Beijing-3A

Very high resolution 50 cm optical satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 4 days. The collection contains data from 2012 to the present.


Overview

Beijing-3A images are acquired by a very high resolution optical satellite every four days anywhere on the globe. Catalog datasets are available starting from 2012. See more on the marketplace.

Beijing-3A imagery of the Port of Piraeus (Greece)
Beijing-3A imagery of the Port of Piraeus (Greece)

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

Geometry type

This collection accepts AOIs. You will get imagery clipped to the defined AOI.

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeCatalog
Product typeOptical
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Spatial resolutionPanchromatic: 50 cm (very high)
Multispectral: 2 m (high)
Processing levelAvailable on the console:
  • Level 1: a raw data product with RPC, sensor and radiation corrected, not georectified
Available upon request:
  • Level 2A: ortho-ready
  • Level 4: orthorecified
  • Level 4A: with custom orthorectification based on geo-reference data provided by the customer
Bit depth per pixel16-bit
Standard deliveryA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (XML, TXT)
  • Masks (SHP)
  • Visuals (GeoTIFF)
  • Thumbnails (JPEG, PNG)

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Stereo
Revisit rateEvery 4 days
Swath width23.5 km

Band

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bandPanchromatic:
  • 450–700 nm
Multispectral:
  • 450–520 nm (blue)
  • 520–590 nm (green)
  • 630–690 nm (red)
  • 770–890 nm (near-infrared)

The ordered catalog data will include panchromatic and multispectral bands.

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Georeferencing accuracy< 10 m CE90
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84

Limitations

LimitationValue
AvailabilityFrom 2012
AOI sizeFrom 25 km2

UP42 data products

Product configuration titleData product IDCollection nameAcquisition mode
Mono 16-bit Level 1e080274b-6cfb-4a89-bc12-64fd4895b3c2beijing-3aMono
Stereo 16-bit Level 1ab6fbe7d-2eb6-4f84-8337-418db71d8e75beijing-3aStereo