To view satellite imagery, navigate to ‘Satellite’ on the top right of the tab. You can check out our free Sentinel and Landsat feeds or for high resolution feeds check out our SkyMap50 service.

Unfortunately satellites available on Soar are constantly orbiting around Earth and only capture between 10am-12pm (depending on the satellite). We cannot guarantee the time any imagery is captured as it is dependent on the satellite’s orbit and the satellite’s revisit time. The best way to find out if there is imagery on the date you need, is to navigate to the ‘Satellite’ tab and choose your preferred satellite, draw an area of interest and see what imagery is available.

No, unfortunately satellite imagery is not true real time. The satellites are imaging as it is moving in orbit and the data can take up to a day to transfer from the satellite to us. This is known as near real-time imagery. The most recent imagery available would be at most from the day before.

This depends on the satellite but generally imaging satellites pass over between 10am and 12pm local time each day as they orbit the Earth. Satellite orbits available on the Soar platform can be seen by selecting the satellite orbit button at the bottom right of the screen.

Night time imagery is currently not available on Soar. We are currently working with some commercial satellite providers to onboard this type of imagery so stay tuned!

Unfortunately not at this time.  While a KML can be uploaded to the system to show on Soar, they cannot be used to place an order at this time. However, this functionality may become available in the future

Unfortunately we don't support shapefiles at this time

Yes. In future we may add the ability to order polygon sections but we are limited by what order requirements the satellite imager provider places on us.

Yes.  We are currently in discussions with a number of other commercial providers to onboard their content onto Soar.  However, this is a complex process and takes time. Even free satellite services take time to onboard on to the platform.

Each satellite has its own license conditions for use of the imagery.

What is novel about our 'click and collect' approach to satellite imagery is that unlike other providers the pricing is open, transparent and the pricing is pay as you go. We found that many suppliers have large lock-ins, large minimum orders, and complicated licensing conditions. Furthermore, the delivered scenes are often in 'bundles' meaning you need specialised software to collate, colour and mosaic. Via Soar your SkyMap50 imagery is delivered like Google Earth as a natural colour image. SkyMap50 can be your eye in the sky!

Archival imagery orders can take between 2 to 5 working days to process.
New collect imagery order can take anywhere from a few working days through to months, depending on cloud cover. For example, if your area of interest is in a tropical location, it maybe covered in cloud for many months of the year making taking images from satellites extremely difficult.
The stated delivery times are just a guide however and each will be different according to each order location and size.

Archival imagery orders can choose whichever level of cloud cover you like. You can use the image previews as an indicator. However with new collect imagery, the maximum allowable cloud in your order is 15%. This includes shadows, haze and smoke - so you can be rest assured that 85% of your order will be cloud free. If your order has more than 15% cloud cover, we will re-fly the area for you for no extra charge until the 15% cut off is achieved.

Yes! We have a very special product called 'SkyMap50EXP' which is a 100% guaranteed 24 hour turn around product which is available on any working day. This product can be used by news agencies, mining companies and security organisations that require super-fast turn around times. The price is US$50/km2 with a minimum purchase of 50km2. This is almost 10 times cheaper than the nearest competitive product in the marketplace. Beware however, that there is no cloud cover maximum with this product. If you choose to use this service, whatever cloud covers your area of interest at the time of capture, that is your final image. There are no refunds.

Unfortunately, there is actually no 'real-time' satellite imagery available to non-military customers. There is however near real-time which is delayed between 24 and 72 hours depending on the orbitology. For example, if you were ordering a one off image, maximum scene size of 12 km x 12 km it would take about 48 to 72 hours. But if it was constant monitoring of a location, it can be imaged and delivered every 24 hrs into your Soar account. Many satellite companies offer daily coverage but this is a marketing gimmick as the actual turn around time to your access can vary up to a week. Moreover, you would have to pay a minimum collect fee of about $5,000. With SkyMap50 the pricing of $12km² is standard and capped.

No. SkyMap50 constellation includes four satellites providing once daily global coverage. Images are usually captured between 10AM to noon local time every day.

SkyMap50 satellites are positioned so they are sun-synchronous. Meaning they only orbit areas that have the sun shining on them at any one time. You will not be able to obtain night time images.

Unfortunately this is not achievable using commercially available satellites. Humans are not distinguishable using even the highest resolution satellites available to the general public.

No. The SkyMap50 satellite is not a video capable satellite.

An RPC file can be provided with your SkyMap50 order on request. There is an additional service charge.

Yes, multiple bands can be provided with your SkyMap50 order on request. There is an additional service charge.

To find your location, key in the exact address in the search bar of Soar (upper left of website). Wait a few seconds for the search to locate a list of possible matches then click on the correct result to show your location. Then click on the satellites tab and choose SkyMap50. From there you can either choose archival imagery to purchase or you can book an acquisition for the next satellite pass with a new collect.

You can purchase SkyMap50 high resolution satellite imagery directly on Soar. Watch our YouTube tutorial videos on how to search for and order archival imagery and new collect imagery..