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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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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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NASA Expands Planet Contract to All NASA Researchers
Today we are pleased to announce that NASA has expanded their subscription with Planet and will provide Planet imagery to all NASA-funded research programs. NASA deemed the pilot an overall success, specifically getting value from Planet’s rapid revisit times and continuous monitoring capability. As such, the recent contract award expands the scope […]
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A SuperDove Watches Over the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
In February, one SuperDove was deployed into a space a little closer to home than usual—in the renowned Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. However, in response to COVID-19, the museum temporarily closed soon after our SuperDove was put on display. That said, today is World Art […]
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How Satellite Data Can Help with COVID-19 and Beyond
In a world turned upside-down by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we at Planet are regularly asked how daily satellite monitoring of the Earth might be helpful. We’d like to share some perspective with you about the role satellite imagery and analytics can play in responding to disease outbreaks in general, and to […]
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Celebrating the International Day of Human Spaceflight
Today we celebrate the United Nations’ International Day of Human Space Flight, a day that commemorates cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin’s historic orbital flight in 1961. While the origin of this date is tied to the first human space flight (and is usually celebrated around the world with some rockin’, space-themed Yuri’s Night parties), […]
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Researchers Use Planet Data to Investigate Pollution in Beijing During COVID-19 Crisis
The Satellites for Climate Action initiative— powered by Planet, Bloomberg Philanthropies and the state of California—has helped enable researchers to examine surprising information about power plant emissions. China has been experiencing the lowest recorded air pollution levels over the last month, due in part to limited transportation, closed factories and construction sites […]
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