Constellr

Medium resolution 10 m thermal infrared imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 3 days. The collection contains data from 2014 to the present.


Overview

Constellr provides medium resolution thermal infrared imagery and land surface temperature (LST) data acquired by the HiVE constellation, acquired every 3 days anywhere on the globe. Catalog datasets are available starting from 2014.

A constellr LSTzoom image of Abu Dhabi (UAE)

Data products

Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
LSTprecision tasking

Bundle of the following:

  • Land surface temperature (LST) data
  • 4-band: Thermal infrared
  • 9-band: Multispectral (RGB, deep blue, red edge, and NIR)
API name and ID: Not integrated
LSTzoom tasking

Bundle of the following:

  • Land surface temperature (LST) data
  • 4-band: Thermal infrared
  • 9-band: Multispectral (RGB, deep blue, red edge, and NIR)
API name and ID: Not integrated
Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
LSTfusion

Time-averaged Land surface temperature (LST) data

API name and ID: Not integrated
LSTprecision

Bundle of the following:

  • Land surface temperature (LST) data
  • 4-band: Thermal infrared
  • 9-band: Multispectral (RGB, deep blue, red edge, and NIR)
API name and ID: Not integrated
LSTzoom

Bundle of the following:

  • Land surface temperature (LST) data
  • 4-band: Thermal infrared
  • 9-band: Multispectral (RGB, deep blue, red edge, and NIR)
API name and ID: Not integrated

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Constellr
Collection type

Tasking varies by configuration

Catalog from 300 credits per km2

Product type Multispectral
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Resolution

LSTfusion: 30 m

LSTprecision: 30 m

LSTzoom: 10 m

Bit depth per pixel32‑bit
Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (JSON)
  • Masks (GeoTIFF)
  • Visuals (GeoTIFF)
  • Thumbnails (JPEG)
Masks

Cloud

Quality

Transparency

NoData value65,535
Temperature accuracy

LSTfusion: < 5 kelvin absolute

LSTprecision: < 1–2 kelvin absolute

LSTzoom: < 3 kelvin absolute

Processing levels

*Upon request.

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition modeMono
Incidence angleUp to 30°
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 510 km
Number of satellites2
Revisit rateEvery 3 days
Swath width17.5 km

Band data

SpecificationDescription
Spectral bands

Thermal infrared bands:

  • 8,600 nm
  • 9,200 nm
  • 10,600 nm
  • 11,750 nm

Multispectral bands:

  • Band 1 (VNIR01): 443 nm (coastal aerosol)
  • Band 2 (VNIR02): 490 nm (blue)
  • Band 3 (VNIR03): 560 nm (green)
  • Band 4 (VNIR04): 665 nm (red)
  • Band 5 (VNIR05): 705 nm (red edge)
  • Band 6 (VNIR06): 740 nm (red edge)
  • Band 7 (VNIR07): 783 nm (red edge)
  • Band 8 (VNIR08): 842 nm (near-infrared)
  • Band 9 (VNIR09): 865 nm (narrow near-infrared)
  • Band 10 (VNIR10): 945 nm (water vapour)

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemUTM-WGS84

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Cloud coverage: Up to 100%

Output: 15 km × 15 km scene

Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Availability:

  • LSTfusion: From 2025
  • LSTprecision: From 2014
  • LSTzoom: From 2025

Output: Scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:

  • LSTfusion: AOI-clipped imagery
  • LSTprecision: 15 km × 15 km
  • LSTzoom: 15 km × 15 km
Minimum charge
  • LSTfusion: As per 1,000 km2
  • LSTprecision: As per 1 scene
  • LSTzoom: As per 1 scene

Geographic coverage

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