Crop data layers by box
When you have one or more downloadable layers in your map, you will be able to use the box crop tool. This enables you to reduce the size of your added data layers, ensuring that you can download only the data you need.
1Click the crop button
Click the crop button
After adding your data to the map, select the crop button, on the left hand side of the map.

2Select the area you want to crop
Select the area you want to crop
Click and drag on the map to set your download area. This will crop the data in your collection to the extent contained within your selected area.

3Change your crop
Change your crop
To change the box crop, select Redraw Crop to restart the process.
4Check size of cropped data
Check size of cropped data
After cropping your data, your collection will update to show the new export size estimate and cost (if applicable) of your export.
Cancel your crop
To cancel your crop, click 'Remove.'
Additional points
Vector lines and polygons are clipped to the requested extent, which means that all enclosed points are returned.
Raster crops are converted to the projection of the export and expanded to the new bounding rectangular envelope. In other words: your exported data will be rectangular in the projection requested and will contain at least the data requested.