Microsoft's Planetary Computer is a free geospatial data platform that aggregates satellite and sensor data from commercial, academic, and government sources. It exposes STAC-based APIs for querying spatiotemporal data, supports Python and R for data science workflows, and includes an Explorer UI for prototyping visualizations. Developers can layer datasets using tools like Folium on OpenStreetMap, generate code snippets from Explorer queries, and work with GitHub Codespaces or QGIS plugins. Rate limits apply based on Azure region and token usage, with best performance in West Europe. A commercial tier, Planetary Computer Pro, extends the platform to private and commercial data sources.
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