Pléiades Neo

Overview

Pléiades Neo imagery is acquired by very high resolution optical satellites (Pléiades Neo 3 and 4) daily anywhere on the globe. Catalog datasets are available starting from November 2021. See more on the marketplace or download sample data.

A Pléiades Neo image

Geographic coverage and restrictions

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

The restriction map

Data products

Data product	Type	Spectral bands combination
Custom	Tasking	Available band combinations and bundles 1-band: panchromatic 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB) 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR) 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR) 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) 6-band: multispectral (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) 6-band: pansharpened (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 6 multispectral bands (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR)
Analytic	Catalog	Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 6 multispectral bands (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Analytic has a more stable contrast and can be used to extract physical properties, such as radiance or reflectance — for example, in vegetation health monitoring.
Pansharpened Reflectance	Catalog	6-band: pansharpened (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Pansharpened Reflectance is a pansharpened Analytic image with a multispectral Look-Up-Table containing rendering of color curves.
Display	Catalog	6-band: pansharpened (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Display has a true color curve applied on top of atmospheric correction. As a result, it looks better visually and can be used to extract features — for example, in car detection or infrastructure monitoring.
Pléiades Neo HD15 Ortho	Catalog	3-band: pansharpened (RGB) Pléiades Neo HD15 provides an image with enhanced colors and sharper details for clearer interpretation.
Basic Primary	Catalog*	Available band combinations and bundles 1-band: panchromatic 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB) 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR) 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR) 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) 6-band: multispectral (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) 6-band: pansharpened (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 6 multispectral bands (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR)
Basic Projected	Catalog*	Available band combinations and bundles 1-band: panchromatic 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB) 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR) 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR) 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) 6-band: multispectral (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) 6-band: pansharpened (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 6 multispectral bands (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR)
Basic Ortho	Catalog*	Available band combinations and bundles 1-band: panchromatic 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB) 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR) 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR) 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) 6-band: multispectral (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) 6-band: pansharpened (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 6 multispectral bands (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR)
Reflectance Primary	Catalog*	Available band combinations and bundles 1-band: panchromatic 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB) 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR) 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR) 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) 6-band: multispectral (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) 6-band: pansharpened (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 6 multispectral bands (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR)
Reflectance Projected	Catalog*	Available band combinations and bundles 1-band: panchromatic 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB) 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR) 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR) 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) 6-band: multispectral (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) 6-band: pansharpened (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 6 multispectral bands (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR)
Display Primary	Catalog*	Available band combinations and bundles 1-band: panchromatic 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB) 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR) 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR) 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) 6-band: multispectral (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) 6-band: pansharpened (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 6 multispectral bands (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR)
Display Projected	Catalog*	Available band combinations and bundles 1-band: panchromatic 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB) 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR) 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR) 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR) 6-band: multispectral (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) 6-band: pansharpened (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR) Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 6 multispectral bands (deep blue, RGB, red edge, and NIR)

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

Specifications

Feasibility study

The tasking capabilities of this collection might require a feasibility study. However, a specific combination of parameter values bypasses that requirement. If input geometry limitations are met, an order with this combination will proceed to the activation request stage after creation.

The combination of parameter values

Parameter	Value
Minimum interval	At least 30 days
Acquisition mode	Mono
Cloud coverage	From 10% to 20%
Incidence angle	From 20% to 50%

General

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

Data

Specification	Description
Resolution	HD15: 15 cm Panchromatic: 30 cm Pansharpened: 30 cm Multispectral: 1.20 m
Bit depth per pixel	Tasking: GeoTIFF: 8 or 16‑bit JPEG 2000: 8 or 12‑bit Catalog: Analytic: 16‑bit Pansharpened Reflectance: 16‑bit Display: 8‑bit Pléiades Neo HD15 Ortho: 8‑bit
Delivery format	A ZIP file containing the following files: Data (catalog: GeoTIFF; tasking: GeoTIFF or JPEG 2000) Metadata (XML) Masks (GML, KML) Thumbnails (JPEG)
Masks	Cloud Quality ROI Transparency Water
NoData value	0

Processing levels

	Primary	Georectified	Orthorectified
Basic	with RPC
TOA
Surface reflectance	with RPC
Display	with RPC

	Primary	Georectified	Orthorectified
Basic	Basic Primary^* with RPC	Basic Projected^*	Basic Ortho^*
TOA
Surface reflectance	Reflectance Primary^* with RPC	Reflectance Projected^*	Analytic Pansharpened Reflectance
Display	Display Primary^* with RPC	Display Projected^*	Display Pléiades Neo HD15 Ortho

^*Upon request.

System

Specification	Description
Acquisition mode	Tasking: Mono Stereo Tri-stereo Catalog: Mono Stereo^) Tri-stereo^)
Incidence angle	From 5° to 50°
Off-nadir viewing angle	30°
Tasking priority	Standard High
Orbit	Sun-synchronous, at 620 km
Number of satellites	2
Revisit rate	2 times a day
Catalog refresh rate	2 times a day
Swath width	14 km

^*Upon request.

Band data

Specification	Description
Spectral bands	Panchromatic: 450–800 nm Multispectral: 620–690 nm (red) 530–590 nm (green) 450–520 nm (blue) 770–880 nm (near-infrared) 700–750 nm (red edge) 400–450 nm (deep blue)

Geographic reference

Specification	Description
Coordinate reference system	Tasking: Geographic-WGS84 UTM-WGS84 Catalog: UTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy	Tasking and catalog standard: 5 m CE90 absolute at nadir Catalog advanced: < 3.5 m CE90 absolute at nadir

Conditions

Specification	Description
Limitations	Input: AOI from 5 km² and at least 5 km wide (maximum bounding area for high priority orders: 13×30 km²) Cloud coverage (depending on the priority): Standard: 5–30% High: up to 100%, not selectable Output: AOI-clipped imagery
Minimum charge	As per 100 km²

Specification	Description
Limitations	Input (AOI, depending on the asset delivery time): 10 min: from 0.1 km² 24 hours: from 5 km² Few days: from 25 km² Non-integrated: from 25 km² Availability: from 2021 Output: AOI-clipped imagery

API integration

Data product	Type	Name and ID	Collection name
Custom	Tasking	Name: `pneo-tasking` ID: `07c33a51-94b9-4509-84df-e9c13ea92b84`	`pneo-tasking`
Analytic	Catalog	Name: `pneo-analytic` ID: `6f722fb5-0323-4c97-9b1e-22870325b8db`	`pneo`
Pansharpened Reflectance	Catalog	Name: `pneo-pansharpened-reflectance` ID: `29f4ff62-9d05-483f-994b-75142ed202de`	`pneo`
Display	Catalog	Name: `pneo-display` ID: `17745de8-6e7d-4751-99cd-3f8e9e9d290e`	`pneo`
Pléiades Neo HD15 Ortho	Catalog	Name: `pneo-hd15` ID: `66a7e14d-0b62-45e0-a3d7-fb2cfce62cc8`	`pneo-hd15`

Delivery structure

In a standard delivery, an IMG_ directory contains imagery and uses file naming conventions to indicate the spectral processing of the delivered data product.

Naming convention	Description
`_MS`	Analytic multispectral assets
`_PAN`	Analytic panchromatic assets
`_PMS`	Display assets

Learn more

Pléiades Neo: User Guide