Vexcel Aerial

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 (US) at the Ortho geometric processing level

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The coverage map of Vexcel Aerial — Ortho

The coverage map of Vexcel Aerial — True Ortho

Data products

Data product	Type	Spectral bands combination
Vexcel Aerial — Ortho	Catalog	Bundle with 2 combinations: 3-band true color (RGB) image orthorectified using Vexcel Elevate DTM 3-band false color (RG and NIR) image orthorectified using Vexcel Elevate DTM
Vexcel Aerial — True Ortho	Catalog	Bundle with 2 combinations: 3-band true color (RGB) image orthorectified using Vexcel Elevate DSM 3-band false color (RG and NIR) image orthorectified using Vexcel Elevate DSM

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 Ortho	Quick Ortho	DXM Ortho	Final Ortho
Aerial triangulation
Color balancing
Seamline editing
Native orthorectification
Water editing

Specifications

General

Specification	Description
Provider	Vexcel
Collection type	Catalog
Product type	Optical
System type	Aerial

Data

Specification	Description
Resolution	Ortho: 15–20 cm True Ortho: 5.5–7.5 cm
Bit depth per pixel	8-bit
Delivery format	A ZIP file containing the following files: Data (GeoTIFF) Metadata (GeoJSON)
Masks	Transparency
NoData value	0

Processing levels

	Primary	Georectified	Orthorectified
Basic
TOA
Surface reflectance
Display			Ortho True Ortho

System

Specification	Description
Acquisition mode	Mono
Catalog refresh rate	Variable

Band data

Specification	Description
Spectral bands	Multispectral: 580–690 nm (red) 480–600 nm (green) 420–510 nm (blue) 690–800 nm (near-infrared)* ^*Not available in the First Ortho version.

Specification

Description

Spectral bands

Multispectral:

580–690 nm (red)
480–600 nm (green)
420–510 nm (blue)
690–800 nm (near-infrared)*

^*Not available in the First Ortho version.

Geographic reference

Specification	Description
Coordinate reference system	Projected-WGS84
Positional accuracy	Ortho: 1 m RMSEx/y/z absolute True Ortho: 15 cm RMSEx/y/z absolute

Conditions

Specification	Description
Limitations	Input: AOI up to 50 km² (maximum bounding area: 1,000 km²) Availability: from 2012 Output: AOI-clipped imagery
Minimum charge	As per 0.25 km²

API integration

Data product	Type	Name and ID	Collection name
Vexcel Aerial — Ortho	Catalog	Name: `vexcel-aerial-ortho` ID: `679b682a-04cc-49ae-bb06-564ca4feddbd`	`vexcel-aerial-ortho`
Vexcel Aerial — True Ortho	Catalog	Name: `vexcel-aerial-trueortho` ID: `bdf6705e-f330-4885-8748-c254ac03e610`	`vexcel-aerial-trueortho`

The old API collections and data products are no longer available. Refer to the migration guide for how they correspond to the new values.

For catalog endpoints, use the new host name vexcel-v2.

Migration guide

Old data product title	Old data product ID	Old data product name and collection name	New data product ID	New data product name and collection name
Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — US 5.5 cm	`cfd25a56-0bac-` `4307-ac68-` `5a0fa474f068`	`vexcel-us-6cm-` `trueortho`	`bdf6705e-f330-` `4885-8748-` `c254ac03e610`	`vexcel-aerial-` `trueortho`
Vexcel Aerial Ortho — US 15 cm	`3b893e12-da85-` `4ec8-ade9-` `e078d156959b`	`vexcel-us-15cm-` `ortho`	`679b682a-04cc-` `49ae-bb06-` `564ca4feddbd`	`vexcel-aerial-` `ortho`
Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — Canada 5.5 cm	`926f3eec-1109-` `f10-ad7d-` `7494c502a1b0`	`vexcel-ca-6cm-` `trueortho`	`bdf6705e-f330-` `4885-8748-` `c254ac03e610`	`vexcel-aerial-` `trueortho`
Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — Western Europe 5.5 cm	`104ec6c4-5f5f-` `4e77-83ac-` `ae87525bbade`	`vexcel-weu-6cm-` `trueortho`	`bdf6705e-f330-4` `885-8748-` `c254ac03e610`	`vexcel-aerial-` `trueortho`
Vexcel Aerial Ortho — Western Europe 15 cm	`b2042f77-0db2-` `4efb-9daf-` `f5bca174902c`	`vexcel-weu-15cm-` `ortho`	`679b682a-04cc-` `49ae-bb06-` `564ca4feddbd`	`vexcel-aerial-` `ortho`
Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — Eastern Europe 5.5 cm	`1165af80-48be-` `41e2-8d07-` `51a4c2368de4`	`vexcel-eeu-6cm-` `trueortho`	`bdf6705e-f330-` `4885-8748-` `c254ac03e610`	`vexcel-aerial-` `trueortho`
Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — Japan 5.5 cm	`dd9d7608-d55c-` `407b-a1c8-` `d6616e498c92`	`vexcel-jp-6cm-` `trueortho`	`bdf6705e-f330-` `4885-8748-` `c254ac03e610`	`vexcel-aerial-` `trueortho`
Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — Oceania 5.5 cm	`5dc14658-f7da-` `4bf5-b26e-` `3b1f71fc255b`	`vexcel-oc-6cm-` `trueortho`	`bdf6705e-f330-` `4885-8748-` `c254ac03e610`	`vexcel-aerial-` `trueortho`