Chin Lakes, Alberta Jun 06, 2015
Carbon Mapper Releases First Emissions Detections from the Tanager-1 Satellite
Tanager-1 is made possible by the Carbon Mapper Coalition, a philanthropically-funded effort to develop and deploy satellites designed to detect and track methane and CO2 super-emitters at a level of granularity needed to support direct mitigation action. Tanager-1 combines Planet’s cutting-edge…...
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NEO and Planet: Revolutionizing Agricultural Monitoring in the EU
The European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a critical framework designed to support and improve the agricultural sector across member states. However, the CAP's requirements pose significant challenges, particularly in the area of remote sensing-based Area Monitoring Systems (AMS).…
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Planet’s Project Centinela: Monitoring Vulnerable Biodiversity Hotspots for Conservation Action
The name “Centinela” is storied in the tropical botany world. Surveyed by legendary botanist Al Gentry and others in the 1970s, the tiny Ecuadorian mountain range was discovered to harbor dozens of species new to science—roughly every third species they…
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Agile EO Webinar: Data Storage and Streaming on Planet Insights Platform
Learn how to migrate your workflows to the cloud, create custom visualizations, and stream data with OGC services — watch our webinar to learn more. Planet has revolutionized the way geospatial professionals monitor changes on Earth. But as the volume…
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Data, Data Everywhere: Insights from Three Days at InfoAg
InfoAg 2015, day one: exhibition floor It’s been an eventful week in St. Louis, Missouri for Planet Labs. We attended Info Ag 2015—our first big agriculture industry event.
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The B-Word
Beware of the B-word—are you as busy as you think you are? Having been the Chair of SEDS (Students for the Exploration and Development of Space)—a national nonprofit providing leadership and technical experience for young people passionate about space—for two years, I have met hundreds of very smart young people overflowing with […]
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There Goes the Satellite
I work in satellite operations—my official title at Planet is “Flock Shepherd”. Part of my job is to help commission our Dove satellites as they enter space, and monitor their health and operations during their life cycle in orbit. Fourteen Doves were deployed from the International Space Station the week of July […]
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Planet Labs To Acquire RapidEye
I’m excited to announce that Planet Labs has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the BlackBridge geospatial companies, including the RapidEye suite of core offerings. This acquisition welcomes BlackBridge into the Planet family and is a strategic move by Planet to expand quickly into new segments and gain access to a […]
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The SpaceX CRS-7 Mission Failure
We’ve said it before: space is hard. Today, the unmanned Falcon 9 launch vehicle experienced an anomaly during its ascent, breaking up two minutes into flight. All eight of our Dove satellites (Flock 1f) on board the Dragon spacecraft were lost. Thankfully, no injuries were reported on the ground. Our sympathies are […]
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