by Alessandro Isaacs on Jan 12, 2016

We are excited to introduce the ability to view scenes from Landsat 8 in the Planet Scenes Explorer. You can now view and order Landsat data directly in the web application. To explore the data: 1) Select an area of interest 2) Open the filter panel 3) You’ll notice a new section […]

by Trevor Hammond on Dec 9, 2015

Astronauts often talk about the “Overview Effect”— a realization that we’re all living together on a small, fragile “pale blue dot”. At Planet we look at imagery from space everyday. It’s hard not to experience this effect as we watch mines deepen, cities flourish, and rivers change course from above. That’s why […]

by Trevor Blades on Dec 8, 2015

In October, we launched the beta version of the Planet Platform and released Open California imagery under an open license. Our goal was to open up our growing imagery archive and enable people to start developing and testing their applications, including the new California seasonal mosaics. Today we’re excited to make our […]

by Mike Safyan on Dec 7, 2015

We have liftoff! After three days of weather delays and false pancake starts, Team Planet finally watched the fourth attempt and successful launch of twelve Flock 2e Doves aboard the Cygnus spacecraft. Since the company’s founding in 2010, a total of 113 Dove satellites have successfully reached orbit on six different launch […]

by Will Marshall on Dec 3, 2015

We’ve pledged 1%. Planet’s vision is to use space to help life on Earth. And now, I’m excited to announce that Planet Labs is joining other companies in committing to the Pledge 1% campaign, a “corporate philanthropy movement dedicated to making the community a key stakeholder in every business.”