Main concepts

Find out how the UP42 platform works.


Overview

The UP42 platform centralizes access to geospatial data and processing algorithms.

Geospatial data are represented by collections that are acquired by aircraft sensors and spaceborne platforms, while algorithms facilitate the extraction of useful insights from it — for example, ship identification, vegetation health, or change detection. You can access data and algorithms via the console, UP42 API, or Python SDK.

Get data

Tasking orders

To request a satellite or an aircraft to capture your designated area with certain criteria, such as processing levels and data specifications, place a tasking order. After you choose a collection and create an order, a request will be made to task a satellite to get fresh geospatial data and deliver it to your storage.

Arrow inline-icon To discover different collections, see Tasking collections.

Arrow inline-icon To learn how to create and manage tasking orders, see Tasking.

Catalog orders

To get archive geospatial data that have been captured in the past, place a catalog order. After you choose a full scene, specify your AOI, and create an order, the asset will be delivered to your storage between 10 minutes up to several days, depending on the technical specifications of the full scene.

Arrow inline-icon To discover different collections, see Catalog collections.

Arrow inline-icon To learn how to create and manage catalog orders, see Catalog.

Storage

To access and organize your geospatial data, use storage. It contains assets from completed tasking and catalog orders that you can download. Assets from storage can be used as data sources for processing.

Arrow inline-icon To learn how to manage assets received from tasking orders, see Download tasking assets.

Arrow inline-icon To learn how to manage assets received from catalog orders, see Download catalog assets.

Apply processing

Processes

A process is an algorithm that augments geospatial data.

Arrow inline-icon To discover different processes, see Processes.

Jobs

A job is an instance of a processing workflow. It delivers processing results.

Arrow inline-icon To learn how to create a job, see Run a process.