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  3. Submit the form for accessing the data
  4. The request will be evaluated by ESA, which normally takes up to 2 days
  5. Upon successful evaluation, you will receive a confirmation email
  6. A second email will follow with details of where to download the data
  7. Search and download the products from the dissemination service (via a map).
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All WorldView products are freely accessible in accordance with ESA’s Earth observation data policy. An active EO Sign In account is required to download the products.

In ESA's Third Party Missions (TPM) dissemination service and catalogue the data is collection based and allows data browse and download through the treeview as well as via geographical search using a static map.

WorldView products can also be discovered through ESA's EO Catalogue (EO CAT), which allows users to discover and download products among the available datasets from ESA and Third Party Missions and instruments, using various criteria (spatial, temporal, specific).

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Description

The WorldView ESA archive is composed of products acquired by WorldView-1, -2, -3 and -4 satellites and requested by ESA supported projects over their areas of interest around the world

Panchromatic, 4-Bands, 8-Bands and SWIR products are part of the offer, with the resolution at Nadir depicted in the table.

Band CombinationMissionGSD Resolution at NadirGSD Resolution (20° off nadir)
PanchromaticWV-150 cm55 cm
WV-246 cm52 cm
WV-331 cm34 cm
WV-431 cm34 cm
4-BandsWV-21.84 m2.4 m
WV-31.24 m1.38 m
WV-41.24 m1.38 m
8-BandsWV-21.84 m2.4 m
WV-31.24 m1.38 m
SWIRWV-33.70 m4.10 m


The 4-Bands includes various options such as Multispectral (separate channel for Blue, Green, Red, NIR1), Pan-sharpened (Blue, Green, Red, NIR1), Bundle (separate bands for PAN, Blue, Green, Red, NIR1), Natural Colour (pan-sharpened Blue, Green, Red), Coloured Infrared (pan-sharpened Green, Red, NIR). The 8-Bands being an option from Multispectral (COASTAL, Blue, Green, Yellow, Red, Red EDGE, NIR1, NIR2) and Bundle (PAN, COASTAL, Blue, Green, Yellow, Red, Red EDGE, NIR1, NIR2).

The processing levels are:

  • Standard (2A): normalised for topographic relief
  • View Ready Standard: ready for orthorectification (RPB files embedded)
  • View Ready Stereo: collected in-track for stereo viewing and manipulation (not available for SWIR)
  • Map Scale (Ortho) 1:12,000 Orthorectified: additional processing unnecessary

Spatial coverage: Check the spatial coverage of the collection on a map available on the Third Party Missions Dissemination Service.

The following table summarises the offered product types

EO-SIP Product TypeBand CombinationProcessing LevelMissions
WV6_PAN_2APanchromatic (PAN)Standard/View Ready StandardWorldView-1 and 4
WV6_PAN_ORPanchromatic (PAN)View Ready StereoWorldView-1 and 4
WV6_PAN_MPPanchromatic (PAN)Map Scale OrthoWorldView-1 and 4
WV1_PAN__2APanchromatic (PAN)Standard/View Ready StandardWorldView-2 and 3
WV1_PAN__ORPanchromatic (PAN)View Ready StereoWorldView-2 and 3
WV1_PAN__MPPanchromatic (PAN)Map Scale OrthoWorldView-2 and 3
WV1_4B__2A4-Band (4B)Standard/View Ready StandardWorldView-2, 3 and 4
WV1_4B__OR4-Band (4B)View Ready StereoWorldView-2, 3 and 4
WV1_4B__MP4-Band (4B)Map Scale OrthoWorldView-2, 3 and 4
WV1_8B_2A8-Band (8B)Standard/View Ready StandardWorldView-2 and 3
WV1_8B_OR8-Band (8B)View Ready StereoWorldView-2 and 3
WV1_8B_MP8-Band (8B)Map Scale OrthoWorldView-2 and 3
WV1_S8B__2ASWIRStandard/View Ready StandardWorldView-3
WV1_S8B__MPSWIRMap Scale OrthoWorldView-3

Details

DATA SET SPECIFICATIONS

Spatial coverage:
90 N, -90 S, -180 W, 180 E
Temporal coverage:
2009-02-07 - 2020-12-01
Date of launch:
2007-09-18, 2014-08-13, 2016-11-11, 2009-10-08
Operators:
Maxar
Mission status:
Ongoing
Orbit height:
WV-1: 496 km WV-2: 770 km WV-3: 617 km WV-4: 617 km
Orbit type:
Sun-synchronous
Swath width:
WV-1: 17.6 km WV-2: 16.4 km WV-3: 13.1 km WV-4: 13.1 km
Resolution:
Very High Resolution - VHR (0 - 5m)
Wavelengths:
VIS (0.40 - 0.75 µm), NIR (0.75 - 1.30 µm), SWIR (1.3 - 3.0 µm)
Product types:
WV6_PAN_2A, WV6_PAN_OR, WV1_PAN_2A, WV1_PAN_MP, WV1_PAN_OR, WV1_4B__2A, WV1_4B__MP, WV1_4B__OR, WV1_8B__2A, WV1_8B__MP, WV1_8B__OR

PROCESSING LEVEL

Level 2, Level 3, Multiple

APPLICABLE TERMS & CONDITIONS

Utilisation of this data is subject to ESA's Earth Observation Terms and Conditions.

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RESOURCES

Product Specification

Map Ready Imagery Data Sheet

Product Specification

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Product Specification

Stereo Product Details

Product Specification

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Product Specification

View Ready Imagery Sheet

Product Specification

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