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When you purchase PlanetScope quota for the first time, we will configure 2 new collections and 2 PlanetScope configurations for you. One collection is for 4-band and one for 8-band data, and at the beginning you will only use one. The two configurations differ only in the collection used. We will also send you an email containing the API key that you will need to enter when making an order.

For PlanetScope, you can order data directly (orders) or subscribe to all the data for a specific area of interest (AOI). For the latter, see the FAQ on PlanetScope subscriptions.

The easiest way to order commercial data for the first time is to do it in EO Browser. Please check out this short video demonstration on ordering Pleiades data in EO Browser, to learn about the general process.

Next, follow the specific steps for ordering PlanetScope data below.

First steps

  1. Login to EO Browser with your Sentinel Hub account.
  2. On the map, draw the polygon for which you want to order data using the tools on the right side of the screen.
  3. Navigate to Commercial data tab on the menu on the left.
  4. To check your available quota, scroll down and open the My Quotas section.

Search options

  1. Area of interest - after drawing your area of interest on the map, this will tell you its size in km2.
  2. From and To - select the time-range of your search.
  3. Constellation - select Planet PlanetScope.
  4. Item type - leave default PSScene.
  5. Product bundle
    • select analytic_8b_sr_udm2 for 8-band data, available only since 2018 (recommended).
    • select analytic_sr_udm2 with only 4 bands if you also need earlier data before 2018.
  6. Max. Cloud Coverage - set your desired max cloud coverage.
  7. Click Search to see your search results.

Results

  1. Look through the search results. By expanding the Show details section under each result, you can find additional data on coverage (how much of your AOI is covered by the tile), snow cover, cloud cover, etc.
  2. Clicking the magnifying glass icon will show you the preview of the result, when available.
  3. Add products to your order by clicking add for each one. Note that products will be clipped to your AOI.
  4. Click the Prepare order button. This will not yet execute the order.

Order options

  1. Order name - give a name to your order.
  2. Order type - leave default products to order the products that you clicked add for in the previous steps. If you wish to include all the available products that satisfy your criteria, consider making a PlanetScope subscription instead.
  3. Products - the IDs of products that you added from your search results are listed here.
  4. Collection ID*
    • If your selected Product_bundle above was analytic_8b_sr_udm2, select the collection called My PlanetScope 8-band data.
    • If your selected Product_bundle above was analytic_sr_udm2, select the collection called My PlanetScope 4-band data.
  5. Order size (approx) - approximate calculation of your order size, which influences the quota used. Order size depends on both the size of your AOI and a number of added products.
  6. Order limit (km2) - your personal safeguard, preventing you from creating oversized orders. If your desired order size surpasses this limit, feel free to increase it.
  7. Harmonize to - radiometric harmonization of PlanetScope imagery to imagery captured by Sentinel-2 or PS2. You may leave this at default. Learn about the options here.
  8. Planet API key - enter the API key we sent you after you purchased quota.
  9. Click Create order - this will move your order to My Orders, subsection created. The order will not be executed yet.

*Note that different bundles are not compatible within the same collection - that is why we have created two collections for you to choose from, based on when the data you’re ordering was taken.

My orders

  1. In My orders, subsection Created orders (Not confirmed), you have the final chance to review your order. If you want to confirm it, click confirm.
  2. While the order is being processed, it will appear in the subsection Running orders. Wait for the process to finish and check for status by refreshing. When done, your order will move to the Finished orders subsection.
  3. In the Finished orders subsection, click show data. This will visualize your ordered PlanetScope data on the map. The layers you see are configured in the PlanetScope configuration we created for you in Dashboard.
  4. If you have several orders, you can always revisit them and click show data for each one.

For more information on ordering commercial data see the following sources: