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From Drones to PlanetScope, Mapping Meddlesome Roses
Image above: PlanetScope image of invasive rose study site along the coastline of Vainupea, Estonia taken August 28, 2022. © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. Many are captivated by what is arguably the world’s most romantic flower, the…...
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Monitoring How Baboons Impact Timber Commodities in South Africa
Image above: Commercial forests for timber commodity creation in Mpumalanga, South Africa taken January 12, 2023. © 2023, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. In South Africa, commercial timber operations and native wildlife can sometimes come into conflict. Forests planted…
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Planet, Microsoft, And Researchers Build New AI-Focused Resource For Environmental Reporting
Authors: Seamus Lombardo and Amy Rosenthal As a Public Benefit Corporation, we think a lot about sustainability and the solutions our customers, partners, and the world need. These solutions require an up-to-date, close-up view of the Earth, as well as…
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Monitoring Sargassum on Beaches and in Nearshore Waters Using PlanetScope Observations
Above image: PlanetScope image of Sargassum along the Miami beach shoreline taken May, 12, 2019. © 2019, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. In recent years, Sargassum, a large brown macroalgae, has been reported to beach along coastal shorelines in large quantities. As these piles of beached seaweed begin to decompose, they can […]
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PlanetScope Leveraged to Evaluate the Impact of Cyclones on Maritime Archeological Sites: An Evaluation of Using Big Data in Archaeology
Image above: Flood waters at Wadi al Hawasinah in Oman taken October 5, 2021. © 2021, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. Historically, immense amounts of geospatial data have been used in the field of archaeological research to rapidly and remotely explore inaccessible archaeological sites. This Big Data helped generate robust archaeological […]
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Shallow coastal water turbidity monitoring using Planet Dove satellites
Image above: PlanetScope image of research study site of Hilo Bay, Hawai’i taken February 17, 2019. © 2019, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. The turbidity of water can be characterized by its relative cloudiness or haziness caused by light scattering through the water column. Often generated by loads of small particles […]
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PlanetScope Data Leveraged to Capture Insights On Rapid Urban Change Impacting Watersheds; Researchers Generate Rapid Digital Elevation Model
Image above: Planet image of Walnut Creek Watershed in North Carolina taken April 25, 2022. © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. As more people move to cities, managers are having to think about ways to ensure urban sustainability. Water systems, in particular, can be dramatically impacted in the wake of […]
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Using Planet SkySat Data, Researchers Create An Automated Crop Growth Detection Method for Taiwan’s Agricultural Sector
Image above: Planet image capturing cabbage fields in Yuangchang Township, Taiwan taken June 13, 2022. © 2022, Planet Labs PBC. All Rights Reserved. Taiwan is facing a series of complexities – from a highly mountainous terrain and frequent typhoons to an aging farming population – that make the cost of agricultural operations […]
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