Eagle Vision 1 (Commercial Satellite Imagery) Explained

Unit Name:EAGLE VISION ONE
Dates:2001 – present
Country:United States
Allegiance:United States of America
Branch:United States Air Force
Type:Commercial satellite imagery
Role:Commercial Satellite Imagery
Command Structure:AFISRA, 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, 693d Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group, 24th Intelligence Squadron
Garrison:Ramstein Air Base, Germany

Eagle Vision One (EV1) was a military based Commercial Satellite Imagery (CSI) capability programmed and funded by HQ AF/A2QS (Air Force ISR Innovations). It is located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and is staffed by intelligence personnel assigned to the 24th Intelligence Squadron (24IS). The mission of EV1 is to maintain a deployable commercial satellite imagery system ready to support contingency operations, theater security cooperation events, and disaster relief efforts. The EV1 system consists of the two elements: a Data Acquisition Segment (DAS) which includes a direct downlink antenna and a computer server shelter that collects and processes imagery into a standard format, and a transit-cased Data Integration Segment (DIS) that processes the standard format products into useful products.

EV1 works with satellite vendors from France[1] (Spot 6 & 7, Pléiades 1A & 1B), Canada (RADARSAT 1 & 2), and India (CARTOSAT1 & 2) to provide unclassified imagery to customers.

EV1 is part of a larger Eagle Vision enterprise that consists of four other units stationed in South Carolina, Alabama, California, and Hawaii.

Newest tools at EV1: EVR2EST is an unclassified imagery server used to upload and share imagery products. See the link below to view the EVR2EST server.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Eagle Vision Program - eoPortal . 2023-07-24 . www.eoportal.org.