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Near Space Labs

Very high resolution 10 cm optical aerial imagery, acquired over the US with a revisit rate of 5 times a day.

Overview

Near Space Labs imagery is acquired by a fleet of stratospheric balloons up to 5 times a day. See more on the marketplace.

A Near Space Labs image of Odessa (USA)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is over the USA.

Data products

Data productTypeSpectral bands combination
CustomTasking3-band: multispectral (RGB)

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Near Space Labs
Collection type Tasking
Product type Optical
System type Aerial

Data

SpecificationDescription
ResolutionAvailable resolutions:
  • 10 cm
  • 30 cm
Bit depth per pixel8-bit
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Thumbnails (PNG)
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-largeSupported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Incidence angleUp to 30°
Tasking priorityStandard
Revisit rate5 times a day

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bandsRGB

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-NAD83
Positional accuracy5 m CE90 absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
LimitationsInput: AOI
Output: scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:
  • 10 cm resolution: 0.4×0.33 km2
  • 30 cm resolution: 1.4×1 km2

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTaskingName: nsl-tasking
ID: 21591ec1-8365-46a6-8f63-5f9cfff2f53e		nsl-tasking

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