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 and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data product	Type	Spectral bands combination
Custom	Tasking	1-band: panchromatic
Level 0A	Catalog	1-band: panchromatic
Level 1A	Catalog	1-band: panchromatic
Level 1B	Catalog	1-band: panchromatic

Specifications

General

Specification	Description
Collection type	Tasking Catalog
Product type	Optical
System type	Satellite

Data

Specification	Description
Resolution	50 cm
Bit depth per pixel	Tasking: 8 or 16‑bit Catalog: 16‑bit
Delivery format	A ZIP file containing the following files: Data (tasking: GeoTIFF or TIFF; catalog: GeoTIFF) Metadata (RPC, PASS, TQR) Overviews (JPEG)

Processing levels

Tasking levels

	Primary	Georectified	Orthorectified
Basic
TOA
Surface reflectance
Display

Catalog levels

	Primary	Georectified	Orthorectified
Basic	Level 0A
TOA	Level 1A	Level 1B
Surface reflectance
Display

System

Specification	Description
Acquisition mode	Tasking: Mono Stereo Tri-stereo Catalog: Mono
Incidence angle	Up to 45°
Tasking priority	Standard
Orbit	Sun-synchronous, at 510 km
Revisit rate	Every 2 days
Catalog refresh rate	Every 2 days
Swath width	7 km

Band data

Specification	Description
Spectral bands	Panchromatic: 450–900 nm

Geographic reference

Specification	Description
Coordinate reference system	UTM-WGS84

Limitations

Tasking limitations

Limitation	Value
Input	AOI at least 7 km wide
Minimum charge	As per 50 km²
Cloud coverage	0–100%
Output	Scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI: Mono: 7×7 km Stereo: 7×21 km Tri-stereo: stereo + 7×14 km

Catalog limitations

Limitation	Value
Input	AOI from 25 km²
Availability	From 2006
Output	AOI-clipped imagery

API integration

Data product	Type	Name and ID	Collection name
Custom	Tasking	Name: `erosb-tasking` ID: `fe12785a-4903-4eba-95d6-ca153e49b17e`	`imagesat-erosb-tasking`
Level 0A	Catalog	Name: `eros-b-level-0a` ID: `489f75d7-b7eb-4896-8269-51c07dd101db`	`eros-b`
Level 1A	Catalog	Name: `eros-b-level-1a` ID: `ef81ec95-abcb-4938-a225-31100a1b4d7b`	`eros-b`
Level 1B	Catalog	Name: `eros-b-level-1b` ID: `3677ce65-a937-4be8-a1b2-0ad8bcf43ba3`	`eros-b`