Project Proposal (Restrained): Access to this data collection is provided only after submitting and receiving approval for a project proposal. Access is limited to accepted projects that meet the conditions defined by ESA.

Access Steps:

1. Create or log in to EO Sign In (users are recommended to register with an institutional email address)
2. Go to the Project Proposal form.
3. Complete and submit the form with details of your proposed data use. 
4. ESA will evaluate your proposal (normally within 9 weeks).
5. Go to the EO User Portal to check the status of your request
6. If approved, you will receive a confirmation email with the quota assigned and instructions on how to order the data. 

The collection is open for research and application development projects, restricted to users located in ESA Member States and ESA Cooperating/Associate States.

Data are available on demand upon submission of a Project Proposal, subject to evaluation and acceptance by ESA and the data owner. 

ESA supports as many high-quality and innovative projects as possible within the quota limits. This means only a limited number of products can be allocated to each project. 

• Availability can be checked through the Planet Explorer Catalogue (requires an active Planet account).
• Data distribution is based on Planet’s Data Voucher, which defines the quota available for each project. 
  • Each voucher includes a maximum square kilometre limit for data orders and downloads within 12 months after proposal acceptance (the duration is fixed and cannot be extended). 
  • Each voucher also provides PlanetScope tile view streaming access, capped at 20,000 tiles per calendar month during the project period. 
• For guidance on preparing your proposal, see our  How to access data requiring a project proposal guide.
• All details about data provision and availability, data access conditions, usage restrictions and the quota assignment procedure are described in the Terms of Applicability document available in the Resources section.

The PlanetScope Level 1B Basic Scene and Level 3B Ortho Scene full archive products are available as part of Planet imagery offer.

The Unrectified Asset: PlanetScope Basic Analytic Radiance (TOAR) product is a Scaled Top of Atmosphere Radiance (at sensor) and sensor corrected product, without correction for any geometric distortions inherent in the imaging processes and is not mapped to a cartographic projection. The imagery data is accompanied by Rational Polynomial Coefficients (RPCs) to enable orthorectification by the user.

This kind of product is designed for users with advanced image processing and geometric correction capabilities.

The Rectified assets: The PlanetScope Ortho Scene product is radiometrically-, sensor- and geometrically- corrected and is projected to a UTM/WGS84 cartographic map projection. The geometric correction uses fine Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) with a post spacing of between 30 and 90 metres.

PlanetScope Ortho Scene product is available in the following: 

PlanetScope Visual Ortho Scene product is orthorectified and colour-corrected (using a colour curve) 3-band RGB Imagery. This correction attempts to optimise colours as seen by the human eye providing images as they would look if viewed from the perspective of the satellite.

PlanetScope Surface Reflectance product is orthorectified, 4-band BGRN or 8-band Coastal Blue, Blue, Green I, Green, Yellow, Red, RedEdge, NIR Imagery with geometric, radiometric and  corrected for surface reflection. This data is optimal for value-added image processing such as land cover classifications.

PlanetScope Analytic Ortho Scene Surface Reflectance product is orthorectified, 4-band BGRN or 8-band Coastal Blue, Blue, Green I, Green, Yellow, Red, RedEdge, NIR Imagery with geometric, radiometric and calibrated to top of atmosphere radiance.

As per ESA policy, very high-resolution imagery of conflict areas cannot be provided.