Chin Lakes, Alberta Jun 06, 2015
Earth Day 2024
What’s the meaning of life? Why are we here? We have no idea, to be honest, but we have a firm suspicion that the answers to these questions have to do with our one and only home: Earth. Planeteers star-gaze…...
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Transforming forest monitoring through innovation: FAO and the NICFI Satellite Data Program
The NICFI Satellite Data Program provides comprehensive access to Planet’s high-resolution satellite monitoring to help reduce and reverse tropical forest loss. This program has enabled successful forest monitoring and conservation across the world's tropical forests. Today, we are highlighting the powerful…
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Planet Insights Platform Delivers Powerful Tooling for Unlocking Earth Observation Data
Today, governments and businesses are facing immense challenges to reduce risk, lower costs, remain compliant, and optimize performance in a time of rapid global change. It is our belief that organizations require the ability to dynamically monitor, measure, and report…
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Planet Superpowers: Looking Deeper
Look deeply into a place, event, or object in a way that characterizes its physical attributes over time — which are sometimes invisible to the naked eye. Earth observation (EO) data has revolutionized how governments, companies, and organizations understand the…
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Snapshots of our World: Energy: Fossil Fuels + Iron Rivers + Current Mystery
Here at Planet, we capture snapshots of our world everyday. A lot of them. But sometimes the message from space isn’t clear. Our weekly newsletter, Planet Snapshots, makes understanding satellite images and the stories they reveal easy. We’re kicking-off 2024 by sharing a select number of issues here on Pulse, so keep […]
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Data Utilization is at the Heart of Governance: Conducting a Census of Somalia
It has been almost 50 years since a reliable census was conducted in Somalia. Decades of civil unrest, armed conflict, and climatic shocks have made doing so exceptionally difficult. However, this year the Somali government intends to change that. The Somali Population and Housing Census 2024 was announced on May 2nd, marking […]
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2023 in Images
This year each of our satellites wrapped the Earth nearly 6,000 times to the silent soundtrack of outer space. Their journey was smooth. The content of the data they collected was not. They passed over ridges and valleys, storms and blue skies, celebrations and conflict. They witnessed daunting outcomes as climate change […]
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Scientists Showcase Global Discoveries Using Planet Data at World’s Largest Geospatial Conference
This year, we are excited to have AGU 2023 back in our neighborhood! Returning to San Francisco for the first time in several years, the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2023 kicks off this week, running from December 11-15. We are thrilled to share that there are over 120 abstracts, talks, […]
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Making Informed Food Security Decisions with Planet
With the COP28 conference in Dubai running from November to December 2023, world leaders need to understand the landscape of food security globally. Data from Planet and Planet’s partners empowers them to make informed decisions to help those in need around the world.
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