The BlackSky data evaluation is now complete, and the data acquired during the evaluation are available via the SmallSat Data Explorer tool (SDX). The completed BlackSky Evaluation Report and the Quality Assessment Summary will be posted here when available for release.
The BlackSky satellite constellation provides imagery from the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, their products include 4 image bands: red, green, blue, and panchromatic. These satellites are currently deployed in mid-inclination orbits between +/- 53.5 degrees North and South. The high spatial resolution and high-revisit with dawn-to-dusk imagery from BlackSky can be used for a wide range of pattern-of-life and change detection research and applications.
All members of the U.S. Government have access to BlackSky data for scientific use. All data requests must be approved by CSDA.
- To request access to CSDA data offerings, complete the CSDA Authorization form. The CSDA team will verify if the user is authorized for data access. Once verified, the user will be notified
- Search for BlackSky data using the CSDA SmallSat Data Explorer (SDX)
- Download direct from the SDX (Earthdata login required) or use the Bulk Download Tool
Data products and derived products for imagery must contain copyright markings as specified below (YYYY is the year of the image acquisition).
Data products and derived products must contain a copyright notice similar to the following:
- For data products: “© BlackSky Inc YYYY. All rights reserved.”
- For derived products: “Includes copyrighted material of BlackSky All rights reserved.”
- A joint copyright notice may be used as appropriate
Authorized users should send the CSDA Program a courtesy copy of any publications that include CSDA data.
To help us identify your publications, we request that when you publish using these data, please include the following acknowledgment:
"This work utilized data made available through the NASA Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) program."