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# Starting a new project
Once you’ve finished setting up your account, you can start a new project! On the homepage of Earth Index, click on the :heavy\_plus\_sign: to start a new project.\
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A window will pop-up allowing you to enter details about your project.
There are four fields to complete before creating your project:
1. **Name**: Give the project a name relevant to the work you'll be doing.
2. **Description:** Optionally, add a description that briefly covers a little more context about your work in this project.
3. **Area of Interest (AOI):** Use the map to draw an area you want to run your search in.
1. Click the '**Define Area of Interest**' button.
2. Follow the on screen instructions but start by clicking '**Draw a Rectangle**' button then click on the map and drag to draw a bounding box of your AOI.
3. If your area is too large (max 900,000 sq km) then you can click '**Reset Drawing**' to draw again.
4. Once you have a valid AOI, you can click '**I'm Finished**' to finish the drawing step
4. **Time Period:** Select between 2024 or 2025 global imagery to search against.
5. After you've entered all the details, click on '**Create Project'** in the bottom right to start exploring!
Watch this video if you need help!
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