ICEYE

Very high resolution 50 cm SAR satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a daily revisit rate.


Overview

ICEYE provides persistent monitoring using the largest operational constellation of SAR satellites.

An ICEYE image of the Port of Alexandria (Egypt)

Geographic coverage and restrictions

The geographic coverage is global.

Data products

Data productSpectral bands combination
CustomX-band

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider ICEYE
Collection type Tasking
Product type SAR
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Azimuth resolution

Spot (standard): 1 m

Spot (fine): 50 cm

Spot (extended): 1 m

Strip: 3 m

Scan: 15 m

Ground range resolution

Spot (standard): 90 cm–1.50 m

Spot (fine): 43 cm–73 cm

Spot (extended): 90 cm–1.50 m

Strip: Up to 3 m

Scan: Up to 15 m

Bit depth per pixel

16-bit (unsigned integer)

32-bit (float)

Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (HDF5, GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (XML)
  • Masks (KML)
  • Overviews (PNG)
Masks

ROI

Transparency

Processing levels

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition mode

Spot (standard)

Spot (fine)

Spot (extended)

Strip

Scan

Incidence angleMode-dependent, from 15° to 35°
Slant range resolution

Spot (standard): 50 cm

Spot (fine): 25 cm

Spot (extended): 90 cm

Strip: 50 cm–2.50 m

Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 560–580 km
Orbit direction

Ascending

Descending

Number of satellites33+
PolarizationSingle: VV
Revisit rateDaily

Band data

SpecificationDescription
FrequencyX-band: 9.65 GHz

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemGeographic-WGS84
Positional accuracy1.5 m SE90 absolute

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

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

  • Spot (standard): 5×5 km2
  • Spot (fine): 5×5 km2
  • Spot (extended): 15×15 km2
  • Strip: From 30×50 km2 to 30×500 km2
  • Scan: From 100×100 km2 to 100×500 km2
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene

API integration

Data productTypeName and IDCollection name
CustomTasking

Name: iceye-tasking

ID: 205fd9e1-4b00-4f0a-aabd-01e2f3f4dfba

iceye-tasking

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