Airbus Ground Control Points

High accuracy ground control points, acquired worldwide. The collection contains data from 2019 to the present.


Overview

Airbus Ground Control Points (GCPs) provide highly accurate geolocation data of infrastructure features like light poles, traffic signs, and buildings. They can be used for geospatial data validation, processing, and orthorectification. See more on the marketplace.

An illustration of Airbus GCPs

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data productNumber of points
Standard GCPs*10 or 20 points
Premium GCPs*10 points

*This data product isn’t integrated into the platform and can only be ordered upon request.

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Airbus
Collection type Catalog
Product type Derived product
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Point density

Standard: 1 per 100 km2

Premium: 1 per 2.5 km2

Data sourceTerraSAR‑X

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy

Standard: < 1 m CE90

Premium: < 20 cm CE90

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Availability: From 2019

Output: Point data

Minimum chargeAs per 25 km2

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