Understanding Processing Times for Surface Reflectance (SR) Assets

1. Data Products
2. Surface Reflectance & Processing

When performing band math or requesting Surface Reflectance (SR) raster assets, you may notice that processing times can be significantly longer than expected—sometimes taking up to 48 hours.While ...

• Edited January 26, 2026 17:40
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Understanding SkySat Image Quality: Overexposure and Shadows

1. Data Products
2. SkySat

OverviewUsers may occasionally encounter issues such as severe overexposure, large shadows, or poor radiometric quality in SkySat imagery. These visual artifacts are frequently misinterpreted as ca...

• Edited June 01, 2026 08:17
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Tanager Methane QuickLook Products: Understanding Solar Angle Restrictions

1. Data Products
2. Tanager

the Tanager Flexible Methane QuickLook and Tanager Assured Methane QuickLook products require specific, optimal lighting conditions to ensure the highest possible reliability and accuracy of the me...

• Edited November 21, 2025 13:57
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Using Instrument ID to Filter Data API Results

1. Develop
2. Data API

Filtering for Dove-R and Super Dove imagery can be achieved by utilizing the Data API quick search endpoint, which enables efficient retrieval of the desired imagery ID list. https://api.planet.com...

• Edited February 04, 2025 13:28
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Why Can't I Find Image Results When Querying for Old Data?

1. Platform
2. Data app (Planet Explorer)

If you're having trouble finding images when searching for historical data, it might be due to your search filters. It's easy to overlook the need to adjust default filter settings, especially if w...

• Edited December 13, 2024 13:54
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Avoiding Pitfalls: Tools Array Across Planet APIs

1. Develop
2. API General

At Planet, we offer a wide range of documented examples for using our APIs, covering a myriad of use cases. However, it's common to find that these examples do not exactly match what is needed, lea...

• Edited August 30, 2024 10:11
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How Does the PlanetScope Constellation System Work?

1. Data Products
2. PlanetScope & SuperDove

If you've explored Planet's constellation page, you may have noticed an animation featuring white circles symbolizing satellites orbiting Earth. While this is an artistic representation, it accurat...

• Edited December 03, 2025 13:59
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Deep Dive Into the Composite Tool

1. Develop
2. Orders API

The composite Tool is designed to simplify the process of merging multiple image inputs into a single composite, optimizing quota usage by eliminating unnecessary overlap between scenes and reduce ...

• Edited August 30, 2024 14:32
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What Does"pixel_type" Mean?

1. Develop
2. Orders API

When utilizing the Band Math operation, users must specify the pixel type. The Pixel Type parameter requires an alphanumeric string input to determine the output pixel type. By default, this value ...

• Edited June 20, 2024 14:13
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How to Fix a Broken Data Link in ArcGIS?

1. Develop
2. ArcGIS / Esri

The red exclamation error means the file path is missing or changed/broken data link. Esri provides some tips for fixing broken data links.  

• Edited July 17, 2023 14:23
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