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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 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
MultispectralCatalog*Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 5 multispectral bands (RGB, red edge, and NIR)
Surface ReflectanceCatalog*Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 5 multispectral bands (RGB, red edge, and NIR)
True ColorCatalog*3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)

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

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
ProviderAxelspace
Collection typeTasking
Catalog
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
Multispectral*
Surface reflectanceNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large
Surface Reflectance*
DisplayNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large
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 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
SpecificationDescription
LimitationsInput: 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
CustomTaskingName: axelglobe-tasking
ID: 62ce7230-0bf5-4eb5-be46-660211695e93		axelglobe-tasking

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