> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://guides.geospatial.bas.ac.uk/10-things-to-know-about-vhr-satellite-data/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://guides.geospatial.bas.ac.uk/10-things-to-know-about-vhr-satellite-data/1.-satellite-operators.md).

# 1. Satellite operators

There are a number of commercial providers of VHR imagery. Below is a non-exhaustive list of missions currently orbiting and collecting data, together with the maximum spatial resolution they can collect:

* Maxar ​
  * WorldView-2 (50 cm)​
  * GeoEye-2 (46cm​)
  * WorldView-3 (31 cm)​
* Airbus​
  * Pléiades 1 (50 cm)​
  * Pléiades Neo (30cm – just launched)​
* Satrec (Korea)​
  * Komsat (50cm)​
* Planet ​
  * Skysat (50 cm)

Whilst the polar regions are not as well served by commercial providers as the rest of the world, there is now a large archive of imagery collected by [MAXAR's satellites](https://www.maxar.com/constellation) which can be exploited. 

MAXAR imagery is therefore often the go-to choice for Antarctica. 

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