Is there a minimum order requirement for IKONOS imagery?
Yes. The minimum order for sales in North America is $5,000; the minimum order for international sales is $10,000. The dollar minimums have been translated to minimum square miles and square kilometers for each product, for both North America and international orders. IKONOS does not produce imagery on a frame-by-frame basis. The satellite collects a continuous swath of imagery that is delivered according to a map boundary, or Area of Interest (AOI), defined by the client. There is no standard sheet layout or tile grid associated with IKONOS imagery. A minimum order may be comprised of multiple product types (i.e., pan, multispectral, and pan-sharpened), as long as the product level, option parameters, and AOI remain the same. Example: a customer orders both pan and multispectral Geo products of the same AOI and same product parameters except for type. The pan order is $550 and the MSP order is $550, which do not meet the minimum order separately, but do meet the minimum order together