Tools & Setup Overview
ICEYE data works in the GIS, BI and data tools you already use. These articles show how to install each tool, load ICEYE files, style them, and run common analyses such as matching ICEYE results to your portfolio.
|
Tool |
Cost |
Runs on |
Vector (.gpkg, .shp) |
Raster (.tif) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
QGIS |
Free, open source |
Windows, macOS, Linux |
Yes |
Yes |
|
ArcGIS Pro |
Paid Esri license (21-day free trial) |
Windows |
Yes |
Yes |
|
ArcGIS Online |
Paid Esri organization account; Creator user type to upload |
Browser |
Yes |
Yes, as imagery or tile layer |
|
Power BI |
Desktop free; Pro license to share reports |
Desktop: Windows. Service: browser |
Yes, via map visuals |
Not natively |
|
Python |
Free |
Any |
Yes |
Yes |
|
SQL (PostGIS, DuckDB) |
Free |
Any |
Yes |
PostGIS only |
|
Google Earth Engine |
Free for non-commercial use; commercial use needs a Google Cloud plan |
Browser |
Yes |
Yes |
ICEYE file naming
Every ICEYE file name tells you the product, the event ID, what the file contains and the release number:
ICEYE_[PRODUCT]-[event ID]_[event or area]_[deliverable]_R[release].[extension]
|
Product |
Prefix |
Typical files |
|---|---|---|
|
Flood Insights |
ICEYE_FSD-#### |
Flood depth raster (.tif, in centimetres), flood extent (.gpkg), building statistics (.gpkg), release notes (.gpkg) |
|
Hurricane Rapid Impact (Wind) |
ICEYE_WIND-#### |
Damage raster heatmap, 30 m (.tif), damage hexgrid, 500 m (.gpkg), release notes (.gpkg), metadata (.json) |
|
Wildfire / Bushfire Insights |
ICEYE_FIRE-#### |
Building damage (.shp), area of interest (.shp), metadata (.json) |
|
Flood Rapid Impact |
ICEYE_FSD-####_FRI |
Advanced Layers GeoPackage: per-acquisition observation coverage and flood extent |