CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - Optical Instrument (CO3D) -
Full Name Optical Instrument (CO3D) Status Being developed
Instrument Agencies CNES Maturity
Instrument Type High resolution optical imagers Geometry
Instrument Technology High resolution optical imager Sampling Imaging
Data Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications Will provide global Digital Surface Models of landmasses between +- 70° latitudes with a resolution of 1 m and in 3D.
Resolution Summary 50cm
Swath Summary
Accuracy Summary The objective is to get a 1 m relative altimetric accuracy (CE90) at 1 m ground sampling distance (GSD). Each DSM will be produced at 1, 4, 12, 15 and 30 meter GSD. At 15 m and 30m GSD, the DSM will be delivered as open data.
Waveband Summary Red, green, blue and VNIR bands with 50 cm GSD
VIS (~0.40 µm - ~0.75 µm)
NIR (~0.75 µm - ~1.3 µm)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Landscape topographyLand surface topography
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Instrument Missions
CO3D - Constellation Optique 3D (2025 - 2031)