Satellites can’t answer philosophical questions about the sound of a tree falling in a forest, but they can answer scientific ones, like where and when it fell and its carbon impact. For decades, scientists have turned to Earth observation satellites to measure the status of the systems that support life on Earth […]
Near the end of last year, Planet acquired VanderSat, the company Richard de Jeu founded in 2015, and which I have been a part of from the very beginning. The company started with the aim of simplifying highly advanced satellite data to deepen our understanding of the world’s water and agricultural systems. […]
COP26 kicked off last week and already we’ve seen major pledges and initiatives announced that are designed to save our planet from the worst effects of the climate emergency. These critical plans for curbing emissions, ending deforestation, and protecting our oceans show promise, but in order to make meaningful progress there must […]
This week, the most important convening on Earth, to ensure the future of the Earth, is assembling in Glasgow, Scotland. And Planet is here at COP26, doing our part to encourage radically ambitious climate action, using the best tools at our disposal. It’s difficult to understate the stakes of this convening. Since […]
New funding builds on unique partnership to tackle potent methane emissions between Bloomberg Philanthropies, Carbon Mapper, Planet, the State of California, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University (ASU), High Tide Foundation, and RMI Investment will monitor, report, and verify collective climate actions in support of the Global […]
Civil governments around the world are making sustainable strides in local environmental management; and by using satellite-enabled data, they are able to analyze and support preventative management techniques to protect local communities and ecosystems. For example, Forest Fire Management Victoria, a governmental organization located in Victoria, Australia, leverages high-resolution tasking capabilities from […]
The transition to a low-carbon, climate-positive future will require innovation in almost every sector of the global economy, from energy, transport and agriculture to cities, finance, and land use. Achieving this transition will require independent, timely assessment of climate emissions, to guide policy and ensure industries, governments and organizations are held accountable […]
We’re thrilled to announce today that NASA has again expanded Planet’s contract under their Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program, granting all U.S. Federal Civilian scientific researchers and National Science Foundation funded researchers, including their contractors and grantees, access to Planet data until September 2022. Planet recently entered into a definitive merger […]
We’re excited to announce that NASA has expanded our contract with their Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program to provide access to PlanetScope imagery for scientific research use for all U.S. Federal Civilian researchers and National Science Foundation funded researchers, including their contractors and grantees – roughly 280,000 eligible users. This expands […]
This is the most important year for climate action since the Paris Climate Agreement was passed in 2015. National governments are strengthening their national climate action plans; companies, cities and communities are setting more ambitious targets; global financial markets are beginning to demand significant decarbonization; and the world is gearing up for […]
