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SPOT

High resolution 1.50 m optical satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 3 days. The collection contains data from 2012 to the present.

Overview

SPOT imagery is acquired by a high resolution optical satellite every 3 days anywhere on the globe. Catalog datasets are available starting with 2012. See more on the marketplace.

SPOT image

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeTasking
Catalog
Product typeOptical
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Spatial resolutionPansharpened and panchromatic: 1.50 m (high)
Multispectral: 6 m (medium)
Bit depth per pixelTasking:
  • GeoTIFF: 8 or 16‑bit
  • JPEG 2000: 8 or 12‑bit
Catalog:
  • Analytic: 12‑bit
  • Pansharpened reflectance: 16‑bit
  • Display: 8‑bit
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (catalog: GeoTIFF; tasking: GeoTIFF or JPEG 2000)
  • Metadata (XML)
  • Masks (GML, KML)
  • Thumbnails (JPEG)

Processing levels

Tasking levels

PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
BasicSupported inline-icon-large
with RPC		Supported inline-icon-large
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TOANot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
Surface reflectanceSupported inline-icon-large
with RPC		Supported inline-icon-large
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DisplaySupported inline-icon-large
with RPC		Supported inline-icon-large
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Catalog levels

PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
BasicSupported inline-icon-large
Basic primary* with RPC		Supported inline-icon-large
Basic projected*		Supported inline-icon-large
Basic ortho*
TOANot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large
Surface reflectanceSupported inline-icon-large
Reflectance primary* with RPC		Supported inline-icon-large
Reflectance projected*		Supported inline-icon-large
Analytic
Pansharpened reflectance
DisplaySupported inline-icon-large
Display primary* with RPC		Supported inline-icon-large
Display projected*		Supported inline-icon-large
Display

*Upon request.

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeTasking:
  • Mono
  • Stereo
  • Tri-stereo
Catalog:
  • Mono
  • Stereo*
  • Tri-stereo*
Incidence angleFrom 5° to 50°
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 694 km
Revisit rateEvery 3 days
Catalog refresh rateEvery 3 days
Swath width60 km

*Upon request.

Spectral bands

SpecificationDescription
Band dataPanchromatic: 455–744 nm
Multispectral:
  • 454–519 nm (blue)
  • 527–587 nm (green)
  • 624–694 nm (red)
  • 756–880 nm (near-infrared)
Combinations and bundlesTasking:
  • 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)
  • Bundle: panchromatic and 4-band multispectral (RGB and NIR)
Catalog:
  • Analytic:
    • Bundle: panchromatic and 4-band multispectral (RGB and NIR)
  • Pansharpened reflectance:
    • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • Display:
    • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemTasking: Geographic-WGS84
Catalog: UTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy10 m CE90 absolute

Limitations

Tasking limitations

LimitationValue
InputAOI from 5 km2 and at least 5 km wide
Minimum chargeAs per 100 km2
Cloud coverage5–20%
OutputAOI-clipped imagery

Catalog limitations

LimitationValue
InputAOI, depending on the asset delivery time:
  • 10 min: from 0.1 km2
  • 24 hours: from 1 km2
  • Non-integrated: from 25 km2 and at least 5 km wide
AvailabilityFrom 2012
OutputAOI-clipped imagery

UP42 data products

Tasking data products

TitleData productCollection name
CustomName: spot-tasking
ID: 3a89d24e-515a-460f-a494-96be55da10a9		SPOT-tasking

Catalog data products

TitleData productCollection name
Analytic

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.

Name: spot-analytic
ID:b1f8c48e-d16b-44c4-a1bb-5e8a24892e69		spot
Pansharpened reflectance

Pansharpened reflectance is a pansharpened analytics image with a multispectral Look-Up-Table containing rendering of color curves.

Name: spot-pansharpened-reflectance
ID: d0198da7-4a47-4746-8d16-0297a5d0d847		spot
Display

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.

Name: spot-display
ID:acc3f9a4-b622-49c1-b1e1-c762aa3e7e13		spot

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 conventionDescription
_MS_Analytic multispectral assets
_P_Analytic panchromatic assets
_PMS_Pansharpened reflectance assets
Display assets