The metadata.json file is where you will find a full listing of product metadata as well as detailed information regarding resolution of bands, geocoding, reflectance, projection, and other details you may need for additional processing of your results.
You can find order MetaData by going to My Orders and selecting the metadata option in your orders download options.
Attributes
The main metadata attributes exposed in this JSON include:
Skywatch Band Information
Product Information
Standard product information:
Product type (e.g., SkySat)
Coordinate Reference System
X and Y Resolution
Scene start and end date
Sensor mode
Atmospheric correction
Wavelength
Wavelength information is provided for each band, under the "Bands" tag.
E.g.,
"bands": [{"band_std_dev": 0.0, "band_unit": "1", "band_gain": 0.0, "band_mean": 0.0, "band_full_width_half_max": 0.0, "band_center_wavelength": 0.0, "band_name": "Blue", "band_no_data_value": 0.0, "band_data_type": "UInt16", "band_raster_width": 4268, "band_raster_height": 4172},...
Band Name
The common name of each band is also given in the band information, and is worded in plain English, like "red", "green", "coastal-aerosol", etc.
Processing History
Under the "Metadata" > "SkyWatch_Metadata" > processing_history" tag there is a list of what operations have and have not been performed on the data. For most data this will consist of image sharpening, atmospheric correction, band coregistration, and pansharpening, but can include a number of other operations.
Cloud Cover Information
There is cloud cover percentage and pixel numbers located in "Metadata" > "SkyWatch_Metadata" under "cloud_cover_percent" and "cloud_cover_pixels_count", respectively.
Filled Pixels Information
There is valid pixel area and valid pixel numbers located in "Metadata" > "SkyWatch_Metadata" under "filled_pixels_area_sq_km" and "valid_pixels_count", respectively.