Project Proposal (Restrained): Access to this data collection is provided only after submitting and receiving approval for a project proposal. Access is limited to accepted projects that meet the conditions defined by ESA.

Access Steps:

1. Create or log in to EO Sign In (users are recommended to register with an institutional email address)
2. Go to the Project Proposal form.
3. Complete and submit the form with details of your proposed data use. 
4. ESA will evaluate your proposal (normally within 9 weeks).
5. Go to the EO User Portal to check the status of your request
6. If approved, you will receive a confirmation email with the quota assigned and instructions on how to order the data. 

The collection is open for research and application development projects, exclusively for non-commercial and non-operational activities and for civil Earth observation research applications only. Access to the data requires submission of a Project Proposal, which is subject to evaluation and acceptance by ESA and the data owner.

ESA will support as many high-quality and innovative projects as possible within the quota limit available, therefore only a limited amount of products can be allowed to each project. 

• Learn more about the quota limit and see a comparison with other missions in our FAQ: How much data may I request in a Project Proposal?
• The list of available archived data can be retrieved using the Image Library catalogue.
• If you need help with the proposal form, consult this guide on how to access data requiring a project proposal.
• All details about data provision and availability, data access conditions, usage restrictions and the quota assignment procedure are described in the Terms of Applicability document available in the Resources section.

QuickBird high resolution optical products are available as part of the Vantor Standard Satellite Imagery products from the QuickBird, WorldView-1/-2/-3/-4, and GeoEye-1 satellites. All details about the data provision, data access conditions and quota assignment procedure are described into the Terms of Applicability available in Resources section.

In particular, QuickBird offers archive panchromatic products up to 0.60 m GSD resolution and 4-Bands Multispectral products up to 2.4 m GSD resolution.

4-Bands being an option from:

• 4-Band Multispectral (BLUE, GREEN, RED, NIR1)
• 4-Band Pan-sharpened (BLUE, GREEN, RED, NIR1)
• 4-Band Bundle (PAN, BLUE, GREEN, RED, NIR1)
• 3-Bands Natural Colour (pan-sharpened BLUE, GREEN, RED)
• 3-Band Colored Infrared (pan-sharpened GREEN, RED, NIR1)
• Natural Colour / Coloured Infrared (3-Band pan-sharpened)

Native 30 cm and 50/60 cm resolution products are processed with Vantor HD Technology to generate respectively the 15 cm HD and 30 cm HD products: the initial special resolution (GSD) is unchanged but the HD technique intelligently increases the number of pixels and improves the visual clarity achieving aesthetically refined imagery with precise edges and well reconstructed details.