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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)

Data products

Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
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)
 Create a tasking order
Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
Analytic

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

 Create a catalog order
Pansharpened Reflectance

4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)

 Create a catalog order
Display

4-band: pansharpened (RGB and NIR)

 Create a catalog order
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)
 Submit a request
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)
 Submit a request
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)
 Submit a request
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)
 Submit a request
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)
 Submit a request
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)
 Submit a request
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)
 Submit a request

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Airbus
Collection type

Tasking from 1,700 credits per km2

Catalog from 1,000 credits per km2
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 calculated using projected-WGS84, from 5 km2, and at least 2 km wide (maximum bounding area for high priority orders: 18.9 km × 40 km)

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 calculated using projected-WGS84, 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

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

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

Additional information

Feasibility study automation

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:

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

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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