To order geospatial collections, you need to specify a geometry that you want to get. Different collections accept different geometry types.
Area of interest (AOI)
A polygon, that is, a two-dimensional closed shape, defined by geographical coordinates. The first and last coordinate pairs of a polygon are identical. A single polygon or an upload file with multipart polygons should contain no more than 999 vertices.
Depending on the collection, you’ll get one of the following when ordering an AOI:
- Full scenes intersecting the AOI
- The exact area you defined
Point of interest (POI)
A point, that is, a specific location, defined by longitude and latitude. A file with multipart points should contain no more than 999 vertices.
When ordering a POI, you’ll get a full scene centered on the defined POI.
| Geometry type | Supported for tasking | Supported for catalog | Supported for data management |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single AOI |  | | |
| Multipart AOI | |
Converted to a bounding box | |
| Single POI | |  | |
| Multipart POI | | | |
| Geometry type | Supported for tasking | Supported for catalog | Supported for data management |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point | | | |
| Polygon | | | |
| LineString | | | |
| MultiPoint | | | |
| MultiLineString | | | |
| MultiPolygon | |
Converted to a bounding box | |