Vexcel Aerial

Very high resolution 5.5 cm optical aerial imagery, acquired over areas all over the world. The collection contains data from 2012 to the present.


Overview

Vexcel Aerial provides multispectral imagery of areas in the US and Canada, in Western and Eastern Europe, and in Oceania. See more on the marketplace.

A Vexcel Aerial image of Baytown, Texas (USA)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The coverage map of Vexcel Aerial — Ortho
The coverage map of Vexcel Aerial — True Ortho
The coverage map of Vexcel Aerial — Obliques and Nadir

Data products

Data productTypeSpectral bands combination
Vexcel Aerial — OrthoCatalogBundle with both combinations:
Vexcel Aerial — True OrthoCatalogBundle with both combinations:
Vexcel Aerial — Obliques and NadirCatalogScenes with 4 attributes (North, South, East, West):
  • 3-band true color (RGB) images taken from a 45° angle
Scenes with 5 attributes (North, South, East, West, and Nadir):
  • 3-band true color (RGB) images taken at nadir and from a 45° angle
  • 3-band false color (RG and NIR) images taken at nadir

Ortho versions

Ortho and True Ortho data products have distinct versions, each processed differently and available on a specific timeline:

  • First Ortho: an early access version
  • Quick Ortho: an intermediate version available 2–3 weeks after First Ortho
  • DXM Ortho: a near-final version available 6 weeks after Quick Ortho
  • Final Ortho: a final product available 2 weeks after DXM Ortho
First OrthoQuick OrthoDXM OrthoFinal Ortho
Aerial triangulationNot supported inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-large
Color balancingNot supported inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-large
Seamline editingNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-large
Native orthorectificationNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-large
Water editingNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-large
True color (RGB) imagesIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-large
False color (RG and NIR) imagesNot supported inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-largeIncluded inline-icon-large

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
ProviderVexcel
Collection typeCatalog
Product typeOptical
System typeAerial

Data

SpecificationDescription
ResolutionOrtho: 15–20 cm
True Ortho: 5.5–7.5 cm
Obliques and Nadir: 5.5–7.5 cm
Bit depth per pixel8-bit
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (GeoJSON)
MasksTransparency
NoData value0

Processing levels

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Catalog refresh rateVariable

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bandsMultispectral:
  1. 580–690 nm (red)
  2. 480–600 nm (green)
  3. 420–510 nm (blue)
  4. 690–800 nm (near-infrared)*

*Not available in the First Ortho version.

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemOrtho: Projected-WGS84
True Ortho: Projected-WGS84
Obliques and Nadir: UTM-WGS84
Positional accuracyOrtho: 1 m RMSEx/y/z absolute
True Ortho: 15 cm RMSEx/y/z absolute
Obliques and Nadir:
  • 3.8 cm RMSEx/y relative
  • 7.5 cm RMSEz relative

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
LimitationsInput: AOI, depending on the data product:
  • Ortho: up to 50 km2 (maximum bounding area: 1,000 km2)
  • True Ortho: up to 50 km2 (maximum bounding area: 1,000 km2)
  • Obliques and Nadir (maximum bounding area: 2.5×2.5 km2)
Availability: from 2012
Output:
  • Ortho: AOI-clipped imagery
  • True Ortho: AOI-clipped imagery
  • Obliques and Nadir: full scenes
Minimum chargeAs per 0.25 km2

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
Vexcel Aerial — OrthoCatalogName: vexcel-aerial-ortho
ID: 679b682a-04cc-49ae-bb06-564ca4feddbd
vexcel-aerial-ortho
Vexcel Aerial — True OrthoCatalogName: vexcel-aerial-trueortho
ID: bdf6705e-f330-4885-8748-c254ac03e610
vexcel-aerial-trueortho
Vexcel Aerial — Obliques and NadirCatalogName: vexcel-aerial-oblique
ID: 587c61a2-105e-4e1f-955b-10ef3dc60681
vexcel-aerial-oblique