Pléiades and SPOT 6/ 7 Format Delivery

Pléiades and SPOT 6/ 7 products are delivered in DIMAP V2 format containing either a JPEG 2000 or a GeoTIFF image file.

The DIMAP V2 Format

The DIMAP V2 format is an improved version of SPOT 5’s DIMAP format:

  • Integrates either GeoTIFF or JPEG 2000 image format,
  • Provides RPCs (Rational Polynomial Coefficients) for easy orthorectification and geometric processing,
  • Encompasses a KMZ for a rapid, easy and user-friendly display of main metadata in Google Earth environment,
  • Improved file naming to provide the first information about the product at an immediate glance (sensor, date, processing level, spectral band combination),
  • Quality mask and cloud cover mask are included.
Dimap V.2 information content
DIMAP V2 file contains

Image format: JPEG 2000 or GeoTIFF

You can choose your image format: JPEG 2000 or GeoTIFF.

  JPEG 2000 GeoTIFF
  Dynamic range 12 bits Dynamic range 12 bits
(storage 16 bits)
Primary Optimised: 2.5 GB
Regular: 5.96 GB (max)
13.5 GB
Ortho
(20° angle)
Optimised: 2.9 GB
Regular: 6.76 GB (max)
15.5 GB
  Dynamic range 8 bits Dynamic range 8 bits
Primary Optimised: 2.5 GB
Regular: 5.96 GB (max)
6.7 GB
Ortho
(20° angle)
Optimised: 2.9 GB
Regular: 6.76 GB (max)
7.7 GB