In November’s Agile EO episode, we introduced Analysis-Ready PlanetScope (ARPS)—a new offering that accelerates your analytical workflows with pre-processed, harmonized satellite imagery. Watch the webinar on-demand.
Below are some questions we received during the event and resources to learn more.
Questions
Question: Is there a technical product sheet for today's products?
Answer: The Analysis-Ready PlanetScope Technical Specification is available here.
Question: How do you reduce the clouds or select the images with minimal clouds?
Answer: Analysis-Ready PlanetScope does not remove clouds. It composites the best available PlanetScope pixel taken over an AOI based on the amount of cloud cover and quality. The cloud mask is produced by creating a cloud-free reference image using a year’s archive of PlanetScope, Sentinel-2, and Landsat.
Question: Can Analysis-Ready PlanetScope data be accessed in Planet Explorer?
Answer: No, currently, there is no support for viewing Analysis-Ready PlanetScope in Planet Explorer. If you access the data in Sentinel Hub (an option for delivery), EO Browser can provide a very similar experience.
Question: How is the data delivered?
Answer: The data is delivered clipped to your area of interest directly to your cloud bucket (GCS or AWS) or Sentinel Hub via the Subscriptions API.
Question: Is ARPS available in the Education & Research program?
Answer: Not currently, but we are working on adding it to our Department and Campus packages.
Question: What is the turnaround time after collection to delivery?
Answer: 24 to 48 hours.
Resources
- Watch the recording on-demand.
- Dive deeper with the Analysis-Ready PlanetScope Technical Specification.
- Access the sandbox data shown in the demo, if you don't have access to Sentinel Hub you can start a trial.
- Contact sales to get started with Analysis-Ready PlanetScope.
