EROS-B

Very high resolution 50 cm optical satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 2 days. The collection contains data from 2006 to the present.


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 productTypeSpectral bands combination
CustomTasking1-band: panchromatic
Level 0ACatalog*1-band: panchromatic
Level 1ACatalog*1-band: panchromatic
Level 1BCatalog*1-band: panchromatic

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

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
ProviderImagesat
Collection typeTasking
Catalog
Product typeOptical
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution50 cm
Bit depth per pixelTasking: 8 or 16‑bit
Catalog: 16‑bit
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (tasking: GeoTIFF or TIFF; catalog: GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (RPC, PASS, TQR)
  • Overviews (JPEG)
MasksTransparency
NoData value0

Processing levels

Tasking levels

Catalog levels

*Upon request.

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeTasking:
  • Mono
  • Stereo
  • Tri-stereo
Catalog:
  • Mono
Incidence angleUp to 45°
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 510 km
Number of satellites1
Revisit rateEvery 2 days
Swath width7 km

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bandsPanchromatic: 450–900 nm

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84

Conditions

Tasking conditions

SpecificationDescription
LimitationsInput: AOI at least 7 km wide
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
Minimum chargeAs per 50 km2

Catalog conditions

SpecificationDescription
LimitationsInput: AOI from 25 km2
Availability: from 2006
Output: AOI-clipped imagery

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTaskingName: erosb-tasking
ID: fe12785a-4903-4eba-95d6-ca153e49b17e
imagesat-erosb-tasking