Azure Planetary Computer Pro

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), use read_file on the linked reference file

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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 |