It would be very helpful if we could show a kml or kmz file as a background layer in Explorer, not to clip for an AOI, but just to view for reference. For example, show a logging block vector boundary so you can see harvesting progress in the block, the road leading up to it, and confirm there are no excursions outside the boundary.
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KML files as background layers
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+6- Community Manager 🌎
Thanks for the idea,
A couple ideas your comment sparked from my end. If you haven’t tried EO Browser yet, there is functionality to upload an AOI, or draw a custom AOI there.
Aside from that, streaming Planet imagery into a GIS application (like ArcGIS or QGIS) either through the integrations, or via a WMS/WMTS streaming layer, is also possible, where you can upload more robust AOIs.
+17- Community Manager 🌎
Thank you for submitting an idea, it is under review and open for discussion and voting. This is the investigation stage when we gather more information.
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