# Source: Planet-NICFI Basemaps (Visual)
# Type: cog
# Catalog: STACConnector
# Generated by: folia catalog import
# Generated at: 2026-02-08T00:48:44.080933+00:00
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source:
  id: planetary-computer-planet-nicfi-visual
  name: Planet-NICFI Basemaps (Visual)
  type: cog
  url: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/planet-nicfi-visual
  description: '*Note: Assets in this collection are only available to winners of
    the [GEO-Microsoft Planetary Computer RFP](https://www.earthobservations.org/geo_blog_obs.php?id=528).
    Others wishing to use the data can sign up and access it from Planet at [https://www.planet.com/nicfi/](https://www.planet.com/nicfi/)
    and email [planetarycomputer@microsoft.com](mailto:planetarycomputer@microsoft.com).*


    Through Norway’s International Climate & Forests Initiative (NICFI), users can
    access Planet’s high-resolution, analysis-ready mosaics of the world’s tropics
    in order to help reduce and reverse the loss of tropical forests, combat climate
    change, conserve biodiversity, and facilitate sustainable development.


    In support of NICFI’s mission, you can use this data for a number of projects
    including, but not limited to:


    * Advance scientific research about the world’s tropical forests and the critical
    services they provide.

    * Implement and improve policies for sustainable forest management and land use
    in developing tropical forest countries and jurisdictions.

    * Increase transparency and accountability in the tropics.

    * Protect and improve the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities in
    tropical forest countries.

    * Innovate solutions towards reducing pressure on forests from global commodities
    and financial markets.

    * In short, the primary purpose of the NICFI Program is to support reducing and
    reversing the loss of tropical forests, contributing to combating climate change,
    conserving biodiversity, contributing to forest regrowth, restoration, and enhancement,
    and facilitating sustainable development, all of which must be Non-Commercial
    Use.


    To learn how more about the NICFI program, streaming and downloading basemaps
    please read the [NICFI Data Program User Guide](https://assets.planet.com/docs/NICFI_UserGuidesFAQ.pdf).


    This collection contains both monthly and biannual mosaics. Biannual mosaics are
    available from December 2015 - August 2020. Monthly mosaics are available from
    September 2020. The STAC items include a `planet-nicfi:cadence` field indicating
    the type of mosaic.'
  provider: Planet
  license: proprietary
  metadata:
    stac: true
    stac_api: true
    connector_id: planetary-computer
    tags:
    - Planet
    - NICFI
    - Satellite
    - Tropics
    - Imagery
    dataset:
      tier: 1
      thematic_group: Climate & Weather
      format: cog
      crs: EPSG:4326
      temporal:
        range: 2015-12-01/..
        frequency: monthly
        type: time_series
        default_range: latest
      quality:
        coverage: global
      layout:
        type: tiled
      stac_collection_id: planet-nicfi-visual
      homepage: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/planet-nicfi-visual