Vantor

Very high resolution 15 cm multispectral satellite data, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 15 times a day. The collection provides data from 2007 to the present.


Overview

Vantor imagery is acquired by GeoEye-1, WorldView-2, WorldView-3, and the WorldView Legion satellites anywhere on the globe. Catalog datasets are available starting from 2001.

30 cm tasking

  • WorldView Legion
  • WorldView-3

50 cm tasking

  • GeoEye-1
  • WorldView-2
  • WorldView-1

A Vantor image of Gold Coast (Australia)

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Data products

  • Custom (30 cm) Order now

    A custom product delivered with the acquisition, processing, and other parameters of your choice

    BAND COMBINATIONS
    • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
    • 4-band: Pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
    • Legion bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, 2× red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
    • Legion 8-band: Pansharpened (RGB, NIR, 2× red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
    • Any 8-band bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, yellow, and an extra NIR or red edge)
    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-30cm-tasking
    ID:
    976fe92b-801c-4444-bf1a-2f68ec585305
  • Custom (50 cm) Order now

    A custom product delivered with the acquisition, processing, and other parameters of your choice

    BAND COMBINATIONS
    • Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)
    • 4-band: Pansharpened (RGB and NIR)
    • Legion bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, 2× red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
    • Legion 8-band: Pansharpened (RGB, NIR, 2× red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)
    • Any 8-band bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, yellow, and an extra NIR or red edge)
    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-50cm-tasking
    ID:
    f98ee1aa-88db-483d-bb64-c5c193a7a355
  • Maxar WorldView Legion HD15 Order now

    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: Display
    4-band: Pansharpened (RGB and NIR)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-legion-hd
    ID:
    2cc490fa-0ef0-4920-afdd-1bcffc67a11f
  • WorldView Legion
    System-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Primary
    Radiometric processing: Basic
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-legion-system-ready
    ID:
    a87b8a02-8c01-4252-b102-2321b49f0a7e
  • WorldView Legion
    Ortho-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Georectified
    Radiometric processing: Surface Reflectance
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-legion-ortho-ready
    ID:
    652ab31a-5332-4a2c-a967-adeb8b21c95f
  • WorldView Legion
    Map-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: Surface Reflectance
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-legion-map-ready
    ID:
    1f126309-a31e-4cbe-9489-99a6db8cc04e
  • WorldView Legion
    Map-Ready Pansharpened
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    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: Display
    8-band: Pansharpened (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-legion-map-ready-pansharpened
    ID:
    3ce206aa-598d-4eb1-beac-1129eb875845
  • WorldView-3
    System-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Primary
    Radiometric processing: Basic
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-3-system-ready
    ID:
    4007ab24-9835-4c15-b2ab-b50108b8e272
  • WorldView-3
    Ortho-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Georectified
    Radiometric processing: Surface Reflectance
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-3-ortho-ready
    ID:
    b4d76d17-dd8e-4f58-aa54-6014171c3d76
  • WorldView-3
    Map-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: Surface Reflectance
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-3-map-ready
    ID:
    c8e06696-a7ad-4cb9-a949-bf8cfa1b292c
  • WorldView-3
    Map-Ready Pansharpened
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    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: Display
    8-band: Pansharpened (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-3-map-ready-pansharpened
    ID:
    086fceb1-1348-4edd-b235-850fd32dbf2b
  • GeoEye-1
    System-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Primary
    Radiometric processing: Basic
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    geoeye-1-system-ready
    ID:
    f9e4091d-c047-430a-ba11-56beb629d39c
  • GeoEye-1
    Ortho-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Georectified
    Radiometric processing: Surface Reflectance
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    geoeye-1-ortho-ready
    ID:
    7228948b-8b39-4dfd-9699-a6a6abde0de4
  • GeoEye-1
    Map-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: Surface Reflectance
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 4 multispectral bands (RGB and NIR)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    geoeye-1-map-ready
    ID:
    114c0df2-d856-4402-bd60-e22c56bc33fa
  • GeoEye-1
    Map-Ready Pansharpened
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    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: Display
    4-band: Pansharpened (RGB and NIR)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    geoeye-1-map-ready-pansharpened
    ID:
    2b55675f-086a-43fd-9fab-70d1d51b2b62
  • WorldView-2
    System-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Primary
    Radiometric processing: Basic
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-2-system-ready
    ID:
    8d84d7be-cc36-4edc-a679-23e53b346e3a
  • WorldView-2
    Ortho-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Georectified
    Radiometric processing: Surface Reflectance
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-2-ortho-ready
    ID:
    37f7137f-6870-4995-a287-456411494e61
  • WorldView-2
    Map-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: Surface Reflectance
    Bundle: 1 panchromatic and 8 multispectral bands (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-2-map-ready
    ID:
    3617973f-a022-4375-8185-6e90c974a7c9
  • WorldView-2
    Map-Ready Pansharpened
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    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: Display
    8-band: Pansharpened (RGB, NIR, red edge, coastal blue, and yellow)

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-2-map-ready-pansharpened
    ID:
    723c1e8d-1d34-4bf4-a4d5-42688e72338b
  • WorldView-1
    System-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Primary
    Radiometric processing: Basic
    1-band: Panchromatic

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-1-system-ready
    ID:
    60d6bec3-024c-467f-af36-5ba2110bdfdd
  • WorldView-1
    Ortho-Ready
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    Geometric processing: Georectified
    Radiometric processing: TOA
    1-band: Panchromatic

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-1-ortho-ready
    ID:
    b3a2d58f-1e1d-4f49-ac7e-dfee83c8b7a5
  • WorldView-1
    Map-Ready (16-bit)
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    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: TOA
    1-band: Panchromatic

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-1-map-ready-16bit
    ID:
    22a4e6b0-0152-455c-9837-96b29fed217c
  • WorldView-1
    Map-Ready (8-bit)
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    Geometric processing: Orthorectified
    Radiometric processing: TOA
    1-band: Panchromatic

    API DETAILS
    Name:
    worldview-1-map-ready-8bit
    ID:
    ae2e2969-ac1a-4a74-b849-59ca0903a606

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Vantor
Collection type

Tasking from 2,250 credits per km2

Catalog from 1,350 credits per km2

Product type Multispectral
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution
  • HD: 15 cm
  • Panchromatic: 30 cm
  • Pansharpened: 30 cm
  • Multispectral: 1.20 m
  • Panchromatic: 30 cm
  • Pansharpened: 30 cm
  • Multispectral: 1.20 m
  • Panchromatic: 40 cm
  • Pansharpened: 40 cm
  • Multispectral: 1.65 m
  • Panchromatic: 50 cm
  • Pansharpened: 50 cm
  • Multispectral: 2 m

Panchromatic: 50 cm

Bit depth per pixel

System-Ready: 16‑bit

Ortho-Ready: 16‑bit

Map-Ready: 16‑bit (WorldView-1 — Map-Ready: 8 or 16‑bit)

Map-Ready Pansharpened: 8‑bit

WorldView Legion HD15: 8‑bit

Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (XML, TXT)
  • Masks (SHP)
  • Thumbnails (JPEG)
MasksROI

Processing levels

 PrimaryGeorectifiedOrthorectified
Basic

Supported inline-icon-large

System-Ready with RPC

Not 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-large

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Ortho-Ready with RPC

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Map-Ready

DisplayNot supported inline-icon-largeNot supported inline-icon-large

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  1. Map-Ready Pansharpened
  2. WorldView Legion HD15

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition mode

Tasking:

  • Mono
  • Stereo

Catalog: Mono

Incidence angleFrom 5° to 45°
Off-nadir angleFrom 5° to 45°
Tasking priorityStandard
Orbit

WorldView Legion: mid-inclination at 45° and sun-synchronous, at 518 km

WorldView-3: Sun-synchronous, at 617 km

GeoEye-1: Sun-synchronous, at 681 km

WorldView-2: Sun-synchronous, at 770 km

WorldView-1: Sun-synchronous, at 496 km

Number of satellites9+
Revisit rate15 times a day
Swath width

WorldView Legion: 10 km

WorldView-3: 13.1 km

GeoEye-1: 15.3 km

WorldView-2: 16.4 km

WorldView-1: 17.7 km

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands
  • Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
  • Multispectral:
    1. 400–450 nm (coastal blue)
    2. 450–510 nm (blue)
    3. 510–580 nm (green)
    4. 585–625 nm (yellow)
    5. 630–690 nm (red)
    6. 695–715 nm (red edge 1)
    7. 730–750 nm (red edge 2)
    8. 770–895 nm (near-infrared)
  • Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
  • Multispectral:
    1. 397–454 nm (coastal blue)
    2. 445–517 nm (blue)
    3. 507–586 nm (green)
    4. 580–629 nm (yellow)
    5. 626–696 nm (red)
    6. 698–749 nm (red edge)
    7. 765–899 nm (near-infrared 1)
    8. 857–1,039 nm (near-infrared 2)
  • Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
  • Multispectral:
    1. 450–510 nm (blue)
    2. 510–580 nm (green)
    3. 655–690 nm (red)
    4. 695–715 nm (red edge)
    5. 780–920 nm (near-infrared)
  • Panchromatic: 450–800 nm
  • Multispectral:
    1. 400–450 nm (coastal blue)
    2. 450–510 nm (blue)
    3. 510–580 nm (green)
    4. 585–625 nm (yellow)
    5. 630–690 nm (red)
    6. 705–745 nm (red edge)
    7. 770–895 nm (near-infrared 1)
    8. 860–1,040 nm (near-infrared 2)

Panchromatic: 400–900 nm

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84
Positional accuracy< 5 m CE90 absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI from 25 km2 up to 1,000 km2, at least 2 km wide, with vertices spaced at least 2 meters apart

Cloud coverage: 15–50%

Output:

  • Primary data products: Full scenes
  • Other data products: AOI-clipped imagery
Minimum chargeAs per 25 km2
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI from 1 km2 up to 1,000 km2, at least 250 m wide

Availability: From 2007

Output:

  • System-Ready data products: Full scenes
  • Other data products: AOI-clipped imagery
Minimum chargeAs per 1 km2

Geographic coverage

Migration guide

API names and IDs of corresponding collections, data products, and hosts have been updated. Active orders won’t be affected.

Here are the new names and IDs to use:

Old data product nameOld data product IDNew data product nameNew data product ID
maxar-30cm-taskingb71c6628-38b4-4894-90cf-cfac9c746211worldview-30cm-tasking976fe92b-801c-4444-bf1a-2f68ec585305
maxar-50cm-tasking047bbc09-a0eb-44ff-97d5-722d6bc8951aworldview-50cm-taskingf98ee1aa-88db-483d-bb64-c5c193a7a355

For tasking collections, you’ll need to re-accept their EULAs to be able to create new orders.

Collection nameOld host nameNew host name

worldview-legion

worldview-2

worldview-3

worldview-1

geoeye-1

maxarvantor
worldview-legion-hdmaxar-hdvantor-hd

STAC metadata fields will also be updated for all new tasking and catalog orders. If you have active tasking orders for maxar-30cm-tasking or maxar-50cm-tasking collections, note that these changes will apply to those as well.

 ConstellationProviderProvider URLKeywords
OldMaxarMaxarhttps://www.maxar.com/Maxar, Worldview
NewVantorVantorhttps://www.vantor.com/Vantor, Worldview