Hexagon Aerial

Very high resolution 15 cm optical aerial imagery, acquired over North America and Europe. The collection contains data from 2014 to 2023.


Overview

Very high resolution 8-bit aerial imagery is acquired with Leica ADS100 and Leica DMC III large-format digital airborne sensors daily in some parts of North America and Europe.

A Hexagon Aerial image

Data products

Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
Hexagon Aerial — North America 15 cm

Bundle with both combinations:

API name and ID: hexagon-na-15cm | aba5216d-1876-4170-8ab7-10627bddbc9c
Hexagon Aerial — Europe 30 cm

Bundle with both combinations:

API name and ID: hexagon-eu-30cm | 522262d1-5ae5-4da3-8872-181aaafb9820
Hexagon Aerial — North America 30 cm

Bundle with both combinations:

API name and ID: hexagon-na-30cm | 8acca1de-0ed8-4a8d-987e-e1479cf63140

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Hexagon
Collection type

Catalog from 600 credits per km2

Product type Multispectral
System type Aerial

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution

Product-dependent:

  • 15 cm
  • 30 cm
Bit depth per pixel8-bit
Delivery format

A 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 bands

True color combination:

  1. 580–660 nm (red)
  2. 480–590 nm (green)
  3. 420–510 nm (blue)

False color combination:

  1. 580–660 nm (red)
  2. 480–590 nm (green)
  3. 720–850 nm (near-infrared)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemProjected-WGS84
Positional accuracy2.6 m CE90 absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI up to 50 km2 (maximum bounding area: 1,000 km2)

Availability:

  • Europe: From 2014 to 2020
  • North America: From 2016 to 2023

Output: AOI-clipped imagery

Minimum charge

Europe 30 cm: As per 7 km2

North America 15 cm: As per 10 km2

North America 30 cm: As per 17 km2

Geographic coverage


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