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 experts, Planet leaders, and partners explore how AI is advancing Earth observation, […]
Last week, Planet President and CFO Ashley Johnson spoke at the Needham Investor Conference in New York City about Planet business and product innovation. In a fireside chat with Ryan Koontz, Needham’s Managing Director and Senior Equity Research Analyst for Communications & Space Sectors, Ashley shared key insights regarding the future of […]
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 establish reliable long-term correlations. Satellite data, however, provides a baseline of reliable […]
We are thrilled to announce today that our high-resolution Pelican-2 satellite and 36 SuperDoves of Flock 4G were successfully launched to orbit on SpaceX’s Transporter-12 Rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Our Planet team has successfully made contact with Pelican-2 and started its commissioning process. Pelican-2 joins Pelican-1 (a […]
As we welcome in a new year, Planet’s leadership team welcomes two new members to its executive leadership team, both familiar faces to Planet. I am thrilled to announce Thomas Murphy has been promoted to General Counsel and Trevor Hammond has returned to Planet as Chief Communications Officer. Both Thomas and Trevor […]
This year was transformative for the space industry. We saw meteoric growth in the number of rocket launches, Earth imaging satellites capturing photos of our planet in unbelievable detail, awe-inspiring new datasets expanding our knowledge of Earth from space, and more. Planet data proved critical in understanding our world, including featuring in […]
This week, we were thrilled to be on the ground in Washington, D.C. at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, more colloquially known as AGU 2024. This year’s theme of “What’s Next for Science?” is very fitting for our work here at Planet. We embrace new, innovative, and future-oriented approaches to advancing […]
How to go from satellite data to actionable insights: How to calculate root-zone soil water content from near-surface soil water content Contributors: Thomas Frederikse and Amber Mulder Understanding soil moisture is essential for managing agricultural productivity, optimizing water resources, and tackling climate challenges. Planet Soil Water Content (SWC) data — part of […]
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 […]
Pelican-2 Is Equipped with the NVIDIA Jetson Platform and NASA CSP Satellite-to-Satellite Communications to Speed Data Delivery for Customers SAN FRANCISCO, December 9, 2024—Planet Labs PBC (NYSE:PL), a leading provider of daily Earth data and insights, today announced that its latest high-resolution satellite Pelican-2 and 36 SuperDoves have arrived at Vandenberg Space […]
