April 2018

Planet API

  • The Clips API has been deprecated - we will no longer be supporting the standalone Clip and Ship service.
  • Bug Fix - Saved search email notification have been reenabled.

Basemaps and Mosaics

  • March monthly mosaic released.
  • Desert region boundaries smoothing, decreasing visible sharp lines.
  • White balance adjusted to produce deserts with more contrast.
  • Updated snowline and color target to better represent snowy regions.
  • De-weighting of RapidEye within snowline to avoid patches.

Feb 2018

Planet API

  • Quick search API - Added strict parameter to strictly remove false positives from geo intersection.
  • Mosaics API - Added name__is and name__contains search parameters.
  • Developer's Center - Release of comprehensive API docs.
  • Quick Search API - Search performance improvements.
  • Data API - Reduction of rate limits on certain endpoints.

Imagery Products

Basemaps and Mosaics

  • Added 4 Band Surface Reflectance Basemap.
  • January monthly mosaic released.
  • Adjusted color curve to avoid black scenes.
  • Adjusted color balance to enhance contrast in deserts and reducing blockiness of snow.
  • Improved WTMS support for base maps with different max zoom levels.
  • Improved API performance when listing many quads.

Oct 2017

Planet Explorer

  • All SkySat imagery and products are now available in Planet Explorer.

Imagery Products

  • Added surface reflectance (analytic_sr asset type) asset to the PlanetScope item type.

April 2017

Planet API

  • Data API - Added ground_control to field PSScene3Band, PSScene4Band, PSOrthoTile and REOrthoTile item meta.
  • Data API - Added width parameter to item thumbnail endpoint.
  • Data API - Added thumbnail to the links array in item responses.
  • Data API - Python API client and command-line interface tools have been released for users developing applications in Python.
  • Data API - JavaScript API client has been released for users developing applications in JavaScript.
  • Mosaics API - Planet Basemaps are now available as a stand-alone XYZ Web Service.

Imagery Products

  • Added visual asset to the Sentinel2L1C item type.
  • Full monthly basemaps now available.

Planet Explorer

  • Added basemap compare tool, allowing you to compare two timelapse mosaics side-by-side.

Mar 2017

Planet API

  • Data API - Added quality_category field to the PlanetScope item metadata as documented in the product specification guide.
  • Data API - Increased download rate limit to 15 requests per second.

Imagery Products

  • Basemap color-balancing techniques added to improving color balancing, scene line minimization and removing artifacts due to snow and clouds.

Planet Explorer

  • Planet Explorer is open to the public!
  • Planet explorer now has improved timeline manipulations allowing users to easily step through our automated time-lapse basemaps.