Next week, over 25,000 scientists spanning the full range of Earth, ocean, atmospheric and planetary sciences will gather in San Francisco for the annual fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). It is the largest geoscience conference in the world, drawing researchers from every corner of the globe to the Moscone Center. This year is particularly special, as the AGU is celebrating its centennial. As such, the theme of the meeting this year is “Celebrate the Past, Inspire the Future.” Planet has had a presence at the AGU fall meetings for the past four years. It started as a small handful of conference presentations, mostly by Planeteers explaining our satellites and imagery. But since then, the impact of Planet on Earth science has notably increased. This year, a whopping 60 abstracts presented at the conference will feature research utilizing imagery from our PlanetScope, RapidEye and SkySat constellations, with many of the researchers having harnessed the power of Planet data through our Education and Research program. View the list of abstracts here. Here are just a few examples of how Planet’s data proved valuable: EARTHQUAKE ANALYSIS [caption id="attachment_144373" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]

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Other Education and Research users’ work span topics including agriculture and food security, land cover/land use change, and climate change in the Arctic—just to name a few! From deserts to ice to tiny insects to human impacts on a global scale—we’re honored that the applications of Planet imagery have a broad reach in scientific research. What would you research if you had daily coverage of a particular area or feature that was of interest to you? Planet will have a presence in the exhibit hall at AGU for the first time this year! If you’re going to be at the conference, pop by to learn more about our products, use cases and opportunities for researchers. Plus, you can pick up some cool outer space swag!