GET ACCESS, MAKE DISCOVERIES
We’re looking for university researchers, academics, and scientists to unlock the power of a one-of-a-kind dataset. Depending upon your affiliation and country of origin, there are three ways to apply for access:
University-affiliated Student, Faculty Member or Researcher:
Any university-affiliated student, faculty member or researcher may apply to the Education and Research Program for limited, non-commercial access to Dove and RapidEye imagery. A university email address is required, and nonprofit and government employees are not eligible.
Germany-based Researchers:
Any German researcher, including nonprofit researchers and those at government institutions, may apply for access to RapidEye imagery through RapidEye Science Archive.
Any other Researcher:
Any researcher, including nonprofit researchers and those at government institutions or non-commercial early adopters, may apply for access to Dove, RapidEye and SkySat imagery through the European Space Agency Category 1 Portal.
Study global change in real-time
Your field sites are changing every day. Now, you can access daily, high resolution imagery anywhere in the world to power your next breakthrough.
- Uncover threats to reefs and other marine life
- Monitor present and historical change to arctic rivers and glaciers
- Study forest dynamics and identify deforestation
- Monitor urban growth and geopolitical hotspots
- Measure smallholder agricultural yields and global development
Study global change in real-time
From economists to ecologists, join experts that are combining datasets, building new models, and developing analytics on the Planet platform.
- Build object-detection algorithms to count, identify, and measure resources
- Analyze economic indicators in the context of global markets
- Integrate datasets to analyze geopolitical and socioeconomic activity
- Enable multi-sensor fusion across datasets
Study global change in real-time
Our Institutional Program provides access to Planet data across the entire university ecosystem: from undergraduates to postdocs, lecturers to research specialists.
- Collaborate across departments to uncover geospatial applications in new sectors
- Develop curricula around real-time changes and world events
- Easily administer account access and data provisioning