Pléiades

Very high resolution 50 cm optical satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a daily revisit rate. The collection contains data from 2012 to the present.


Overview

Pléiades imagery is acquired by two very high resolution optical satellites (Pléiades 1A and 1B) daily anywhere on the globe. Catalog datasets are available starting from 2012. See more on the marketplace or download sample data.

A Pléiades image of Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data productSpectral bands combination
Custom
Available band combinations and bundles
  • 1-band: panchromatic
  • 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)
  • 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR)
  • 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
  • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
Data productSpectral bands combination
Analytic

Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)

Analytic has a more stable contrast and can be used to extract physical properties, such as radiance or reflectance — for example, in vegetation health monitoring.

Pansharpened Reflectance

4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)

Pansharpened Reflectance is a pansharpened Analytic image with a multispectral Look-Up-Table containing rendering of color curves.

Display

4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)

Display has a true color curve applied on top of atmospheric correction. As a result, it looks better visually and can be used to extract features — for example, in car detection or infrastructure monitoring.

Basic Primary*
Available band combinations and bundles
  • 1-band: panchromatic
  • 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)
  • 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR)
  • 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
  • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
Basic Projected*
Available band combinations and bundles
  • 1-band: panchromatic
  • 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)
  • 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR)
  • 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
  • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
Basic Ortho*
Available band combinations and bundles
  • 1-band: panchromatic
  • 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)
  • 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR)
  • 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
  • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
Reflectance Primary*
Available band combinations and bundles
  • 1-band: panchromatic
  • 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)
  • 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR)
  • 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
  • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
Reflectance Projected*
Available band combinations and bundles
  • 1-band: panchromatic
  • 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)
  • 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR)
  • 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
  • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
Display Primary*
Available band combinations and bundles
  • 1-band: panchromatic
  • 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)
  • 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR)
  • 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
  • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
Display Projected*
Available band combinations and bundles
  • 1-band: panchromatic
  • 3-band: pansharpened true color (RGB)
  • 3-band: pansharpened false color (RG and NIR)
  • 4-band: multispectral (RGB and NIR)
  • 4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
  • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)

*This data product isn’t integrated into the platform and can only be ordered upon request.

Specifications

Feasibility study

The tasking capabilities of this collection might require a feasibility study. However, a specific combination of parameter values bypasses that requirement. If input geometry limitations are met, an order with this combination will proceed to the activation request stage after creation.


The combination of parameter values
  • Minimum interval: At least 30 days
  • Acquisition mode: Mono
  • Cloud coverage: From 10% to 20%
  • Incidence angle: From 20% to 50%
  • Priority: Standard

General

Specification Description
Provider Airbus
Collection type Tasking
Catalog
Product type Optical
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution

Panchromatic: 50 cm

Pansharpened: 50 cm

Multispectral: 2 m

Bit depth per pixel

Tasking:

  • GeoTIFF: 8 or 16‑bit
  • JPEG 2000: 8 or 12‑bit

Catalog:

  • Analytic: 12‑bit
  • Pansharpened Reflectance: 16‑bit
  • Display: 8‑bit
Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (catalog: GeoTIFF; tasking: GeoTIFF or JPEG 2000)
  • Metadata (XML, PDF)
  • Masks (GML, KML)
  • Thumbnails (JPEG)
Masks

Cloud

Environmental

Quality

ROI

Transparency

NoData value0

Processing levels

 PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
Basic

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Basic Primary* with RPC

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Basic Projected*

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Basic Ortho*

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Surface reflectance

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Reflectance Primary* with RPC

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Reflectance Projected*

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  1. Analytic
  2. Pansharpened Reflectance
Display

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Display Primary* with RPC

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Display Projected*

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Display

*Upon request.

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition mode

Tasking:

  • Mono
  • Stereo
  • Tri-stereo

Catalog:

  • Mono
  • Stereo*
  • Tri-stereo*
Incidence angleFrom 5° to 50°
Off-nadir angle30°
Tasking priority

Standard

High

OrbitSun-synchronous, at 694 km
Number of satellites2
Revisit rateDaily
Catalog refresh rateDaily
Swath width20 km

*Upon request.

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands

Panchromatic: 470–830 nm

Multispectral:

  • 590–710 nm (red)
  • 500–620 nm (green)
  • 430–550 nm (blue)
  • 740–940 nm (near-infrared)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference system

Tasking:

  • Geographic-WGS84
  • UTM-WGS84

Catalog: UTM-WGS84

Positional accuracy6.50 m CE90 absolute at nadir

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

AOI from 5 km2 and at least 2 km wide (maximum bounding area for high priority orders: 18.9×40 km2)

Cloud coverage, depending on the priority:

  • Standard: 5–20%
  • High: Up to 100%, not selectable

Output: AOI-clipped imagery

Minimum chargeAs per 100 km2
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI, depending on the asset delivery time:

  • 10 min: From 0.1 km2
  • 24 hours: From 1 km2
  • Non-integrated: From 25 km2 at least 500 m wide

Availability: From 2012

Output: AOI-clipped imagery

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomCatalog

Name: phr-tasking

ID: 4f866cd3-d816-4c98-ace3-e6105623cf13

PHR-tasking
AnalyticCatalog

Name: phr-analytic

ID: 4f1b2f62-98df-4c74-81f4-5dce45deee99

phr
Pansharpened ReflectanceCatalog

Name: phr-pansharpened-reflectance

ID: df4ca029-2f6f-432b-98d5-ef2f5d70baee

phr
DisplayCatalog

Name: phr-display

ID: 647780db-5a06-4b61-b525-577a8b68bb54

phr

Delivery structure

In a standard delivery, an IMG_ directory contains imagery and uses file naming conventions to indicate the spectral processing of the delivered data product.

Naming conventionDescription
_MS_Analytic multispectral assets
_P_Analytic panchromatic assets
_PMS_

Pansharpened Reflectance assets

Display assets

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