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Planet Releases Analysis-Ready PlanetScope Product for Time-Series Analysis and Machine Learning Models
Today, we’re thrilled to release Analysis-Ready PlanetScope (ARPS). ARPS harnesses a cutting-edge proprietary algorithm to create harmonized and spatially consistent near-daily stacks of images that enable time-series analysis and machine learning applications. ARPS normalizes data from PlanetScope’s daily 3m imagery…...
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From Floods to Fires: How Latin America is Tackling Disasters with Technology
Note: This piece can also be read in Spanish and Portuguese. Climate change is intensifying natural disasters in Central and South America, from raging forest fires to devastating floods and landslides. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),…
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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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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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Wheat in the Pacific Northwest: Understanding the Impacts of Droughts and Heat Waves
Graphics and Data Analysis By: Max Borrmann Additional Data Support: Joe Kington, Jaap Schellekens, and Tessa Kramer In late June of 2021, the U.S. Pacific Northwest experienced an unprecedented heatwave. Temperatures climbed to 116 degrees fahrenheit in Portland and 108 degrees fahrenheit in Seattle, causing regional devastation to lives and economies. A […]
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Self-guided learning opportunities for Black History Month, February 2022
We’re proud to celebrate Black History Month at Planet as a time to listen, learn, and reflect on Black culture. We’ve identified a number of self-guided learning opportunities that we’ll be engaging in throughout the month, and encourage you to join us! Wednesday, February 2, 2022 Community + Conversations with a Docent, […]
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Detecting and Eradicating Invasive Grass Affecting Pasture and Ranch Land
Invasive plants such as cheatgrass, medusahead, and ventenata are wreaking havoc with ranchers, farmers, land managers, and transport companies around the world, and driving concern among environmental groups that fear the impacts on other plants and wildlife. Once invasive plants become established, they can dominate a landscape – creating monocultures and destroying […]
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So You Launched a Satellite… Now What?
Just over a week ago, we launched 44 of our latest SuperDoves to orbit on a SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket. A successful rocket launch is a feat in and of itself and requires months of coordination from our Manufacturing Team to build, test, tinker with, and ship our hardware to the launch […]
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Planet Fusion Offers Solutions for the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP)
Originally created in 1962, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a cornerstone of the European Union (EU) which consists of a system of subsidies designed to support the European agricultural sector. The CAP makes up 33% of the total EU budget – the largest share – with €58 billion allocated towards it […]
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