Working in collaboration with Plant Labs, one of the world’s leading providers of satellite imagery, Welsh Government have provided an amazing opportunity for Welsh university researchers to access high resolution, high frequency earth observation data. The license has recently been extended until 30th March 2027.
There are 2,000 FREE individual licenses available at each of the eight Welsh universities. If you wish to access the data, please liaise with the relevant Point of Contact (PoC) for your institution.
| University | Point of Contact | Email Address |
| Aberystwyth University | Richard Lucas | rml2@aber.ac.uk |
| Bangor University | Marielle Smith | marielle.smith@bangor.ac.uk |
| Cardiff University | ||
| Cardiff Metropolitan University | Catherine Tryfona | ctryfona@cardiffmet.ac.uk |
| University of South Wales | Carys Evans | carys.evans@southwales.ac.uk |
| Swansea University | Jackie Rosette | j.a.rosette@swansea.ac.uk |
| University Wales Trinity St David | ||
| Wrexham University | David Sprake | d.sprake@wrexham.ac.uk |
Events
2026 Workshop
2024 Workshop
Help and Guidance
Planet Labs, in conjunction with Environment Platform Wales, have presented a series of training webinars for end-users. Recordings of these sessions can be viewed by clicking on the relevant link below:
Session 1: Basic Intro to Welsh Government’s Earth Observation Data Opportunity (9/6/22)
Session 2: Introduction to Planet Lab Data (10/10/22)
Session 3: Integration of Planet Lab Data with GIS (24/10/22)
Session 4: Using Planet’s Data API (28/10/22)
Session 5: Integration of Planet Lab Data with Google Earth Engine
Session 6: Using Planets APIs (28/3/23)
Session 7: Downloading of Planet’s Basemaps over an Area of Interest (AOI) (12/4/23)
Further support available from:
Welsh Government Earth Observation Programme
Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem
Previous talks:
Generating a cartography of forest change with Planet Imagery | Luisa Teixeira and James Hitchcock