EROS-C

Overview

EROS-C collection is presented by EROS-C2 and EROS-C3 satellites capturing very high resolution panchromatic and multispectral imagery anywhere on the globe. See more on the marketplace.

An EROS-C image of the Forbidden City (China)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data product	Type	Spectral bands combination
Custom	Tasking	Available band combinations and bundles 1-band: panchromatic 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
Level 0A (EROS-C2 PAN)	Catalog	1-band: panchromatic
Level 0A (EROS-C3 PAN & MS)	Catalog	Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
Level 1A (EROS-C2 PAN)	Catalog	1-band: panchromatic
Level 1A (EROS-C3 PAN & MS)	Catalog	Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
Level 1B (EROS-C2 PAN)	Catalog	1-band: panchromatic
Level 1B (EROS-C3 PAN & MS)	Catalog	Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)

Specifications

General

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

Data

Specification	Description
Resolution	Panchromatic: 30 cm Multispectral: 60 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
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 500 km
Revisit rate	Daily
Catalog refresh rate	Daily
Swath width	12.5 km

Band data

Specification	Description
Spectral bands	Panchromatic: 450–900 nm Multispectral: 450–510 nm (blue) 510–580 nm (green) 630–690 nm (red) 770–900 nm (near-infrared)

Geographic reference

Specification	Description
Coordinate reference system	UTM-WGS84

Limitations

Tasking limitations

Limitation	Value
Input	AOI at least 12.5 km wide
Minimum charge	As per 100 km²
Cloud coverage	0–100%
Output	Scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI: Mono: 12.5×12.5 km Stereo: 12.5×24 km Tri-stereo: stereo + 12.5×24 km

Catalog limitations

Limitation	Value
Input	AOI from 25 km²
Availability	From 2021
Output	AOI-clipped imagery

API integration

Data product	Type	Name and ID	Collection name
Custom	Tasking	Name: `erosc-tasking` ID: `18926529-48fa-4273-892a-8d9b1e879e76`	`imagesat-erosc-tasking`
Level 0A	Catalog	Name: `eros-c-level-0a` ID: `7bf7420d-e414-44a0-8cb7-1904c70bd0fa`	`eros-c`
Level 0A	Catalog	Name: `eros-c-ms-level-0a` ID: `67b6bc7c-6b47-4fd6-9058-0c882b417fe8`	`eros-c-ms`
Level 1A	Catalog	Name: `eros-c-level-1a` ID: `e603098c-0721-4aab-8812-5d3d82eb1d28`	`eros-c`
Level 1A	Catalog	Name: `eros-c-ms-level-1a` ID: `10b01b78-d7cc-4c80-8b18-9e40a484b48a`	`eros-c-ms`
Level 1B	Catalog	Name: `eros-c-level-1b` ID: `be1e0f74-4038-4c57-947b-d18a4b835081`	`eros-c`
Level 1B	Catalog	Name: `eros-c-ms-level-1b` ID: `cebc78f6-c9fb-49b6-9866-eeea976c1db4`	`eros-c-ms`