HIGH RESOLUTION MONITORING
High resolution. High cadence. Next-level analysis.
DOWNLOAD SAMPLE IMAGERYSUB-METER, SUB-WEEKLY COVERAGE
Capable of collecting 1+ million sq km of imagery weekly, the SkySat constellation is equipped with traditional imaging, near-infrared, stereo, and video capabilities. The fleet can revisit any point on Earth at 0.8 meter resolution and sub-weekly cadence.
Monitoring, tasking, and large area mapping
Utilize Planet's high resolution capabilities for high cadence revisit, content validation, and a variety of tip-and-cue workflows.
- Monitoring: Revisit sites of interest at monthly, weekly, or sub-weekly cadence
- Tasking: Task cloud-free collections of the areas you need, in the timeframes you need them
- Large area mapping: Map at local and regional scale
- Tip-and-cue: Pair broad area monitoring and change detection with high resolution tasking
Apple Campus – Cupertino, California
The Ka'bah – Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Video, stereo, off-nadir, and
night imaging
In addition to traditional RGB and NIR imaging, Planet's SkySat constellation also offers unique collection options.
- Video: Capture hi res video in detail to see cars on highways and activity at airports
- Night imaging: See Earth at night in hi res — street lights, pattern of life changes, and more
- Off-nadir imaging: Capture imagery at the angles you need with flexible tasking
- Stereo imaging: Extract 3D vector and geographic features and create digital terrain models
Archive and analysis
The SkySat archive includes discounted access to archival imagery ideal for model training, historical analysis, forecasting and more, including:
- Volumeric analysis of dry bulk stockpiles and oil reserves
- Retail traffic pattern and car counting analysis
- City growth, border buildup, and population analysis
With imagery since 2014, the SkySat archive has been used to build models that prove economic trends, predict market fluctuation and inform global intelligence.
Download Sample ImageryTianjin Port – Binhai, China
ANALYTICS-READY PACKAGES
Planet offers deep stack archive imagery packages by geography and sector.
Contact sales for details.
OIL TANKS
40,300+ collects
3,222,000+ km2
PORTS
12,600+ collects
1,007,000+ km2
DRY BULK / MINES
6,400+ collects
514,000+ km2
CITIES
12,500+ collects
998,000+ km2
AGRICULTURE
3,300+ collects
261,000+ km2
SOCIAL IMPACT
5,800+ collects
464,000+ km2
SKYSAT IMAGERY SPECIFICATIONS
SkySat imagery and the full archive are delivered through the Planet API in ortho scene and basic scene formats.
Ortho scene
Ground sample distance (at nadir)
SkySat-1 and SkySat-2:
SkySat-3, -4, -5, -6 and -7:
SkySat-3, -4, -5, -6 and -7:
0.9m
0.72m
0.72m
Sensor Type
CMOS Frame Camera with Panchromatic and Multispectral
(Blue, Green, Red, NIR) halves
(Blue, Green, Red, NIR) halves
Radiometric corrections
None
Geolocation accuracy
<10m CE90
Image configurations (bands)
Analytic DN Image:
Panchromatic DN Image:
Visual Image:
Pansharpened Multispectral Image:
Panchromatic DN Image:
Visual Image:
Pansharpened Multispectral Image:
B, G, R, N
Pan
Pansharpened R, G, B
Pansharpened B, G, R, N
Pan
Pansharpened R, G, B
Pansharpened B, G, R, N
Bit depth
Analytic DN:
Panchromatic DN:
Pansharpened Multispectral:
Visual:
Panchromatic DN:
Pansharpened Multispectral:
Visual:
16-bit Unsigned Integer
16-bit Unsigned Integer
16-bit Unsigned Integer
8-bit Unsigned Integer
16-bit Unsigned Integer
16-bit Unsigned Integer
8-bit Unsigned Integer
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