Above image: PlanetScope image of Sargassum along the Miami beach shoreline taken May, 12, 2019. © 2019, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. In recent years, Sargassum, a large brown macroalgae, has been reported to beach along coastal shorelines in large quantities. As these piles of beached seaweed begin to decompose, they can […]
Image above: Flood waters at Wadi al Hawasinah in Oman taken October 5, 2021. © 2021, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. Historically, immense amounts of geospatial data have been used in the field of archaeological research to rapidly and remotely explore inaccessible archaeological sites. This Big Data helped generate robust archaeological […]
Image above: PlanetScope image of research study site of Hilo Bay, Hawai’i taken February 17, 2019. © 2019, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. The turbidity of water can be characterized by its relative cloudiness or haziness caused by light scattering through the water column. Often generated by loads of small particles […]
Image above: Planet image of Walnut Creek Watershed in North Carolina taken April 25, 2022. © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. As more people move to cities, managers are having to think about ways to ensure urban sustainability. Water systems, in particular, can be dramatically impacted in the wake of […]
Image above: Planet image capturing cabbage fields in Yuangchang Township, Taiwan taken June 13, 2022. © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. Taiwan is facing a series of complexities – from a highly mountainous terrain and frequent typhoons to an aging farming population – that make the cost of agricultural operations […]
With more precise agricultural data, farmers and agronomists can project seasonal yield information with greater accuracy and within more rapid timeframes. These insights can help farmers make informed decisions on how to manage their crops throughout the growing season, and this data also helps policy makers and governments drive food security efforts. […]
Image above: PlanetScope monthly mosaic of Ethiopia with NDVI analysis taken October 2020. © 2020, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. For over thousands of years, swarms of locusts have periodically plagued agricultural lands, causing famine and economic turmoil across Africa and Western Asia. Individually, the desert locust is benign, but given […]
Image above: PlanetScope image of Delhi, India taken April 27, 2022. © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved Fine particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) found in the air is made up of organic compounds including water, metals, and dust, and this often causes air to appear hazy in areas with significant levels […]
Image above: SkySat image of the rockslide in Rishiganga, India taken February 9, 2021. © 2021, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. In early February of 2021, the Chamoli district, located in India, experienced heavy rain flows, leading to flash flooding in the mountainous region. This flooding, combined with a series of […]
Above: Planet image of smallholder farms in Ashanti, Ghana taken May 11, 2022. © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. Ensuring food security globally while maintaining ecosystem health and socioeconomic well-being, are key sustainable development goals. Across the planet, farmers, researchers, and organizations are working on this important agenda, but they […]
