EROS-B

Very high resolution 50 cm optical satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 2 days.


Overview

EROS-B images are captured by a very high resolution satellite anywhere on the globe. See more on the marketplace.

An EROS-B image taken of Madrid (Spain)

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeTasking
Catalog
Product typeOptical
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Spatial resolution50 cm (very high)
Bit depth per pixelTasking: 8 or 16‑bit
Catalog: 16‑bit
Standard deliveryA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (tasking: GeoTIFF or TIFF; catalog: GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (RPC, PASS, TQR)
  • Overviews (JPEG)

Processing levels

Tasking levels

Catalog levels

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeTasking:
  • Mono
  • Stereo
  • Tri-stereo
Catalog:
  • Mono
Incidence angleUp to 45°
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 510 km
Revisit rateEvery 2 days
Catalog refresh rateEvery 2 days
Swath width7 km

Band

SpecificationDescription
Spectral band dataPanchromatic: 450–900 nm

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84

Limitations

Tasking limitations

LimitationValue
InputAOI at least 7 km wide
Minimum chargeAs per 50 km2
Cloud coverage0–100%
OutputScenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:
  • Mono: 7×7 km
  • Stereo: 7×21 km
  • Tri-stereo: stereo + 7×14 km

Catalog limitations

LimitationValue
InputAOI from 25 km2
AvailabilityFrom 2006
OutputAOI-clipped imagery

UP42 data products

Tasking data products

DescriptionData product IDCollection name
Customfe12785a-4903-4eba-95d6-ca153e49b17eimagesat-erosb-tasking

Catalog data products

DescriptionData product IDCollection name
Level 0A489f75d7-b7eb-4896-8269-51c07dd101dberos-b
Level 1Aef81ec95-abcb-4938-a225-31100a1b4d7beros-b
Level 1B3677ce65-a937-4be8-a1b2-0ad8bcf43ba3eros-b