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Azure Planetary Computer Pro

Expert knowledge for Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using GeoCatalog/STAC APIs, configuring collections/tiles, securing access, integrating QGIS/ArcGIS, or troubleshooting ingestion, and other Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro related development tasks. Not for Azure Maps (use azure-maps), Azure Open Datasets (use azure-open-datasets), Azure Data Explorer (use azure-data-explorer).

Source: /skills/azure-planetary-computer-pro/SKILL.md

Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Microsoft Planetary Computer Pro. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L35-L40 Diagnosing and resolving Planetary Computer Pro GeoCatalog ingestion failures, including error code meanings, common causes, and step-by-step remediation guidance.
Decision Making L41-L45 Guidance on selecting how to access Planetary Computer Pro data, including connection options, integrations with tools/services, and choosing the best method for your workflow.
Limits & Quotas L46-L50 Supported file formats, data types, and size/usage limits for datasets and computations in Planetary Computer Pro, including quotas that affect how you process and store data.
Security L51-L62 Configuring secure access to Planetary Computer Pro/GeoCatalog using Entra ID, RBAC, managed identities, cross-tenant auth, API Management, and SAS tokens for collections.
Configuration L63-L77 Configuring Planetary Computer Pro collections: visualization, render and tile settings, colormaps, mosaics, queryables, ingestion sources/credentials, and US Gov cloud endpoints.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L78-L91 Using GeoCatalog/STAC with code and tools: ingest and bulk-load data, build apps, create collections/items, and integrate with QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, Azure Batch, and other geospatial clients.
Deployment L92-L96 Deploying and safely deleting Planetary Computer GeoCatalog resources, including deployment steps, best practices, and cleanup to avoid data loss or orphaned assets.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Reference ingestion error codes for Planetary Computer Pro GeoCatalogs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/error-codes-ingestion
Troubleshoot data ingestion issues in Planetary Computer Pro https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/troubleshooting-ingestion

Decision Making

Topic URL
Choose connection methods and integrations for Planetary Computer Pro data https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/build-applications-with-planetary-computer-pro

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Use supported data types in Planetary Computer Pro https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/supported-data-types

Security

Topic URL
Configure application authentication to Planetary Computer Pro with Entra ID https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/application-authentication
Use managed identities with Planetary Computer GeoCatalog https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/assign-managed-identity-geocatalog-resource
Authorize cross-tenant partner applications to access Planetary Computer Pro GeoCatalogs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/authorize-cross-tenant-partner-applications
Configure cross-tenant app access to Planetary Computer Pro https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/configure-cross-tenant-application
Secure GeoCatalog access via Azure API Management https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/create-api-proxy-geocatalog
Generate collection-level SAS tokens for GeoCatalog assets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/get-collection-sas-token
Configure RBAC access for Planetary Computer GeoCatalog https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/manage-access
Configure managed identity credentials for Planetary Computer Pro ingestion https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/set-up-ingestion-credentials-managed-identity

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure Planetary Computer Pro collections for Explorer visualization https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/collection-configuration-concept
Configure collection visualization settings in Planetary Computer Pro portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/configure-collection-web-interface
Apply sample render configurations for Planetary Computer Pro data visualization https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/data-visualization-samples
Configure ingestion sources for Planetary Computer Pro GeoCatalogs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/ingestion-source
Configure mosaic options for Planetary Computer Pro collections https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/mosaic-configurations-for-collections
Configure queryables for custom search filters in Planetary Computer Pro https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/queryables-for-explorer-custom-search-filter
Configure render settings in Planetary Computer Pro https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/render-configuration
Configure SAS-based ingestion credentials for GeoCatalog https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/set-up-ingestion-credentials-sas-tokens
Use supported colormaps in Planetary Computer Pro render configurations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/supported-colormaps
Configure tile settings for Planetary Computer Pro STAC collections https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/tile-settings
Configure US Government cloud endpoints for Planetary Computer Pro https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/us-government-cloud-support

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Ingest STAC items into GeoCatalog collections https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/add-stac-item-to-collection
Use Planetary Computer Pro APIs for STAC data https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/api-tutorial
Use Planetary Computer Pro GeoCatalog with Azure Batch https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/azure-batch
Build web apps using GeoCatalog STAC APIs and tiles https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/build-web-application
Bulk ingest geospatial data with GeoCatalog API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/bulk-ingestion-api
Configure QGIS to connect to Planetary Computer Pro STAC collections https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/configure-qgis
Connect ArcGIS Pro to Planetary Computer GeoCatalog https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/create-connection-arc-gis-pro
Create STAC collections in GeoCatalog with Python https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/create-stac-collection
Create STAC items for Planetary Computer Pro raster assets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/create-stac-item
Integrate third-party geospatial applications with Planetary Computer Pro https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/working-with-partner-applications

Deployment

Topic URL
Delete Planetary Computer GeoCatalog resources safely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/delete-geocatalog-resource
Deploy Planetary Computer GeoCatalog resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/planetary-computer/deploy-geocatalog-resource