Planet Science Programs

Through our Education and Research (E&R) Program, Planet provides university access to PlanetScope and RapidEye imagery for non-commercial research use by application. The E&R Program hosts more than 10,000 users across 100+ countries and more than 1,000 universities.

Through CSDA, any federally-funded research qualifies for free access to Planet’s vast archive of PlanetScope and RapidEye imagery for scientific use cases.

Any researcher from an ESA member state or China, including non-profit researchers and those at government institutions, may apply for access to PlanetScope, RapidEye, and SkySat imagery through the ESA EarthNet portal.

ESA provides sponsored accounts and commercial data packages available for pre-commercial exploitation, research and educational purposes. To apply for sponsorship go to NoR Portfolio and follow the steps described at the following link.

Any German researcher, including non-profit researchers and those at government institutions, may apply for access to PlanetScope, RapidEye, and SkySat imagery through the RESA program.

Tropical Forest Observatory from Planet provides high-resolution satellite imagery to help monitor tropical forests, reduce emissions, and prevent deforestation and forest degradation. Tropical Forest Observatory delivers normalized and visual imagery monthly with a biannual archive.