Constellr

Medium resolution 10 m thermal infrared imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 3 days. The collection contains data from 2014 to the present.


Overview

Constellr provides medium resolution thermal infrared imagery and land surface temperature (LST) data acquired by the HiVE constellation, acquired every 3 days anywhere on the globe. Catalog datasets are available starting from 2014.

A constellr LSTzoom image of Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Data products

  • LSTprecision Tasking Order now

    A non-integrated data product.

    BAND COMBINATIONS

    Bundle of the following:

    • Land surface temperature (LST) data
    • 4-band: Thermal infrared
    • 9-band: Multispectral (RGB, deep blue, red edge, and NIR)
  • LSTzoom Tasking Order now

    A non-integrated data product.

    BAND COMBINATIONS

    Bundle of the following:

    • Land surface temperature (LST) data
    • 4-band: Thermal infrared
    • 9-band: Multispectral (RGB, deep blue, red edge, and NIR)
  • LSTprecision Catalog Order now

    A non-integrated data product.

    BAND COMBINATIONS

    Bundle of the following:

    • Land surface temperature (LST) data
    • 4-band: Thermal infrared
    • 9-band: Multispectral (RGB, deep blue, red edge, and NIR)
  • LSTzoom Catalog Order now

    A non-integrated data product.

    BAND COMBINATIONS

    Bundle of the following:

    • Land surface temperature (LST) data
    • 4-band: Thermal infrared
    • 9-band: Multispectral (RGB, deep blue, red edge, and NIR)
  • LSTfusion Catalog Order now

    A non-integrated data product.

    BAND COMBINATIONS
    • Time-averaged land surface temperature (LST) data

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Constellr
Collection type

Tasking varies by configuration

Catalog from 300 credits per km2

Product type Multispectral
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution

LSTfusion: 30 m

LSTprecision: 30 m

LSTzoom: 10 m

Bit depth per pixel32‑bit
Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (JSON)
  • Masks (GeoTIFF)
  • Visuals (GeoTIFF)
  • Thumbnails (JPEG)
Masks

Cloud

Quality

Transparency

NoData value65,535
Temperature accuracy

LSTfusion: < 5 kelvin absolute

LSTprecision: < 1–2 kelvin absolute

LSTzoom: < 3 kelvin absolute

Processing levels

*Upon request.

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Incidence angleUp to 30°
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 510 km
Number of satellites2
Revisit rateEvery 3 days
Swath width17.5 km

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands

Thermal infrared bands:

  • 8,600 nm
  • 9,200 nm
  • 10,600 nm
  • 11,750 nm

Multispectral bands:

  • Band 1 (VNIR01): 443 nm (coastal aerosol)
  • Band 2 (VNIR02): 490 nm (blue)
  • Band 3 (VNIR03): 560 nm (green)
  • Band 4 (VNIR04): 665 nm (red)
  • Band 5 (VNIR05): 705 nm (red edge)
  • Band 6 (VNIR06): 740 nm (red edge)
  • Band 7 (VNIR07): 783 nm (red edge)
  • Band 8 (VNIR08): 842 nm (near-infrared)
  • Band 9 (VNIR09): 865 nm (narrow near-infrared)
  • Band 10 (VNIR10): 945 nm (water vapour)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Cloud coverage: Up to 100%

Output: 15 km × 15 km scene

Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Availability:

  • LSTfusion: From 2025
  • LSTprecision: From 2014
  • LSTzoom: From 2025

Output: Scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:

  • LSTfusion: AOI-clipped imagery
  • LSTprecision: 15 km × 15 km
  • LSTzoom: 15 km × 15 km
Minimum charge
  • LSTfusion: As per 1,000 km2
  • LSTprecision: As per 1 scene
  • LSTzoom: As per 1 scene

Geographic coverage

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