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How Planet's Distinctive Approach to Global Monitoring Sets a New Standard for Defense Analysts

Learn how broad area management with Planet helps defense analysts continually monitor change across every region of interest. Global military spending swelled to $2.24 trillion in 2023, according to analysis by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). “The unprecedented…...


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AI-enabled Insights from Publications Leveraging Planet Data

Planet AI Symposium Curious to learn more on how the combination of AI and Planet's satellite data is helping to build a more sustainable and resilient world? Join us on, Thursday, January 30th for the Planet AI Symposium where industry…

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Industry Leaders Join Planet AI Symposium: A Virtual Event Exploring the Future of “Geospatial Artificial Intelligence”

Today, we are proud to launch the Planet AI Symposium, a virtual event where leading experts join Planet to discuss the future of artificial intelligence. This event explores how the intersection of AI and Earth observation data could help build…

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Technology

From Satellite Data to Actionable Insights: Predicting Hay Yield for North Dakota with Planetary Variables

Authors: Thomas Frederikse & Stephanie Gijsbers The ability to predict crop yields is essential for optimizing agricultural productivity, managing food security, and streamlining supply chain operations. Traditional forecasting methods often struggle with limited and inconsistent data, making it difficult to…

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One more way AI can help us harness one of the most underutilized datasets in the world

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 […]

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Measuring global streamflow with Planet’s satellite imagery

Blog article written by Stefanie Meier and Paula Fernández del Valle  Measuring streamflow in the world’s rivers and streams is vital to managing water for people, nature, and commerce. This is particularly critical in times of major floods and droughts, when impacts on people, infrastructure, and the economy can be enormous. As […]

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Planet and Preligens Partner to Achieve Near-Persistent Monitoring for Defense & Intelligence Analysts

We are thrilled to share that our partner Preligens will leverage Planet’s satellite data to enhance a unique monitoring solution for the defense and intelligence sector. Combining our imagery with Preligens AI/ML capabilities, we will enable our D&I customers to monitor thousands of sites of interest with a high revisit rate. For […]

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Belonging Spotlight: William O’Neal on Philosophy, Linguistics, and Star Trek

This month, I sat down with William O’Neal, Planet’s Content Strategy Lead working with our Product Design, User Research, and Content Strategy team, to learn a little more about his career journey. With a nose ring and trendy transparent rimmed glasses, William is the type of person that strikes you as the […]

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Planet and ASU expand partnership to build global scale solutions for sustainability

In exciting news for planet Earth, we are thrilled to announce that we have solidified a Strategic Partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) to facilitate climate action through education and research, workforce development, and a science-first approach toward innovation. Since 2016, we have collaborated with ASU on significant programs including the Planet […]

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