Alden Ackerman
Articles
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How Many Tiles Would a Quad Require for Streaming?
The size of each quad is 4096 x 4096 pixels. Each tile is 256 x 256 pixels. Each 4096 x 4096 pixel quad contains 256 tiles.
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Can I get a scene id from a basemap?
Yes, it is possible to get a scene ID from a Planet basemap. There are several methods to identify the contributing source scenes for a specific location in a Planet basemap: Using Planet GIS int...
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Can I Buy Commercial Imagery With a Sentinel Hub Trial Account?
No, you cannot. Trial account users must upgraded before being able to purchase commercial imagery.
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Do Planet Basemaps Support Full Bit Depth GeoTIFF Tiles?
Full bit depth GeoTIFF tiles are supported via clients that support tif XYZ tiles (GDAL, QGIS, ArcGIS). To access full depth tiles, please use the following parameters for your WMTS address: format...
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Is There Any Latency Between Signing up for Sentinel Hub and the Activation of Web Services?
In most cases, services are available immediately after a subscription is established. In some cases, it can take up to an hour for all parts of the system to refresh.
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What Is Expected Total Time From Capture to Availability for PSScene Imagery?
Planet aims to provide imagery within a day of acquisition.
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Does Planet Rectify Sentinel-2 Related Imagery Issues?
Sentinel-2* is managed by the European Space Agency. Based on that we do not have the ability to rectify Sentinel-2 imagery. Refer to the Sentinel data product quality reports. *Planet is deprecati...
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Using the RRule to set up daily subscriptions via Planet's Subscription API
Planet's Subscriptions API is set up to make use of monthly subscriptions. Recurrence rules (rrules) can be used to create subscriptions that deliver during recurring periods within the total cove...
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What is the Positional Accuracy of Basemaps?
The positional accuracy of basemaps resolution will be similar to the PlanetScope product specification but can also be roughly calculated with the following formula: Pixel Size at the Equator × co...
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Where can I download QGIS?
Download QGIS Note: QGIS is not a Planet product is not responsible for QGIS related support. QGIS is available for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.