Uncovering the world through optical imagery

Optical satellite imaging is not just about looking at a picture – it’s about producing answers using the building blocks of light.

Granular views from orbit

Optical imaging has been one of the first use cases for satellites. To this day, satellite imagery underpins critical sectors like agriculture, forestry, defense and logistics.

We offer a rich portfolio of sub-meter resolution optical imagery for every project that needs a crisp view of our planet.

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Wide variety of satellites

Single satellite

BJ-3N*

A versatile satellite offering 30 cm panchromatic and 1.2 m multispectral imagery with a 5-day revisit at nadir.

Two satellites

Superview Neo-1

A constellation of two satellites producing 30 cm panchromatic and 1.2 multispectral imagery with daily revisit.

Single satellite

KOMPSAT-3A

A single satellite generating imagery in 0.40 m panchromatic and 2.2 m in multispectral.

Single satellite

KOMPSAT-3

KOMPSAT-3 has been operating since 2012 and besides tasking, it comes with a temporally rich archive in 0.5 m.

5 satellites

BJ-3A/C*

A new constellation with regular daily revisit, providing 0.5 panchromatic and 2 m multispectral imagery.

Single satellite

Superview-2

A satellite with a 50 cm panchromatic channel and 2 m multispectral with 6 bands up to 1040 nm wavelength.

Single satellite

THEOS-2

A 50 cm panchromatic and 2 m multispectral satellite allowing up to a 4-day revisit cycle on the Equator.

Single satellite

Göktürk-1A

A satellite with a panchromatic and four multispectral bands. Two day revisit possible at 45-degree off-nadir angles.

16 satellites

NewSat Mk IV

A high-revisit constellation providing super resolution images either as L1 multispectral or L3 products.

Defunct

TripleSat

A former constellation with a rich archive dating back to 2016 at 80 cm panchromatic and 3.2 m multispectral imagery.

* Stereo and tri-stereo imaging available

Sub-meter imaging for clear answers

Commercial very high resolution imagery enables applications that are beyond the capacity of low-resolution open data. Sub-meter imagery makes it possible to develop and deploy qualitatively superior applications: more precise object counting, more granular change detection, pattern recognition for much smaller objects, and many others.

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Agriculture

Agricultural plot analysis has been one of the first use cases of multispectral optical imagery.

Combinations of red, green, blue and infrared bands can be used to extract soil moisture and vegetation indices (NDMI, NDVI, EVI and others) that provide actionable insights into the health of crops and the general state of farmland at scale.

At high resolution, these analyses can be used to estimate yields and crop health.

Urban development

About half of Earth’s population lives in cities, and this number is set to increase to 70% by 2050.

Urban spaces are increasingly becoming the primary environment of humans, and their rational planning and development will be the key to wellbeing.

High-resolution imagery allows precise snapshots of traffic, urban activities, the state of green areas, and construction sites, often with a single satellite pass.

Commercial activity

Accumulation of vehicles and materials is often indicative of commercial activity. Monitoring the frequency of these accumulations can be valuable for business intelligence in a number of industries.

Counting vehicles at parking lots, vessels, containers and other items is also becoming a central case for image recognition models, which are used to comb through high-resolution imagery and generate precise unit numbers.

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