By: Kevin Weil and Andrew Zolli Back in 2018, Planet co-founder and CEO Will Marshall asked the audience during his TED talk: what if you could search the surface of the Earth the same way you search the internet? It wasn’t science fiction. Using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to […]
Earlier this year we announced our second annual customer awards! The Planet Purpose Awards recognize and celebrate companies that are leading the way in the respective categories that align to Planet’s core values. This year the theme is “From Transparency to Action.” While Planet believes transparency and accountability are critical to understanding […]
Making Waves with Blue Carbon Trace your finger across a globe, around the edges of islands and continents, and soon enough, you’ll brush against some of the world’s most important ecosystems – the marshes, mangroves, and seagrasses that constitute the world’s “coastal blue carbon” stocks. Beyond their role in storing carbon, these […]
Authors: Steve Levay and Ryder Kimball Special thanks to: Arjan Geers, Max Borrmann, Tessa Kramer, Robin van der Schalie, and Megan Zaroda Record low rainfall has pushed the Horn of Africa into a disastrous drought that is precipitating a humanitarian crisis. Water is a limiting factor for habitability: a season with little […]
We are excited to share the latest about our collaboration with Planet partner Upstream Tech. Through a new integration with Upstream Tech’s Lens platform, PlanetScope Basemaps is now available through a Planet Basemaps in Lens, allowing users to access both global, monthly visual Basemaps with historical imagery back to the start of […]
It’s 7:00 am in California, and I’m greeted by a big, warm smile on Zoom as my call connects to Berlin. It’s 4:00 pm in Germany and Planet Product Manager Pooja Pandey has already had a day packed full of meetings and projects by the time she sits down for our virtual […]
As Planet’s Chief Marketing Officer, I am incredibly excited to personally invite you all to Planet’s Explore23 Conference, happening April 12-13th in Washington, D.C. While building out this conference with my team, I recently took a step back for reflection. Throughout my career, I have spent a great deal of time both […]
The sagebrush biome of the Western U.S. covers approximately 150 million acres, touches 13 states, and is home to 350 rare, threatened, and endangered species. But, this rich ecosystem has seen dramatic degradation and loss of sagebrush grasslands. A main culprit? Invasive species. In Wyoming, invasive grasses change the way the sagebrush […]
How we tracked the Chinese balloon in satellite data Satellite data may be one of the most underutilized datasets in the world. At Planet alone, we have six years of documented history — which means we have over 2,000 images on average for every point on earth’s landmass. This dataset at high […]
Blog article written by Stefanie Meier and Paula Fernández del Valle Measuring streamflow in the world’s rivers and streams is vital to managing water for people, nature, and commerce. This is particularly critical in times of major floods and droughts, when impacts on people, infrastructure, and the economy can be enormous. As […]
