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A Deep Dive Into Forest Health Monitoring Using Daily Satellite Imagery to Detect Early Threats

Government agencies managing vast forests can now leverage satellite imagery to monitor forest health more effectively, overcoming traditional challenges like limited resources and personnel. Government agencies responsible for developing and implementing strategies to protect and restore forested lands face a…...


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Swift Geospatial and Planet: A Partnership for Transforming Geospatial Data into Knowledge

Professionals and decision-makers tasked with analyzing the rapid changes occurring on our planet face an overwhelming abundance of data. Transforming this data into actionable insights to support their choices can be daunting. Swift Geospatial, a GIS and remote sensing company,…

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News

Planet Launches First Tanager-1 Hyperspectral Satellite and 36 SuperDoves with SpaceX

We are thrilled to announce today that our first hyperspectral satellite, Tanager-1, along with 36 SuperDoves (Flock 4BE) were successfully launched into orbit during the Transporter-11 Rideshare mission with SpaceX, which lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday, August…

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Technology

Leveraging Daily Satellite Imagery for Advanced Geospatial Analytics: A Practical Guide

Traditional methods of geospatial data collection, like field surveys and aerial imagery, are costly, labor-intensive, and often outdated. Advancements in satellite technology provide near-daily, accurate data, enabling organizations to conduct efficient geospatial analysis for better decision-making, from land management to…

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stories

Bark Beetles Are Decimating Forests: Satellite Data Can Help

Bark beetle infestations devastated 18 million cubic meters of forest in the Czech Republic last year, due in part to very dry summers brought on by the effects of climate change. Historically, bark beetles have been a valuable part of nature conservation, playing an important role in the ecosystem of conifer forests. […]

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tech

B14: The Cubesat with One of the World’s Fastest Satellite Radios

Agile aerospace supports rapid prototyping, continuous iteration, and adaptation of the latest commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) technology—and our Build 14 Dove (B14) is agile aerospace at its finest. What’s under the hood? We’ve had more than a few inquiries and want to share some of the latest updates. Planet’s Build 14 Dove includes the […]

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stories

SatAgro: The Startup That’s Helping to Drive Digital Agriculture in Poland

Referred to by some as Europe’s “new growth engine,” Poland has gone through dramatic transformations in recent decades, while its economy grew by more than 50 percent since 2007, despite the global economic crisis. In the process, it has raised its profile as a major food supplier in Europe, with more than […]

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news

Monitoring Wildfire Risk Using Space and AI

Planet, Salo Sciences, and Vibrant Planet are announcing a partnership to develop the California Forest Observatory (CFO)—a new platform that will dynamically map forest structure and fuel loads down to the tree level, statewide. Combining satellite imagery and artificial intelligence (AI), along with weather, climate, population, and infrastructure data, and supported through […]

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Planet Analytic Feeds No Longer in Beta, Achieve Global Scale

Today, Planet Analytic Feeds are moving out of beta, and our three flagship Analytic Feeds—Road Detection, Building Detection, and Vessel Detection—can now scale globally and are offered off-the-shelf. This means that customers can leverage these feeds on top of Planet imagery products and get automated road, building, and vessel detections over their […]

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