cover the entirety of the UK and utilise Geostream in combination with our in-house survey records, which spans years and include survey data that has been provided to us by a number of our clients such as Brooker Diamon Chartered Fire Engineers”
“Together this gives us an extraordinary and unique data set which greatly benefits our clients.”
Tom Diamond
RCI Technical Services
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