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Catalog

The data catalog provides access to data that has already been collected. Every single data capture is identified by its footprint, timestamps and other metadata.

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Catalog in the SatVu platform​

Using the SatVu platform, you can discover SatVu historical satellite data. The catalog consists of images collected by SatVu and our users’ past tasking orders. We constantly collect data while the satellite is not tasked by our clients in order to build up a reliable historical dataset over key locations around the world.

The catalog section of the web application provides access to the whole catalog data ordering flow. This includes a few core steps:

  • Discovering data - search for available data and preview it.
  • Estimating costs - each image has a price associated with it, so you can plan your costs upfront.
  • Ordering data - placing an order for the catalog data. When you order data from the catalog, you get access to the entire scene.
  • Downloading data - retrieving the data.

The whole flow is available through the RESTful API, Python SDK, and web app.

SatVu web application - catalog interface.

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Please note that to search the catalog, you must have agreed access to the catalog product under the selected contract. More information is under Contract Restrictions

Key concepts​

Catalog search is the process of searching data in a catalog based on the image metadata. The metadata usually includes the footprint of the image, the timestamp and other image parameters: cloud coverage, off-nadir angle, ground sample distance, etc.

Catalog scene represents a single image captured by a satellite. Information about catalog scenes returned as a result of a catalog search request.

Catalog order defines a request for one or more catalog scenes. Once the order is successfully created, you have access to the catalog data.

Catalog documentation overview​

This part of the documentation describes core concepts, flow and the tutorial on how to perform catalog data ordering using the SatVu web application.

Catalog structure describes the available imagery products and explains how they are structured and related within the SatVu Catalog.

Catalog search and order describes the capabilities of the search service and the process of placing the order. It includes information about the standard of the metadata used and search query support in API, SDK and the web app.

The “Developers” part of the documentation describes the flow using the Python SDK and the Restful API. In addition, we provide Catalog API and Orders API Reference documentation.