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We're looking for students and researchers to unlock the power of a one-of-a-kind dataset
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This program provides limited, non-commercial access to PlanetScope and RapidEye imagery. A university email address is required.
Harness an unprecedented daily dataset
Leverage classroom resources with

Planet University
Combine Planet imagery with other data for added insights
Nonprofit and government employees are not eligible for our E&R program. If you are a federal civilian agency researcher, check out our NASA CSDA program. For nonprofits, please visit the Nonprofit Program webpage..
HOW CAN IT HELP
Ladd Reef, South China Sea
Viedma Glacier, Patagonia
Panama Canal, Panama
Nanning China
Namutumba, Uganda
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.
Derive insights across datasets
From economists to ecologists, join experts that are combining datasets, building new models, and developing analytics on the Planet platform.
Botany Bay, Australia—Planet ship counting with daily global imagery
Educate for the insights economy
Our Campus License provides access to Planet data across the entire university ecosystem: from undergraduates to postdocs, lecturers to research specialists.
For the first time, scientists will have access to dense image time series from high-spatial-resolution satellite data.
JIM KELLNER
Brown University
Planet data could be a great tool to introduce Object Oriented Classification, or even a great lecture about the scale and data sources. Truly the options are endless!
RYAN FRAZIER
Weber State University
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Users
Students and faculty
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5,000 km²/month PlanetScope & RapidEye Imagery
Global Basemaps

License
Personal research license
Users
Grantees and research teams
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30 Million km² / yr PlanetScope & RapidEye Imagery
Global Basemaps

License
Administrative license
Users
Professors, administrators and your entire campus
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100 Million km² / yr PlanetScope & RapidEye Imagery
Global Basemaps
Archive High-resolution SkySat data
License
Administrative license
Your thesis just got easier. Study the world’s ecosystems, climate, humanitarian crises, markets, and global challenges in real-time.
If you want to extend your access, please reach out to

Planet Support instead of applying again.
Submitting a non-University email will invalidate your submission.

The Education and Research program is designed for students, faculty, and staff at degree-granting institutions
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Note you will receive a confirmation email when you submit your application. Your application will then be reviewed by our team and will take up to 3 weeks to process
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