Maxar

Very high resolution 15 cm optical satellite data, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 15 times a day. The collection provides data from 2007 to the present.


Overview

Maxar imagery is acquired by GeoEye-1, WorldView-2, WorldView-3, and the WorldView Legion satellites anywhere on the globe. Catalog datasets are available starting from 2007. See more on the marketplace or download sample data.

30 cm tasking

  • WorldView Legion
  • WorldView-3

50 cm tasking

  • GeoEye-1
  • WorldView-2
  • WorldView-1

A Maxar image of Gold Coast (Australia)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global, but certain areas are restricted.

The restriction map of WorldView Legion and WorldView-3

Data products

Data productResolutionSpectral bands combination
Custom30 cm
Available band combinations and bundles
  • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • 8-band: pansharpened (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
Custom50 cm
Available band combinations and bundles
  • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • 8-band: pansharpened (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
Data productResolutionSpectral bands combination
WorldView Legion —
15 cm HD Map‑Ready Pansharpened
15 cm4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
WorldView Legion —
System-Ready
30 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView Legion —
Ortho-Ready
30 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView Legion —
Map-Ready
30 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView Legion —
Map-Ready Pansharpened
30 cm8-band: pansharpened (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView-3 —
System-Ready
30 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView-3 —
Ortho-Ready
30 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView-3 —
Map-Ready
30 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView-3 —
Map-Ready Pansharpened
30 cm8-band: pansharpened (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
GeoEye-1 —
System-Ready
40 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
GeoEye-1 —
Ortho-Ready
40 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
GeoEye-1 —
Map-Ready
40 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
GeoEye-1 —
Map-Ready Pansharpened
40 cm4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
WorldView-2 —
System-Ready
50 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView-2 —
Ortho-Ready
50 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView-2 —
Map-Ready
50 cmBundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView-2 —
Map-Ready Pansharpened
50 cm8-band: pansharpened (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
WorldView-1 —
System-Ready
50 cm1-band: panchromatic
WorldView-1 —
Ortho-Ready
50 cm1-band: panchromatic
WorldView-1 —
Map-Ready (16-bit)
50 cm1-band: panchromatic
WorldView-1 —
Map-Ready (8-bit)
50 cm1-band: panchromatic

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
ProviderMaxar
Collection typeTasking
Catalog
Product typeOptical
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution
WorldView Legion
  • 15 cm HD: 15 cm
  • Panchromatic: 30 cm
  • Pansharpened: 30 cm
  • Multispectral: 1.20 m
WorldView-3
  • Panchromatic: 30 cm
  • Pansharpened: 30 cm
  • Multispectral: 1.20 m
GeoEye-1
  • Panchromatic: 40 cm
  • Pansharpened: 40 cm
  • Multispectral: 1.65 m
WorldView-2
  • Panchromatic: 50 cm
  • Pansharpened: 50 cm
  • Multispectral: 2 m
WorldView-1
  • Panchromatic: 50 cm
Bit depth per pixelSystem-Ready: 16‑bit
Ortho-Ready: 16‑bit
Map-Ready: 16‑bit
Map-Ready Pansharpened: 8‑bit
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (XML, TXT)
  • Masks (SHP)
  • Thumbnails (JPEG)
MasksROI

Processing levels

PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
BasicNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
TOASupported inline-icon-large
System-Ready with RPC
Not supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
Surface reflectanceNot supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large
Ortho-Ready with RPC
Supported inline-icon-large
Map-Ready
DisplayNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large
Map-Ready Pansharpened
15 cm HD Map‑Ready Pansharpened

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeTasking:
  • Mono
  • Stereo
Catalog: Mono
Incidence angleFrom 5° to 45°
Off-nadir angleFrom 5° to 45°
Tasking priorityStandard
High
OrbitWorldView Legion: mid-inclination at 45° and sun-synchronous, at 518 km
WorldView-3: sun-synchronous, at 617 km
GeoEye-1: sun-synchronous, at 681 km
WorldView-2: sun-synchronous, at 770 km
WorldView-1: sun-synchronous, at 496 km
Number of satellites9+
Revisit rate15 times a day
Swath widthWorldView Legion: 10 km
WorldView-3: 13.1 km
GeoEye-1: 15.3 km
WorldView-2: 16.4 km
WorldView-1: 17.7 km

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands
WorldView Legion
  • Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
  • Multispectral:
    1. 400–450 nm (coastal blue)
    2. 450–510 nm (blue)
    3. 510–580 nm (green)
    4. 585–625 nm (yellow)
    5. 630–690 nm (red)
    6. 695–715 nm (red edge 1)
    7. 730–750 nm (red edge 2)
    8. 770–895 nm (near-infrared)
WorldView-3
  • Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
  • Multispectral:
    1. 400–450 nm (coastal blue)
    2. 450–510 nm (blue)
    3. 510–580 nm (green)
    4. 585–625 nm (yellow)
    5. 630–690 nm (red)
    6. 695–715 nm (red edge 1)
    7. 730–750 nm (red edge 2)
    8. 770–895 nm (near-infrared)
GeoEye-1
  • Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
  • Multispectral:
    1. 450–510 nm (blue)
    2. 510–580 nm (green)
    3. 655–690 nm (red)
    4. 695–715 nm (red edge)
    5. 780–920 nm (near-infrared)
WorldView-2
  • Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
  • Multispectral:
    1. 400–450 nm (coastal blue)
    2. 450–510 nm (blue)
    3. 510–580 nm (green)
    4. 585–625 nm (yellow)
    5. 630–690 nm (red)
    6. 705–745 nm (red edge)
    7. 770–895 nm (near-infrared 1)
    8. 860–1,040 nm (near-infrared 2)
WorldView-1
  • Panchromatic: 450–900 nm

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy< 5 m CE90 absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
LimitationsInput: AOI from 50 km2 (64 km2 for high-demand areas) up to 1,000 km2, at least 2 km wide, with vertices spaced at least 2 meters apart
Cloud coverage: 15–50%
Output:
  • Primary data products: full scenes
  • Other data products: AOI-clipped imagery
Minimum chargeAs per 50 km2 (64 km2 for high-demand areas)
SpecificationDescription
LimitationsInput: AOI
Availability: from 2007
Output:
  • System-Ready data products: full scenes
  • Other data products: AOI-clipped imagery
Minimum chargeAs per 1 km2

API integration

Data productResolutionName and IDCollection name
Custom30 cmName: maxar-30cm-tasking
ID: b71c6628-38b4-4894-90cf-cfac9c746211
maxar-30cm-tasking
Custom50 cmName: maxar-50cm-tasking
ID: 047bbc09-a0eb-44ff-97d5-722d6bc8951a
maxar-50cm-tasking
Data productResolutionName and IDCollection name
WorldView Legion —
15 cm HD Map‑Ready Pansharpened
30 cmName: worldview-legion-hd-map-ready-pansharpened
ID: b7320628-80ff-4b7c-aee7-93ed8990034e
worldview-legion
WorldView Legion —
System-Ready
30 cmName: worldview-legion-system-ready
ID: a87b8a02-8c01-4252-b102-2321b49f0a7e
worldview-legion
WorldView Legion —
Ortho-Ready
30 cmName: worldview-legion-ortho-ready
ID: 652ab31a-5332-4a2c-a967-adeb8b21c95f
worldview-legion
WorldView Legion —
Map-Ready
30 cmName: worldview-legion-map-ready
ID: 1f126309-a31e-4cbe-9489-99a6db8cc04e
worldview-legion
WorldView Legion —
Map-Ready Pansharpened
30 cmName: worldview-legion-map-ready-pansharpened
ID: 3ce206aa-598d-4eb1-beac-1129eb875845
worldview-legion
WorldView-3 —
System-Ready
30 cmName: worldview-3-system-ready
ID: 4007ab24-9835-4c15-b2ab-b50108b8e272
worldview-3
WorldView-3 —
Ortho-Ready
30 cmName: worldview-3-ortho-ready
ID: b4d76d17-dd8e-4f58-aa54-6014171c3d76
worldview-3
WorldView-3 —
Map-Ready
30 cmName: worldview-3-map-ready
ID: c8e06696-a7ad-4cb9-a949-bf8cfa1b292c
worldview-3
WorldView-3 —
Map-Ready Pansharpened
30 cmName: worldview-3-map-ready-pansharpened
ID: 086fceb1-1348-4edd-b235-850fd32dbf2b
worldview-3
GeoEye-1 —
System-Ready
40 cmName: geoeye-1-system-ready
ID: f9e4091d-c047-430a-ba11-56beb629d39c
geoeye-1
GeoEye-1 —
Ortho-Ready
40 cmName: geoeye-1-ortho-ready
ID: 7228948b-8b39-4dfd-9699-a6a6abde0de4
geoeye-1
GeoEye-1 —
Map-Ready
40 cmName: geoeye-1-map-ready
ID: 114c0df2-d856-4402-bd60-e22c56bc33fa
geoeye-1
GeoEye-1 —
Map-Ready Pansharpened
40 cmName: geoeye-1-map-ready-pansharpened
ID: 2b55675f-086a-43fd-9fab-70d1d51b2b62
geoeye-1
WorldView-2 —
System-Ready
50 cmName: worldview-2-system-ready
ID: 8d84d7be-cc36-4edc-a679-23e53b346e3a
worldview-2
WorldView-2 —
Ortho-Ready
50 cmName: worldview-2-ortho-ready
ID: 37f7137f-6870-4995-a287-456411494e61
worldview-2
WorldView-2 —
Map-Ready
50 cmName: worldview-2-map-ready
ID: 3617973f-a022-4375-8185-6e90c974a7c9
worldview-2
WorldView-2 —
Map-Ready Pansharpened
30 cmName: worldview-2-map-ready-pansharpened
ID: 723c1e8d-1d34-4bf4-a4d5-42688e72338b
worldview-2
WorldView-1 —
System-Ready
50 cmName: worldview-1-system-ready
ID: 60d6bec3-024c-467f-af36-5ba2110bdfdd
worldview-1
WorldView-1 —
Ortho-Ready
50 cmName: worldview-1-ortho-ready
ID: b3a2d58f-1e1d-4f49-ac7e-dfee83c8b7a5
worldview-1
WorldView-1 —
Map-Ready (16-bit)
50 cmName: worldview-1-map-ready-16bit
ID: 22a4e6b0-0152-455c-9837-96b29fed217c
worldview-1
WorldView-1 —
Map-Ready (8-bit)
50 cmName: worldview-1-map-ready-8bit
ID: ae2e2969-ac1a-4a74-b849-59ca0903a606
worldview-1

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