Pixxel

Medium resolution 5.36 m hyperspectral satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 2 days.


Overview

Pixxel Firefly hyperspectral images are acquired by medium resolution optical satellites every 2 days anywhere on the globe.

A Pixxel Firefly image of the Rocky Mountains (USA)

Data products

Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
Custom

Vegetation bundle: 45 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, and red edge)

API name and ID: pixxel-tasking | 99dc0fbe-4932-4b3c-b753-f8d5277acde5

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Pixxel
Collection type

Tasking from 900 credits per km2

Product type Hyperspectral
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution5.36 m
Bit depth per pixelAcquired as 10-bit and delivered as 16-bit in imagery
Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (GeoJSON, XML, ENVI header file)
  • Masks (GeoTIFF, GeoJSON)
  • Thumbnails (JPEG)
Masks

Quality

ROI

Transparency

NoData value0

Processing levels

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Incidence angle

Available angles:

  • 10°
  • 15°
  • 20°
Off-nadir angleFrom 10° to 20°
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 590 km
Number of satellites6
Revisit rateEvery 2 days
Swath width40 km

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands

Blue:

  • Band 5: 485.9 nm
  • Band 6: 489.8 nm
  • Band 7: 493.9 nm
  • Band 8: 497.5 nm

Green:

  • Band 9: 501.2 nm
  • Band 10: 505.2 nm
  • Band 11: 509.2 nm
  • Band 12: 512.6 nm
  • Band 13: 516.4 nm
  • Band 14: 520.5 nm
  • Band 21: 547 nm
  • Band 22: 550.6 nm
  • Band 23: 553.8 nm
  • Band 24: 552.8 nm
  • Band 25: 556.3 nm

Red:

  • Band 59: 660 nm
  • Band 60: 663.2 nm
  • Band 61: 666.4 nm
  • Band 62: 669.9 nm
  • Band 63: 673.6 nm
  • Band 64: 677.2 nm
  • Band 65: 680.4 nm

Red edge:

  • Band 71: 700 nm
  • Band 72: 703.5 nm
  • Band 73: 707 nm
  • Band 74: 710.3 nm
  • Band 75: 713.6 nm
  • Band 76: 716.8 nm
  • Band 77: 719.9 nm
  • Band 78: 723.2 nm
  • Band 79: 726.8 nm
  • Band 80: 730.2 nm
  • Band 81: 733.6 nm
  • Band 82: 736.7 nm
  • Band 83: 739.7 nm
  • Band 84: 743 nm
  • Band 85: 746 nm
  • Band 86: 749.1 nm

Near-infrared:

  • Band 123: 863.2 nm
  • Band 124: 866 nm
  • Band 125: 868.3 nm
  • Band 126: 870.9 nm
  • Band 127: 873.3 nm
  • Band 128: 875.6 nm
  • Band 129: 877.8 nm

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy12 m CE90 absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Cloud coverage: 0–10% or 0–20%

Output: AOI-clipped imagery

Minimum chargeAs per 100 km2

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.


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