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Planetary Variables in EO Browser

Planetary Variables are analysis-ready data feeds that measure important conditions on the Earth’s surface including: Soil Water Content, Land Surface Temperature, Crop Biomass, and Forest Structure and Carbon. These products draw on observations from numerous public and commercial satellite missions to generate datasets with broad, continuous geographic coverage and high-temporal resolution. As Sentinel Hub users are now able to subscribe to PVs via the Third Party Data Import (TPDI) API, they can also access them via EO Browser to perform analysis, calculate time series and stream their PVs into their applications.

Below is an example of how to access Planetary Variables (PV) data in EO Browser. Prerequisite: The customer must

  • be logged in to EO Browser,
  • have at least a free trial account,
  • bring their own Planet API Key.

Order, Delivery and Visualize Workflow


  1. Navigate to the Commercial data tab
  2. Enter the Query parameters and select Continue
    • Area of Interest: The area for which you want to query data. This must be an area where PV data is available. Please contact your Customer Success Manager (CSM) for more information.
    • From and To: The time period for which you want data. This must be in an area supported by the specific PV you are requesting.
    • Source Type: The specific PV product you can subscribe to.
    • Source ID: Unique identifier for the PV data products.
    • Planet API Key: SH trial users must provide their own API key in this step.


Step 1 in the Commercial data tab - Query

  1. Specify the Create order/subscription parameters and Create subscription.
    • Subscription name: Specify the name of your subscription.
    • Collection ID:
      • Create a new collection: Add the data to a new collection.
      • Manual Entry: Add the data to an existing collection by entering the Collection ID.
      • Your Collections: Add the data to one of your existing collections.
    • Planet API Key


Step 2 in the Commercial data tab - Create order/subscription (for PVs there is no step products/results)

  1. Your subscription will be added to Created subscriptions (Not confirmed). If all listed parameters are correct, you can Confirm your subscription.
  2. Your subscription will be added to Running subscriptions. You can use the Show data button to see the newly available items, even if the subscription is running, as soon as at least one delivery is available.

A larger area and a longer time period may lead to a longer execution time for your order.


Step 3 in the Commercial data tab - My orders and subscriptions (Created, running and subscriptions)

  1. Once your subscription is completed, it will be moved to the Finished subscriptions.
  2. You can now visualize your subscription. The Show data1 button will take you to the Visualize tab where you can analyze your PV data.


Visualization of the PV Crop Biomass

1If the Show data button is not visible to you, please check our FAQ.

As with all user collections, you can also visualize the data via the Discover tab. Read more about this here.