Release notes

Two weeks ago we introduced our brand new pansharpening algorithm, our first advanced processing capability. You can now try it out directly on the console. Here is how:

• In the map section, select the scenes you want to process
• The selected scenes are automatically validated before processing—no actions for you
• If a scene is not suitable for processing, we will tell you why and give you the option to remove it from the selection
• In the case of pansharpening, scenes need to contain both panchromatic and multispectral bands
• You can then pansharpen all compatible images (as many as you want) and track the status in the new Jobs table
• That's it, you can now use the data for your downstream use case.

And the best part—pansharpening is currently free of charge.

An exampe of a pansharpened image

Pléiades, Airbus

You can find more information about the requirements, input, and output in our detailed technical information. Try out pansharpening on the console today.

We're fully integrating our analytics capabilities into the platform. You can now process any order delivery via our data management component. Most importantly, the output will be available in our STAC endpoints too, accessible through the same component. The process is more scalable—you can now apply our advanced processing capabilities to as many scenes as you want, as long as they’re compatible. It is also easier to scale—the end output will no longer be stored in the project itself, but in your data management component, making it easier to use the data for your downstream use case. Now let’s review a more practical example: pansharpening.

Short for panchromatic sharpening, pansharpening is an image fusion technique that increases the image to the resolution of the panchromatic band. It combines the higher-resolution panchromatic band with a lower-resolution multispectral band to yield a high spatial and spectral resolution image. You can now pansharpen your scenes directly on our platform using the Brovey method.

You will be able to automatically see which scenes are suitable for pansharpening, e.g., which scenes contain both panchromatic and multispectral bands. We will provide automatically optimized grey weights—no need to specify anything yourself.

The algorithm consumes and returns data and metadata that is STAC and CNAM compatible. It allows you to select an unlimited number of scenes and pansharpen them, instead of doing so individually for each scene. You can apply the algorithm by defining its STAC item ID. The pansharpened asset will be added to your account as a new STAC item, accessible via /v2/assets/stac endpoints.

Pléiades, Airbus

And the best part—pansharpening is currently free of charge. You can find more information about the requirements, input, and output in our detailed technical information. Try out pansharpening on the UP42 platform today.

We’ve made some exciting new changes to the tasking ordering flow. Now you can view the list of available collections and their specifications upfront, upload geometries to validate compatibility, get an instant price estimate for your order, and view a complete summary of your order before submitting.

Go to UP42 tasking

You can now access the full Pléiades Neo archive via the UP42 catalog. What's new?

• Nearly 340 million km² of Pléiades Neo data is now available on the platform—a 6-fold increase in the availability of very high resolution 30 cm data on the UP42 platform.
• The minimum order size has been lowered to 5 km².

Access the full Pléiades Neo archive through our console or via our API.

We're adding more open data to the UP42 platform! In addition to Sentinel-2, you can now access Landsat 8, an Earth observation mission from the Landsat programme of USGS and NASA. Benefit from free low resolution 30 m optical and thermal satellite data, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 16 days. The collection provides global coverage and contains data from 2013 to the present.

Place your order through our console or via our API.