Africa Satellite Map Layers: Names, Extents and Dates (Digital Earth Africa)

digitalearthafricaows/layer-catalog

Lists the satellite and earth observation map layers that Digital Earth Africa serves over WMS for the African continent: for each of about 48 layers, its name (the value a WMS GetMap request needs), title, folder, an abstract cut to 500 characters, its geographic bounding box, its style names and, for time-series layers, how many dates exist with the first, last and default date. Layer metadata only, no map images. Served by Eden Engine; not an official Digital Earth Africa product.

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Price

$0.0026 per call

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Data source

Digital Earth Africa

Layer metadata from the Digital Earth Africa OGC Web Services (ows.digitalearth.africa). Credit Digital Earth Africa as the source. Served by Eden Engine; not an official Digital Earth Africa product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "digitalearthafricaows/layer-catalog" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "digitalearthafricaows/layer-catalog" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "digitalearthafricaows/layer-catalog", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "digitalearthafricaows/layer-catalog", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Charge	Price
Per call	$0.0026

Updated: Oct 21, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {},
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "layer_count",
    "layers"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "layers": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "bbox": {
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "east": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ]
              },
              "west": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ]
              },
              "north": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ]
              },
              "south": {
                "type": [
                  "number",
                  "null"
                ]
              }
            },
            "description": "Geographic bounding box in WGS84 degrees."
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Layer name, the value a WMS request passes as LAYERS."
          },
          "time": {
            "type": [
              "object",
              "null"
            ],
            "properties": {
              "last": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "count": {
                "type": "integer"
              },
              "first": {
                "type": "string"
              },
              "default": {
                "type": "string"
              }
            },
            "description": "Time dimension summary; null when the layer has none."
          },
          "group": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Title of the folder layer that holds it; empty at the top level."
          },
          "title": {
            "type": "string"
          },
          "styles": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            }
          },
          "abstract": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Description cut at 500 characters."
          }
        }
      }
    },
    "layer_count": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Named layers listed."
    },
    "wms_version": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The WMS version the document declares."
    },
    "service_title": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "The service title from the capabilities document."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": true
}