Alden Ackerman
Articles
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Tasking API orders
The Planet Tasking API (2.0) provides high-resolution satellite imagery as a service. A tasking order is a request to capture new imagery of a specific area of interest (AOI) within a given time of...
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How crop and land-use markers classify parcels in Area Monitoring
The crop- and land-group markers determine whether an agricultural parcel (FOI — feature of interest) is consistent with its declared crop and land use. Both markers share the same architecture; th...
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Downloading QGIS
To install QGIS, use the official QGIS download page: Download QGIS.Note: QGIS is not a Planet product, and Planet is not responsible for QGIS-related support. QGIS is available for Windows, macOS,...
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Two ways to create a feature collection for your areas of interest (AOIs) — through the Features Manager interface, or programmatically with the Features API.
Planet uses a two-step system: you first upload your Area of Interest (AOI) to create a Feature Collection, and then use that collection's unique reference ID to deploy your data feeds. Option 1 — ...
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Planet’s Approach to Rectifying Sentinel-2 Imagery Issues
Sentinel-2 is managed by the European Space Agency (ESA). For that reason, Planet does not have the ability to rectify Sentinel-2 imagery.Note: Planet ended support for public datasets on July 31, ...
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Creating an Area of Interest (AOI) GeoJSON
How to Create and Format Your AOI GeoJSON for ProvisioningProviding a properly formatted Area of Interest (AOI) file is the crucial first step to provisioning your satellite data plan. To ensure a ...
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Can the Tropical Forest Observatory datasets be used in Google Earth Engine?
Yes, you can use the Tropical Forest Observatory (TFO). Planet and Google offer a native integration to Google Earth Engine for users of the Tropical Forest Observatory. Planet Tropical Basemaps ar...
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How can I bring my own service account to use with Google Earth Engine (GEE)?
You can use your own Google service account to deliver images to Google Earth Engine. Using your Google service account provides you with a dedicated queue for orders. When using the default servic...
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Where can I read more about the Tropical Forest Observatory Basemaps?
To read more on the Tropical Forest Observatory basemaps, please see the Tropical Forest Observatory page.
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Can I get Tasking Dashboard access with the Trial or Education and Research basic account?
Unfortunately, we do not provide access to the Tasking Dashboard for either Trial or Education and Research basic accounts. Tasking Dashboard access is provided with a contract through a Planet acc...
