Frequently Asked Questions

I am not a NSW Government employee but can I access any imagery?

Answer: No, only current NSW employees can access and request NSW Imagery as managed by the NSW Imagery Hub.

I work for NSW Government, can I request any imagery?

Answer: Yes, please reach out to the team at [email protected] for imagery requests and questions.

Can local councils access this imagery?

Answer: Yes, all NSW local councils have access to all available imagery sources.

How do I request imagery?

Answer: Email [email protected] with an area of interest, timeframe and type of imagery you require.

Does the imagery cost anything?

Answer: No, this is currently a free service, however there is an approval process. Please email [email protected] for more information. Note tasking Skysat is most suitable for areas under 100sqkm; areas larger than this are difficult to capture over the same time period.

What is the best resolution imagery you have available for all of NSW?

Answer: Currently SPOT at 1.5m, but Triplesat is 0.8m resolution and this is going to be delivered in June 2024.

When is Triplesat going to be available for streaming and/or download?

Answer: Mid - late 2024

How far back do your archives go for satellite imagery?

Answer: Our Landsat imagery archive goes back to 1988, but our higher resolution imagery such as SPOT was first acquired in 2008.

Does the NSW Imagery Hub have unlimited access to Planetscope downloads and Skysat tasking?

Answer: No, the NSW Imagery Hub has a limited amount of Planetscope downloads and Skysat taskings. 

How could we access the monthly basemap for entire NSW? Is there a URL?

Answer: The spatial imagery team can provide fact sheets and guides on how to access via WMS.

Can basemaps of an area be downloaded as a geotiff, or are they web view only?

Answer: Yes, send an email to [email protected] and we can download for you.

Can we provide third parties (to NSW Government) access to this imagery?

Answer: For limited time - duration of project and only for a specific NSW Gov project. Please email [email protected] for more information.

What is the best resolution planet can supply?

Answer: PlanetScope resolution is 3m and SkySat is 0.5m.

Is there any programmatic access to the data?

Answer: Planet has an API that you can use to search, filter and view tile previews etc. Please see https://developers.planet.com/docs/apis/ for more information and of course you can contact us on [email protected].

What kind of imagery is provided- raw or processed?

Answer: Generally pansharpened imagery is provided. But if a user has some special needs such as surface reflectance, radiance or raw data, then that could also be provided.