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Hexagon Aerial

Very high resolution 15 cm optical aerial imagery, acquired over North America and Europe. The collection contains data from 2014 to 2023.

Overview

Very high resolution 8-bit aerial imagery is acquired with Leica ADS100 and Leica DMC III large-format digital airborne sensors daily in some parts of North America and Europe. See more on the marketplace.

A 30 cm Hexagon image

Geographic coverage and restrictions

15 cm

The coverage map of areas in North America

30 cm

The coverage map of areas in Europe
The coverage map of areas in North America

Data products

Data productTypeSpectral bands combination
Hexagon Aerial — North America 15 cmCatalog3-band: multispectral (RGB)
Hexagon Aerial — Europe 30 cmCatalog3-band: multispectral (RGB)
Hexagon Aerial — North America 30 cmCatalog3-band: multispectral (RGB)

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeCatalog
Product typeOptical
System typeAerial

Data

SpecificationDescription
ResolutionProduct-dependent:
  • 15 cm
  • 30 cm
Bit depth per pixel8-bit
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (GeoJSON)
MasksTransparency
NoData value0

Processing levels

PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
BasicNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
TOANot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
Surface reflectanceNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
DisplayNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Catalog refresh rateVariable

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands435–495 nm (blue)
525–585 nm (green)
619–651 nm (red)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemProjected-WGS84
Positional accuracy2.6 m CE90 absolute

Limitations

LimitationValue
InputAOI up to 50 km2 (maximum bounding area:* 1,000 km2)
Minimum charge10,000 credits
AvailabilityAcquisition date range:**
  • Europe: 2014–2020
  • North America: 2016–2023
OutputAOI-clipped imagery
* The bounding area is the total area covered by the bounding box surrounding a given AOI. The maximum bounding area is the largest allowable size for this bounding box that is accepted by the platform.

** The data for this collection was acquired sometime between the start and end dates of the range and represents the latest processed data available.

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
Hexagon Aerial —
North America 15 cm		CatalogName: hexagon-na-15cm
ID: aba5216d-1876-4170-8ab7-10627bddbc9c		hexagon-na-15cm
Hexagon Aerial —
Europe 30 cm		CatalogName: hexagon-eu-30cm
ID: 522262d1-5ae5-4da3-8872-181aaafb9820		hexagon-eu-30cm
Hexagon Aerial —
North America 30 cm		CatalogName: hexagon-na-30cm
ID: 8acca1de-0ed8-4a8d-987e-e1479cf63140		hexagon-na-30cm