AxelGlobe

Medium resolution 2.50 m optical satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 3 days. The collection contains data from 2018 to the present.


Overview

AxelGlobe’s constellation consists of five microsatellites providing medium resolution optical imagery every 3 days anywhere on the globe. See more on the marketplace or download sample data.

An AxelGlobe image of Laguna de Cajititlán, Jalisco (Mexico)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data productSpectral bands combination
Custom
Available band combinations and bundles
  • Individual sets:
    • 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)
    • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 5 multispectral bands (RGB, red edge, and NIR)
    • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 5 multispectral surface reflectance bands (RGB, red edge, and NIR)
  • Grouped sets:
    • Bundle: 3-band pansharpened true color (RGB), 1 panchromatic, and 5 multispectral bands (RGB, red edge, and NIR) with and without surface reflectance
Data productSpectral bands combination
Multispectral*Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 5 multispectral bands (RGB, red edge, and NIR)
Surface Reflectance*Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 5 multispectral bands (RGB, red edge, and NIR)
True Color*3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)

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

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Axelspace
Collection type Tasking
Catalog
Product type Optical
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution

Panchromatic: 2.50 m

Pansharpened: 2.50 m

Multispectral: 5 m

Bit depth per pixel

3-band: 8-bit

Bundle: 16-bit

Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (GeoTIFF or JPEG 2000)
  • Metadata (JSON)
MasksTransparency
NoData value0

Processing levels

 PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
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Multispectral*

Surface reflectanceNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large

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Surface Reflectance*

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True Color*

*Upon request.

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Incidence angleUp to 90°
Off-nadir angleFrom –15° to 15°
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 585 km
Number of satellites5
Revisit rateEvery 3 days
Swath width55 km

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands

Panchromatic band:

  • 450–900 nm

Multispectral bands:

  • 450–505 nm (blue)
  • 515–585 nm (green)
  • 620–685 nm (red)
  • 705–745 nm (red edge)
  • 770–900 nm (near-infrared)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy< 10 m RMSEx/y/z absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI at least 5 km wide

Cloud coverage: 0–100%

Output: AOI-clipped imagery

Minimum chargeAs per 900 km2
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI from 25 km2 and at least 5 km wide

Availability: From 2018

Output: AOI-clipped imagery

Minimum chargeAs per 900 km2

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTasking

Name: axelglobe-tasking

ID: 62ce7230-0bf5-4eb5-be46-660211695e93

axelglobe-tasking

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