By: Kevin Weil and Andrew Zolli Back in 2018, Planet co-founder and CEO Will Marshall asked the audience during his TED talk: what if you could search the surface of the Earth the same way you search the internet? It wasn’t science fiction. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to […]
How we tracked the Chinese balloon in satellite data Satellite data may be one of the most underutilized datasets in the world. At Planet alone, we have six years of documented history — which means we have over 2,000 images on average for every point on earth’s landmass. This dataset at high […]
Our Planet leadership team continues to grow! I am proud to announce that Planet’s first Chief Customer Officer will be our own Mike Merit. In this newly-created role, he will lead the Customer Success Management, Technical Support, Professional Services and the Global Education Teams. Mike’s commitment to driving customer success and value in […]
I’m excited to announce a promotion to Planet’s leadership team: After an external and internal search, Planet’s own Donna Prlich has been chosen as our new Chief Marketing Officer (CMO). Following two years as VP of Marketing for Strategy and Solutions, Donna has demonstrated exceptional leadership and enterprise marketing acumen. Her knowledge […]
I’m proud to announce that Planet has appointed Andrew Zolli as Planet’s new Chief Impact Officer. Planet’s purpose is to use space to help life on Earth. Our data, platforms, and services are powerful tools for addressing critical planetary challenges including climate change, sustainable development, human rights, and humanitarian emergencies. For the […]
As Planet continues to scale its business and ready itself to enter the public market, we are also expanding our team by adding two exceptional new leaders. Planet is thrilled to announce the arrival of Nate Gonzalez as Planet’s Vice President of Platform Product, and Ali Jafari as Planet’s Vice President of […]
