by Njeri Maina on Dec 13, 2022

By: Njeri Maina and Megan Zaroda Although Africa as a whole has contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions, no continent has been more affected by climate change-induced natural disasters like flooding and droughts. And since Africa is home to a third of the world’s natural resources and 70% of its population […]

by Planet Labs PBC on Dec 12, 2022

Today, we announced an exciting new contract with ZEP-RE, a reinsurance company based in Nairobi, Kenya who will leverage our Basemaps products to enhance drought risk protection in the Horn of Africa (HOA)! ZEP-RE aims to utilize PlanetScope 3-5 meter resolution imagery through our analysis-ready, Surface Reflectance Basemaps products. Using pre-processed, Basemaps, […]

by Tanya Harrison on Dec 9, 2022

December in the U.S. brings chilly temperatures and falling snow—and every year, also brings together the world’s largest convening of geoscientists. This year, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting will take place in Chicago, and we’re ecstatic to see a record number of presentations are on the schedule using Planet data! […]

by Planet Labs PBC on Dec 9, 2022

The use of synthetic data to facilitate machine learning development has been growing over the past few years. It is used by many major technology companies to do things as varied as build guidance for autonomous vehicles, develop insights for the financial sector, and extend and enhance healthcare applications. Synthetic data is […]

by Megan Zaroda on Dec 2, 2022

Analysts at NASA Harvest have been tracking the impact to agriculture in Ukraine since the outbreak of the Russo-Ukrainian war, and their latest study (re-posted in full from NASA Earth Observatory below) shows that farmers have harvested 26.6 million tons of wheat in 2022 – several million tons higher than expected in […]