How to go about purchasing single images from planetscope archive

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I know this is clearly a sales question so I apologize in advance. But filling out the sales form online to contact sales multiple times has yielded no responses over the last couple months. And I’m at my deadline for this even being a feasible option anymore so here I am. I am looking to purchase imagery for multiple AOI’s around a few hundred km2. I don’t need every image ever created as typically only 0-2 images per year have any value based on cloud coverage and tide heights and within the last 12 months. I’ve previously used a third party platform and paid per km but Planet no longer resells through them. I signed up for the free explorer trial and I can see the images I would like to purchase but the option is greyed out. I signed up for a paid monthlyaccount and the option is still greyed out for purchase. Looking at the pricing for US images I’m at the $30k+ a year plan? Given how few images actually have value for me I just thought I’d get a gut check before going in a different route. At that price point I’ve been able to get sub 1m pixel images for cheaper. Any salesmen able to chime in if I’m misunderstanding things?This is for a marine navigation platform that utilizes low tide images in a few small dynamic areas to see how the terrain has changed year over year. Thanks,Chris

elyhienrich · Accepted Answer

Hi ​@JackalopeI have created a support ticket on your behalf and copied your email you have registered with here on Planet Community. The support team will be able to help you with your request!

matt.ballard · Answer

Hi ​@Jackalope, thanks for the question. I wanted to clarify the packages that you are seeing on planet.com/pricing. These packages are for Area Under Management. With Area Under Management, you receive access to every historical PlanetScope image in the archive over a defined area of interest, as small as 0.01 square kilometers. The packages you noticed include 50, 150, and 300 square kilometers of Area Under Management.So, these options are not the same as the “multiple AOIs around a few 100 km2” which you are looking for. We are planning to offer a self-service option later this year to allow you to order imagery like this which is over larger areas and without the requirement for the full multi-year archive. More to come on this soon and in the meantime, I hope that ​@elyhienrichhelped connect you with support or our sales team who can offer this pricing today.

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