specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: SkyWatch
providerId: skywatch
created: '2026-07-04'
modified: '2026-07-04'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Satellite Imagery
- Earth Observation
- EarthCache
- Geospatial
- Plans
description: >-
  EarthCache pricing is usage-based and metered per square kilometre of imagery
  ordered, with resolution-based purchase minimums rather than seat licenses.
  You pay only for the area you order, with low minimums and no long-term
  contracts. Two ordering modes exist: Archive (existing imagery) and Tasking
  (new imagery captured to order). EarthCache Enterprise is an annual,
  organization-wide license that bundles prepaid data credits, management, and
  analytics. Exact per-km2 rates below are drawn from SkyWatch's public pricing
  pages and should be re-verified during reconciliation.
notes: >-
  Prices are per square kilometre and subject to a minimum billable AOI per
  resolution tier (for example, ordering a 2 km2 very-high-resolution archive
  scene is billed at the 5 km2 minimum). Verify current rates, minimums, and
  prepurchase discounts on https://skywatch.com/earthcache/pricing/ and
  https://skywatch.com/data-pricing/ during reconciliation.
sources:
- https://skywatch.com/earthcache/pricing/
- https://skywatch.com/data-pricing/
- https://api-docs.earthcache.com/
plans:
- id: earthcache-archive
  name: Archive Imagery (Pay-as-you-go)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Order existing satellite imagery from SkyWatch's provider catalog, billed
    per square kilometre by resolution tier with per-tier purchase minimums.
  entries:
  - label: Standard Resolution Archive
    name: archive_standard
    type: usage
    metric: area
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from $2.50 per km2 (min AOI 5 km2)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: High Resolution (50 cm) Archive
    name: archive_high
    type: usage
    metric: area
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from $10 per km2 (min AOI 1 km2)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Very High Resolution (30 cm) Archive
    name: archive_vhr_30
    type: usage
    metric: area
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from $22.50 per km2 (min AOI 5 km2)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Very High Resolution (15 cm) Archive
    name: archive_vhr_15
    type: usage
    metric: area
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from $40 per km2
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Archive Search API
  - name: Pipelines API
  - name: Multi-Provider Catalog
  - name: GeoTIFF and Analytics Delivery
- id: earthcache-tasking
  name: Tasking (New Imagery)
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Task satellites to capture new imagery of your area of interest, billed per
    square kilometre by resolution tier with larger minimum AOIs than archive.
  entries:
  - label: High Resolution (50 cm) Tasking
    name: tasking_high
    type: usage
    metric: area
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from $12 per km2 (min AOI ~25 km2)
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Very High Resolution (30 cm) Tasking
    name: tasking_vhr_30
    type: usage
    metric: area
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from $32.50 per km2
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Very High Resolution (15 cm) Tasking
    name: tasking_vhr_15
    type: usage
    metric: area
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: from $60 per km2
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Tasking via Pipelines
  - name: Probability of Collection Estimates
  - name: Scheduled Delivery
- id: earthcache-enterprise
  name: EarthCache Enterprise
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Organization-wide annual license to source, manage, and analyze remote
    sensing data at scale, bundling prepaid data credits, team management, and
    usage analytics. Contact SkyWatch for terms.
  entries:
  - label: Annual Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales (annual license with included data credits)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Prepaid Data Credits
  - name: Volume Discounts
  - name: Usage Analytics and Management
  - name: Support and SLAs
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com