by Will Marshall on Sep 28, 2015

Seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (or Global Goals) ratified last week by the United Nations will guide the international community towards a better planet over the next fifteen years. I traveled to the United Nations Headquarters in New York to represent Planet Labs at the UN Sustainable Development Summit. I discussed how our […]

by Andrew Zolli on Sep 22, 2015

At Planet Labs, our “Mission 1” is to image the whole Earth, every day and make global change visible, accessible, and actionable. To do that, we’re developing a breakthrough technology platform: a large constellation of small, Earth-observing satellites, ground stations and related software and services that will, in the years to come, […]

by Jesse Hattabaugh on Sep 20, 2015

It’s often useful to have a broad view of the coverage of Planet Labs data, even when not looking for a specific scene to download. For this use case of showcasing Planet Labs’ data coverage, we’re excited to share a new lab — the Coverage Tool.

by Erika Reinhardt on Sep 10, 2015

Building off of our existing saved workspaces feature, we’re excited to now also offer daily e-mail notifications of new data being published to your workspaces. When we publish new scenes that match the criteria defined by your workspace—including acquisition time, geography, and image quality—you’ll get an e-mail letting you know, with the […]

by Will Marshall on Sep 3, 2015

Today the Planet team gets stronger. I am delighted to announce that Ann Mather has joined Planet’s board as our first Independent Board Director. Ann brings to Planet a wealth of experience and knowledge from decades spent with some of the world’s most dynamic companies. She currently serves on the boards of Google, […]