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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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),…
CONTINUE READINGTanager-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…
CONTINUE READINGLearn 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…
CONTINUE READINGOver the past few years, diversity and inclusion in the workplace has moved from niche, issues-oriented topics to mainstream discourse. As someone who has worked in the space, it is a welcome change. But as with anything that generates buzz, the hard work begins when companies translate value statements into concrete action. […]
CONTINUE READINGIt’s hard to believe it’s been one year since Planet and Google completed a strategic partnership to acquire Terra Bella, making Google a Planet customer and investor. In that time, the Terra Bella and Planet teams have become a cohesive unit, with a shared mission and vision for the future. The strength […]
CONTINUE READINGAnyone who works closely with geospatial data knows that there is a great deal of labor involved in preparing the data before analysis begins. In fact, much of modern geoprocessing systems are set up to make the data ready for analysis. The industry understands that geospatial data must become more user-friendly and […]
CONTINUE READINGBoth the private and public sectors are heavily investing in ways to transform geospatial data into analytic insights for the commercial and government sectors. Planet is a part of this effort, and is happy to announce it has signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency […]
CONTINUE READINGIn a remote corner of the Libyan Desert, around 100 miles away from known reserves, Planet uncovers oil exploration.
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