SkyWatch Cost Estimation API

Estimate the cost of locations, intervals, and pipelines.

Operations 3

POST /pipelines/calculate Calculate pipeline cost and probability of collection #
POST /price/calculate Calculate price of a location and intervals #
GET /price/{resolution} Get price information #

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OpenAPI Specification

skywatch-cost-estimation-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: SkyWatch EarthCache Cost Estimation API
  description: The EarthCache API gives developers a single, provider-agnostic interface to discover, price, order, and deliver commercial satellite imagery and geospatial data.
  version: '1.7'
  contact:
    name: SkyWatch Support
    url: https://skywatch.com/support
    email: support@skywatch.com
servers:
- url: https://api.skywatch.co/earthcache
  description: EarthCache production
security:
- ApiKey: []
tags:
- name: Cost Estimation
  description: Estimate the cost of locations, intervals, and pipelines.
paths:
  /pipelines/calculate:
    post:
      tags:
      - Cost Estimation
      summary: Calculate pipeline cost and probability of collection
      operationId: calculatePipeline
      description: Calculate the cost of the area and intervals of a pipeline, and the probability of collection for any tasking intervals.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PipelineRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Calculated pipeline cost estimate.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CostEstimate'
  /price/calculate:
    post:
      tags:
      - Cost Estimation
      summary: Calculate price of a location and intervals
      operationId: calculatePrice
      description: Calculate the cost of a specified location and intervals, taking purchase minimums and pre-purchase discounts into account.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/PriceRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Calculated price.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CostEstimate'
  /price/{resolution}:
    get:
      tags:
      - Cost Estimation
      summary: Get price information
      operationId: getPrice
      description: Get price information for the caller's plan and an optional resolution.
      parameters:
      - name: resolution
        in: path
        required: true
        description: Resolution band (for example low, medium, high, very_high).
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Price information.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/CostEstimate'
components:
  schemas:
    GeoJSON:
      type: object
      description: A GeoJSON geometry (typically a Polygon) describing the AOI.
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          example: Polygon
        coordinates:
          type: array
          items: {}
    PipelineRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      - start_date
      - end_date
      - aoi
      - output
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
        start_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        end_date:
          type: string
          format: date
        budget_per_km2:
          type: number
        max_cost:
          type: number
        cloud_cover_percentage:
          type: number
        min_aoi_coverage_percentage:
          type: number
        resolution_low:
          type: number
        resolution_high:
          type: number
        interval:
          type: string
          example: 1d
        result_delivery:
          type: object
          properties:
            max_latency:
              type: string
              example: 0d
            priorities:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
              example:
              - latest
              - highest_resolution
              - lowest_cost
        aoi:
          $ref: '#/components/schemas/GeoJSON'
        output:
          type: object
          properties:
            id:
              type: string
            format:
              type: string
              example: geotiff
            mosaic:
              type: string
              example: 'off'
        tags:
          type: array
          items:
            type: object
            properties:
              label:
                type: string
              value:
                type: string
        status:
          type: string
          example: active
        sources:
          type: object
          properties:
            include:
              type: array
              items:
                type: string
              example:
              - Pleiades
              - Spot
              - PlanetScope
              - Sentinel-2
    CostEstimate:
      type: object
      properties:
        cost:
          type: number
        currency:
          type: string
          example: USD
        area_km2:
          type: number
        probability_of_collection:
          type: number
  securitySchemes:
    ApiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: header
      name: x-api-key