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AxelGlobe

Medium resolution 2.50 m optical satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 3 days.

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.

AxelGlobe imagery of Laguna de Cajititlán, Jalisco (Mexico)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data productTypeSpectral bands combination
CustomTasking
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

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeTasking
Product typeOptical
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
ResolutionPanchromatic: 2.50 m
Pansharpened: 2.50 m
Multispectral: 5 m
Bit depth per pixel3-band: 8-bit
Bundle: 16-bit
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (GeoTIFF or JPEG 2000)
  • Metadata (JSON)
MasksTransparency
NoData value0

Processing levels

PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
BasicNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
TOANot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large
Surface reflectanceNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large
DisplayNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large

System

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

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bandsPanchromatic 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
LimitationsInput: AOI at least 5 km wide
Cloud coverage: 0–100%
Output: AOI-clipped imagery
Minimum chargeAs per 900 km2

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTaskingName: axelglobe-tasking
ID: 62ce7230-0bf5-4eb5-be46-660211695e93		axelglobe-tasking

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