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Cell Summary Resource

Last updated: August 29, 2022


/metadata/cells/summary

Cell summary requests

http method path name description
POST /metadata/cells/summary/register Register a grid cell area Register a new area for indexing grid cell metadata.
POST /metadata/cells/summary Retrieve metadata for an AOI Provide an AOI and get summary metadata for the cells that intersect it.
GET /metadata/cells/{cell_id}/summary Retrieve summary metadata for a cell Retrieve metadata for a given cell ID.

Headers

key value description
Authorization Bearer {{token}} Authentication method for ARD API requests.
Content-Type application/json Applies to POST, PATCH, PUT requests, which require a JSON body.

Register a grid cell area

POST /metadata/cells/summary/register
Register a new area for indexing grid cell metadata.

Request body

An AOI is required in the intersects or bbox field.

parameter required description example
bbox required if not using "intersects" field Cannot be used in conjunction with intersects. The bounding box coordinates to which selection results will be limited in [minx, miny, maxx, maxy] format. "bbox": [-106.8, 35.1, -106.4, 35.4]
intersects required if not using "bbox" field A WKT or GeoJSON geometry formatted polygon or multipolygon. "intersects": "POLYGON ((-106.8 35.1,-106.4 35.1,-106.4 35.4,-106.8 35.4,-106.8 35.1))"

Example:

{
    "intersects": "POLYGON ((-106.8 35.1,-106.4 35.1,-106.4 35.4,-106.8 35.4,-106.8 35.1))"
}
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Response

Provides the cell count for the AOI, and links to the metadata for each found cell.

202 Accepted: Success

Example:

{
    "cell_count": 12,
    "links": {
        "Z18-031131100231": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131100231/summary",
        "Z18-031131100233": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131100233/summary",
        "Z18-031131100320": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131100320/summary",
        "Z18-031131100321": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131100321/summary",
        "Z18-031131100322": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131100322/summary",
        "Z18-031131100323": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131100323/summary",
        "Z18-031131100330": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131100330/summary",
        "Z18-031131100332": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131100332/summary",
        "Z18-031131102011": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131102011/summary",
        "Z18-031131102100": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131102100/summary",
        "Z18-031131102101": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131102101/summary",
        "Z18-031131102110": "https://ard.maxar.com/api/v1/metadata/cells/Z18-031131102110/summary"
    }
}
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Retrieve cell metadata for an AOI

POST /metadata/cells/summary

Request body

An AOI is required in the intersects or bbox field.

parameter required description example
bbox required if not using "intersects" field Cannot be used in conjunction with intersects. The bounding box coordinates to which selection results will be limited in [minx, miny, maxx, maxy] format. "bbox": [-106.8, 35.1, -106.4, 35.4]
intersects required if not using "bbox" field A WKT or GeoJSON geometry formatted polygon or multipolygon. "intersects": "POLYGON ((-106.8 35.1,-106.4 35.1,-106.4 35.4,-106.8 35.4,-106.8 35.1))"

Example:

{
    "intersects": "POLYGON ((-106.8 35.1,-106.4 35.1,-106.4 35.4,-106.8 35.4,-106.8 35.1))"
}
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Response

Returns a GeoJSON feature collection with summary data for each cell.

property description example
cell_id The ID for the cell the feature describes. "cell_id": "Z13-031133320203"
tile_count The number of tiles that cover the cell. "tile_count": 82
min_date The earliest acquisition date for a tile in the cell, in yyyy-mm-dd format. "min_date": "2011-05-22"
min_date_timestamp The timestamp that accompanies the minimum acquisition date. "min_date_timestamp": 1306022400|
max_date The most recent acquisition date for a tile in the cell, in yyyy-mm-dd format. "max_date": "2022-01-23"
max_date_timestamp The time stamp that accompanies the maximum acquisition date. "max_date_timestamp": 1642896000
platforms The number of tiles in the cell acquired by the specified satellite. "platforms": {"worldview-02": 34,"worldview-03": 14}
data_percentage_90" The number of tiles in the cell with 90% data coverage. "data_percentage_90": 20
data_percentage_75 The number of tiles in the cell with 75% data coverage. "data_percentage_75": 23
data_percentage_50 The number of tiles in the cell with 50% data coverage. "data_percentage_50": 31
data_percentage_25 The number of tiles in the cell with 25% data coverage. "data_percentage_25": 47
cloud_free_percentage_90 The number of tiles in the cell that are 90% cloud-free. "cloud_free_percentage_90": 50
cloud_free_percentage_75 The number of tiles in the cell that are 75% cloud-free. "cloud_free_percentage_75": 52
cloud_free_percentage_50 The number of tiles in the cell that are 50% cloud-free. "cloud_free_percentage_50": 53
cloud_free_percentage_25 The number of tiles in the cell that are 25% cloud-free. "cloud_free_percentage_25": 54
created The date the cell summary data was indexed. "created": "2022-01-31T13:25:16Z"
modified The date the cell summary data was modified. "modified": "2022-01-31T13:25:16Z"
geometry The polygon geometry for the AOI. See example below

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Example GeoJSON feature for a cell:

200 OK: Success

"type": "Feature",
  "properties": {
      "cell_id": "Z13-031133320203",
      "tile_count": 82,
      "min_date": "2011-05-22",
      "min_date_timestamp": 1306022400,
      "max_date": "2022-01-23",
      "max_date_timestamp": 1642896000,
      "platforms": {
          "worldview-02": 34,
          "worldview-03": 14,
          "geoeye-01": 27,
          "worldview-04": 1,
          "worldview-01": 6
      },
      "data_percentage_90": 20,
      "data_percentage_75": 23,
      "data_percentage_50": 31,
      "data_percentage_25": 47,
      "cloud_free_percentage_90": 50,
      "cloud_free_percentage_75": 52,
      "cloud_free_percentage_50": 53,
      "cloud_free_percentage_25": 54,
      "created": "2022-01-31T13:25:16Z",
      "modified": "2022-01-31T13:25:16Z"
  },
  "geometry": {
      "type": "Polygon",
      "coordinates": [
          [
              [
                  -106.64657275298134,
                  35.141717427553935
              ],
              [
                  -106.64748158281041,
                  35.18678472949584
              ],
              [
                  -106.7023764087391,
                  35.186025357332746
              ],
              [
                  -106.70143733134023,
                  35.140959315429065
              ],
              [
                  -106.64657275298134,
                  35.141717427553935
              ]
          ]
      ]
  }
}
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More Resources

Metadata Overview

Tile Metadata Resource

Tile Metadata Properties

Queries Resource

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