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I’m interested in integrating Planet Labs satellite maps into a consumer mobile app using Mapbox. Could someone explain how I can achieve this and which specific Planet Labs product would be best suited for this use case? Additionally, I’d like to know if the pricing is based on per-map-load costs tied to a specific resolution. Any insights would be greatly appreciated!

Hi ​@spacex 

You could use Planet’s Web Map Tile Service (WMTS). This allows you to stream both source imagery and derived raster outputs into various platforms, which is compatible with a Mapbox integration.
WMTS Documentation 


As for which product would be best suited;

  • PlanetScope Visual Basemaps - General purpose mapping applications 
  • SkySat Visual Basemaps - Better for applications requiring more detailed imagery

Basemaps Documentation

For a consumer mobile app, PlanetScope Visual Basemaps would be a good starting point unless your application specifically requires the higher resolution of SkySat.

As for pricing please Contact Sales.


Thankyou for your reply,

We are thinking of using PlanetLabs maps as a replacement for Google Maps, where we would like our users to tag their house and list for sale etc. So we are looking for satellite imagery that is not less than 6 months old.  

Map Plan

  1. If I subscribe to the basic planet insights platform for $1100 / year, would my app users be able to get 0.5 meter resolution satellite maps or is it 5meter resolution?
  2. By subscribing to this plan ($1100 / year) can I integrate this into Mapbox ? is there a way I can try this out ? do I have to purchase for a min of 1 month to try this out ?

Trying Out Maps

  1. Where can I check out PlanetScope (3-5m resolution) & SkySat Satellite Imagery (0.5m resolution) ? Is there a way to see the latest satellite imagery ?

I tried the below two ways to access the latest satellite imagery but I could not.
  

 

 


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