Licensing and other information for SPOTMaps 2012–2014

Who can obtain the SPOTMaps 2012–2014 Imagery under current licensing?

In March 2015, the licensing of the SPOTMaps 2012–2014 Imagery was upgraded from a ‘Government and Non-commercial’ licence to a ‘NZ Government and Commercial’ licence.This means any entity located within New Zealand including government agencies, not-for-profit organisations and commercial entities can obtain a copy of the SPOTMaps 2012-2014 Imagery to use and store in-house.

Who cannot obtain a copy of the SPOTMaps 2012–2014 Imagery?

Companies located outside New Zealand and private individuals (located anywhere) are not able to obtain a copy of the SPOTMaps 2012-2014 Imagery to use and store in-house. Website license terms also prohibit interactive downloading.

How do I get the SPOTMaps 2012–2014 Imagery?

The process is as follows:

  1. Send an e-mail to the supplier Airbus DS Geo Australia Pty Ltd (contact email: ) requesting the New Zealand SPOTMaps 2012-2014 Imagery.
  2. Airbus DS Geo Australia will send you a copy of the relevant end user license agreement (EULA) to sign, along with a questionnaire to define what image products you require.
  3. Upon receipt of your signed EULA and questionnaire, Airbus DS Geo Australia will dispatch the data set to you on hard drive(s).

How big is the SPOTMaps 2012–2014 Imagery data set?
The size of the data set supplied depends on the options selected by you. The natural colour mosaic product is approximately 0.6of a terabyte. A full supply of individual scenes and mosaics is approximately 4 terabytes.

Is there a cost associated with getting the SPOTMaps 2012–2014 Imagery?

Under the NZ Government and Commercial License, the SPOTMaps 2012-2014 Imagery is available at no additional charge to qualifying end users. There will be a distribution charge to cover the cost of the external hard drives on which the data set is supplied and shipping fees.Airbus DS Geo Australia will advise you of the charges when you request the data set.

What can an end userdo with the SPOTMaps2012–2014 Imagery?

Subject to the terms of the NZ Government and Commercial Licence(EULA), a qualifying end user is permitted to (but not limited to):

  • use the imagery for the internal needs of their organisation
  • use the imagery as a base map for an external facing web or mobile applications provided the Internet user gives their prior acceptance to terms of the applicable licence agreement displayed on the web application via a ‘click and accept process’
  • create image services which can be shared with other qualifying end users (New Zealand entities) on a commercial or non-commercial basis, providedthose qualifying end users also sign the EULA prior to any use or access
  • create maps and other value-added image products which can be shared with other qualifying end users (New Zealand entities) on a commercial or non-commercial basis, provided those qualifying end users also sign the EULA prior to any use or access
  • create printed products (such as maps, coffee mugs, framed prints, t-shirt), which include the imagery, for commercial or non-commercial distribution to private individuals or entities
  • create 3D animations and visualisations which can be sold or broadcast to private individuals or entities.

What can’t an end user do with the SPOTMaps2013–2014 Imagery?

The NZ Government and Commercial Licence (EULA) has been designed to be as open as possible.However, primarily as a result of pre-existing international agreements in relation to the distribution of the SPOTMaps 2012-2014 Imagery, the EULA sets out certain prohibited uses of the imagery.

These include (but are not limited to):

  • theend user cannot provide the imagery, or any product containing the digital imagery data, to any entity located outside New Zealand.It is acceptable for Internetusers from outside New Zealand to see the imagery as it is presented in a web mapping application, but not download the source imagery data with geolocation information
  • the end user cannot share or sell the imagery or any product containing the digital imagery data to private individuals located within New Zealand or elsewhere
  • the end user cannot publish the imagery in any form without a copyright notice.

Further questions should be directed to .

May 2015