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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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This atlas wants to map every solar and wind source in your country

Instead of time-consuming human surveys, these living maps are made by AI and satellites to help planners get things done It’s easy to spot a wind turbine or solar array from the window of your car, but counting each installation across the world is quite a different story. And since neither the […]

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Planet Announces New Details of Hyperspectral Offering

Today, we are excited to announce new details of our hyperspectral constellation, which is being brought to market through a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership with the Carbon Mapper Coalition. This future hyperspectral satellites will be named Tanager, a colorful and visually diverse family of birds in Central and South America, and are designed […]

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Planet Partners with Taylor Geospatial Institute, Data Expected To Be Leveraged for Research on Food Security and Defense and Intelligence

In exciting news, we have entered into a multi-year contract with Saint Louis University in support of the Taylor Geospatial Institute (TGI), a leading geospatial research collaborative. Bringing together eight midwestern universities and research centers, TGI aims to harness innovation in geospatial science and make scientific discoveries that address global challenges. With […]

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NASA Harvest tracks frontline agriculture patterns with Planet’s satellite data

In the midst of the Russo-Ukrainian war, more cropland than was initially expected has been both harvested and planted along both the Russian-occupied and Ukrainian-held territories, according to NASA Harvest research.  Leveraging Planet’s satellite image datasets, NASA Harvest has been monitoring potential threats to global food security caused by the Russo-Ukrainian War. […]

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Planet Certifies Three Key Partners in New Planet Orbit Certification Program

Planet is excited to share that we have certified three partners through the new Planet Orbit Certification Program. The program will officially launch and be open to qualified partners in Spring 2023. The companies that have completed our certified program offer robust applications and services that are ready to scale globally. From […]

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