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SPOT Satellite Imagery

SPOT imagery offers an optimum combination of resolution and coverage. A single SPOT scene covers a footprint of 3,600 km² at resolutions of 20 m to 2.5 m, with a location accuracy up to 10 m. Such precise and synoptic coverage is ideal for applications at regional and local scales from 1:100,000 to 1:10,000. The SPOT satellites have built up a global archive of millions of images since 1986. This archive is a vast storehouse of recent and historical data for multi-date analysis.

The SPOT satellites can also be tasked to meet your specific time and place requirements. Spot Image’s programming service ensures your needs are effectively addressed at every step, from requirements analysis and satellite tasking proposals through to image validation and regular assessment of attempted image acquisitions.

SPOT Specifications

Products Panchromatic: 2.5 m – 5 m – 10 m
Multispectral: 2.5 m – 5 m – 10 m – 20 m
Spectral Bands P (panchromatic); B1 (green); B2 (red);
B3 (near infrared);
B4 (SWIR: short-wave infrared,
for SPOT 4 and 5))
Footprint 60 km x 60 km
Revisit Cycle 2 to 3 days
1 day with full constellation of SPOT satellites
Tasking Yes, standard or priority
Global Archive > 20 million images since 1986
Viewing Angle Cross-track: +/- 27°
Forward/backward stereo-viewing with SPOT 5
Location Accuracy < 30 m (1 s) with SPOT 5
< 350 m (1 s) with SPOT 1 to 4
Ortho products: < 10 m (1 s) with Reference3D database
Otherwise, dependent on quality of ground control points and DEM
Preprocessing Levels 1A, 2A, 3A (Ortho)
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Bangkok, Thailand collected by the WorldView-2 satellite on October 30, 2009. Courtesy of DigitalGlobe

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King Fahd International Stadium – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia collected by the WorldView-2 satellite on October 21, 2009. Courtesy of DigitalGlobe

SPOT Pricing

50cm and 2m Satellite Imagery – Pricing per square kilometer.

Product Type Years Full Scene 1/2 Scene 1/4 Scene 1/8 Scene
SPOT 5 – 2.5m – False Color All $10,125
SPOT 5 – 2.5m – Panchromatic All $6,750 $5,050 $3,375 $2,550
SPOT 5 – 5m – False Color All $6,750
SPOT 5 – 5m – Panchromatic All $3,275 $2,525 $1,675 $1,275
SPOT 5 – 10m – Multispectral All $3,375 $2,525 $1,675 $1,275
SPOT 1-4 – 10m – Panchromatic 1986-2007 $1,200
SPOT 1-4 – 10m – Panchromatic 2008-2009 $1,900
SPOT 1-4 – 20m – Multispectral 1986-2007 $1,200
SPOT 1-4 – 20m – Multispectral 2008-2009 $1,900

SPOT Notes:

  • Programming fees are extra
  • False Color products are 3-band products and are only available as full scene products
  • Partial scene only available for SPOT 5
  • Level 2A products are projected in UTM WGS84 (without use of ground control points, no terrain correction applied)
Scene Size
Full Scene 60×60 km 37×37 miles
1/2 Scene 40×40 km 25×25 miles
1/4 Scene> 30×30 km 18.5×18.5 miles
1/8 Scene 20×20 km 12.5 x 12.5 miles