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Arlula

Arlula is a satellite imagery marketplace and API platform providing programmatic access to archive and tasking satellite imagery from multiple providers. The Arlula API enables developers to search the global satellite archive, discover tasking opportunities, place imagery orders, and download delivered datasets including GeoTIFF imagery, preview images, and metadata files.

1 APIs 4 Capabilities 6 Features 55.2 / 100 developing
Earth ObservationGeospatialImageryRemote SensingSatellites

API Rating

55.2/ 100
developing
Scored 2026-05-20 · rubric v0.3
Discoverability92.5
Contract Quality81.2
Governance60.5
Operational Transparency36.8
Developer Ergonomics28.3
Commercial Clarity39.5

APIs

Arlula API

The Arlula API provides programmatic access to satellite imagery search, ordering, and delivery. It covers archive search for historical imagery, tasking for future satellite ca...

Capabilities

Arlula API — Archive

Arlula API — Archive. 4 operations. Lead operation: Arlula Order Archive Imagery. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Arlula business surface.

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Arlula API — Connection

Arlula API — Connection. 1 operations. Lead operation: Arlula Test API Connection. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Arlula business surface.

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Arlula API — Orders

Arlula API — Orders. 6 operations. Lead operation: Arlula List Campaigns. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Arlula business surface.

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Arlula API — Tasking

Arlula API — Tasking. 5 operations. Lead operation: Arlula Cancel Tasking Campaign. Self-contained Naftiko capability covering one Arlula business surface.

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Features

Archive Search

Search a global satellite image archive from multiple providers using area-of-interest (polygon/bounding box) and temporal filters to find available historical scenes.

Satellite Tasking

Commission future satellite captures by searching tasking opportunities and placing orders for specific areas of interest and time windows.

Multi-Provider Access

Access imagery from multiple satellite providers through a single unified API, enabling price and resolution comparisons across providers.

Bundle Selection

Choose from available product bundles (e.g., analytic, visual) when ordering scenes to match data requirements and budget.

Dataset Download

Download delivered imagery resources including GeoTIFF files, preview images, and metadata through the Orders API after capture and processing.

Batch Ordering

Place multiple archive or tasking orders in a single batch API request to efficiently process large-scale imagery acquisitions.

Use Cases

Agricultural Monitoring

Search and order archive or tasking imagery to monitor crop health, irrigation patterns, and field conditions over growing seasons.

Environmental Change Detection

Acquire multi-temporal satellite imagery to detect deforestation, coastal erosion, urban expansion, or disaster impact areas.

Infrastructure Inspection

Order high-resolution imagery for remote inspection of pipelines, power lines, roads, and construction site progress monitoring.

Disaster Response

Rapidly search and order post-event imagery to assess damage extent and support emergency response and recovery planning.

Semantic Vocabularies

Arlula Api Context

19 classes · 26 properties

JSON-LD

API Governance Rules

Arlula API Rules

30 rules · 14 errors 14 warnings 2 info

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Resources

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LinkedIn
LinkedIn
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Website
Website
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Documentation
Documentation
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GettingStarted
GettingStarted
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Portal
Portal
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GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization
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SpectralRules
SpectralRules
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Vocabulary
Vocabulary

Sources

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aid: arlula
name: Arlula
description: Arlula is a satellite imagery marketplace and API platform providing programmatic access to archive and tasking
  satellite imagery from multiple providers. The Arlula API enables developers to search the global satellite archive, discover
  tasking opportunities, place imagery orders, and download delivered datasets including GeoTIFF imagery, preview images,
  and metadata files.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Earth Observation
- Geospatial
- Imagery
- Remote Sensing
- Satellites
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/arlula/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-02-06'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: arlula:arlula-api
  name: Arlula API
  description: The Arlula API provides programmatic access to satellite imagery search, ordering, and delivery. It covers
    archive search for historical imagery, tasking for future satellite captures, and order management including campaign,
    dataset, and resource download operations. Authentication uses HTTP Basic with API Key and API Secret obtained from the
    Arlula dashboard.
  humanURL: https://arlula.com/documentation/
  baseURL: https://api.arlula.com
  tags:
  - Archive
  - Earth Observation
  - Imagery
  - Satellites
  - Tasking
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://arlula.com/documentation/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/arlula-openapi.yaml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/arlula-archive-scene-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/arlula-archive-search-request-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/arlula-tasking-opportunity-schema.json
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/arlula-order-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/arlula-archive-scene-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/arlula-tasking-opportunity-structure.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: json-structure/arlula-order-structure.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/arlula-api-context.jsonld
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/arlula-archive.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/arlula-connection.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/arlula-orders.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/arlula-tasking.yaml
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/arlula
- type: Website
  url: https://arlula.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://arlula.com/documentation/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://arlula.com/documentation/
- type: Portal
  url: https://dashboard.arlula.com
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Arlula
- type: SpectralRules
  url: rules/arlula-spectral-rules.yml
- type: Vocabulary
  url: vocabulary/arlula-vocabulary.yaml
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Archive Search
    description: Search a global satellite image archive from multiple providers using area-of-interest (polygon/bounding
      box) and temporal filters to find available historical scenes.
  - name: Satellite Tasking
    description: Commission future satellite captures by searching tasking opportunities and placing orders for specific areas
      of interest and time windows.
  - name: Multi-Provider Access
    description: Access imagery from multiple satellite providers through a single unified API, enabling price and resolution
      comparisons across providers.
  - name: Bundle Selection
    description: Choose from available product bundles (e.g., analytic, visual) when ordering scenes to match data requirements
      and budget.
  - name: Dataset Download
    description: Download delivered imagery resources including GeoTIFF files, preview images, and metadata through the Orders
      API after capture and processing.
  - name: Batch Ordering
    description: Place multiple archive or tasking orders in a single batch API request to efficiently process large-scale
      imagery acquisitions.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: Agricultural Monitoring
    description: Search and order archive or tasking imagery to monitor crop health, irrigation patterns, and field conditions
      over growing seasons.
  - name: Environmental Change Detection
    description: Acquire multi-temporal satellite imagery to detect deforestation, coastal erosion, urban expansion, or disaster
      impact areas.
  - name: Infrastructure Inspection
    description: Order high-resolution imagery for remote inspection of pipelines, power lines, roads, and construction site
      progress monitoring.
  - name: Disaster Response
    description: Rapidly search and order post-event imagery to assess damage extent and support emergency response and recovery
      planning.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: [email protected]