Planet has released version 3.4 of the Planet Add-in for ArcGIS Pro. With this update, we’ve added features to allow you to work with cloud data collections on Planet Insights Platform. Data collections are a way for you to store data that you order in the cloud, rather than downloading it locally. This enables you to save time spent downloading and managing data on your computer, and more easily share imagery with collaborators without having to transfer large amounts of data.
Data Collection Delivery Destination
When you order imagery in ArcGIS Pro, a new delivery destination option is available for Data Collection. If you use this option, data will be stored in the cloud on Planet Insights Platform, and you will be able to access the data through OGC services that you can use to stream imagery into ArcGIS and other geospatial tools. You won’t need to download the data, manage large files, or create mosaic datasets.
OGC Service Streaming from Data Collections
After you deliver data to a data collection on Planet Insights Platform, you will be able to use the new Visualize tool found in the ribbon toolbar for the add-in. This enables you to:
- Stream imagery into your ArcGIS projects through cloud-hosted OGC services
- Apply custom renderers for false color composites, spectral indices, multi-temporal analysis, and more
- Securely share maps with OGC services to ArcGIS Online and Enterprise without using your API key in the service URLs
- Browse the imagery through time to visualize changes
New collections automatically come with a handful of preconfigured visualizations for standard visualizations. You can also create your own custom visualizations—learn more about how to do this in our documentation. Note: To use these updates, you must have a plan that includes processing units.
Resources
Looking to install the latest add-in? You can download the add-in here. If you have it installed already, you can get the latest version of the add-in by opening ArcGIS Pro and downloading it from the add-in’s ribbon toolbar.
Want to learn more? Watch the recording of our Agile EO Webinar to learn more about these updates and see a demo of the add-in updates.
