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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 (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 productTypeSpectral bands combination
Vexcel Aerial — OrthoCatalogBundle with both combinations:
Vexcel Aerial — True OrthoCatalogBundle with both combinations:

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
Bit depth per pixel8-bit
Delivery formatA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (GeoJSON)
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-largeNot supported inline-icon-largeSupported inline-icon-large
Ortho
True Ortho

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 systemProjected-WGS84
Positional accuracyOrtho: 1 m RMSEx/y/z absolute
True Ortho: 15 cm RMSEx/y/z absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
LimitationsInput: AOI up to 50 km2 (maximum bounding area: 1,000 km2)
Availability: from 2012
Output: AOI-clipped imagery
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

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 titleOld data product IDOld data product name and collection nameNew data product IDNew data product name and collection name
Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — US 5.5 cmcfd25a56-0bac-
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Vexcel Aerial Ortho — US 15 cm3b893e12-da85-
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Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — Canada 5.5 cm926f3eec-1109-
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Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — Western Europe 5.5 cm104ec6c4-5f5f-
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885-8748-
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Vexcel Aerial Ortho — Western Europe 15 cmb2042f77-0db2-
4efb-9daf-
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Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — Eastern Europe 5.5 cm1165af80-48be-
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Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — Japan 5.5 cmdd9d7608-d55c-
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Vexcel Aerial True Ortho — Oceania 5.5 cm5dc14658-f7da-
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4885-8748-
c254ac03e610		vexcel-aerial-
trueortho