NASA CSDA - Planet

---

This repository exists to provide users of the NASA Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program resources access to Planet satellite data.

To get more general training on using Planet's API's to access data, please visit our notebooks repo.

Documentation for Planet's API's can be found here

---

Clone or Update Repo

If you've never cloned the Planet NASA CSDA repo, run the following:

git clone https://github.com/planetlabs/nasa-csda.git
cd nasa-csda

---

Dependencies

There are various python packages required to work with Planet's API's to query and download data. There is a requirements.txt file provided to get you started.

pip install -r requirements.txt

---

Find a bug?

Please file an issue and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.

---

CSDA Data

Planet Data is available through the CSDA Satellite Data explorer (SDX).

To request PlanetScope and RapidEye Archive data:

1. Contact CSDA and provide a name, email address, and other pertinent information (grant number, contract number, etc.) for data access approval

2. Search the CSDA Satellite Data Explorer (SDX). An Earthdata login is required for access.

3. If desired data is not found, utilize the (Data Request Form)[https://csdap.earthdata.nasa.gov/signup/vendor-data-request-form/] to initiate a request with the CSDA Data Management Team to acquire the data from Planet

4. Review discovered data and download direct from the SDX or using the Bulk Download Tool

---

Table of Contents

This repository is split into a few sections:

• tools
  • Custom scripts to interact with CSDA data.
• notebooks
  • .ipynb notebooks designed to walk you through workflows or visualize planet data.