Our next stop on Planet’s “On The Road” tour: the Washington DC area!

Join us June 12th for a day full of in-person keynotes, networking, & sessions on how #satellitedata is leveraged across industries from D&I to natural disaster risk mitigation: planet.com/on-the-road/dc…

A: What are satellites?

Easiest 'Technology for 200' we've ever answered, but nonetheless amazing to see our PlanetScope constellation and our partner Upstream Tech's Lens mentioned in Jeopardy! Masters last night!

Biodiversity requires a multitude of lifeforms, and tackling its challenges requires more than one group. So we’re excited to announce the Nature Tech Alliance with ERM Sustainability Institute, Salesforce, & NatureMetrics to help companies address #biodiversity impacts.
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Over 100 wildfires are actively burning in Canada, forcing thousands to evacuate and triggering air quality alerts as far as the Midwest US as smoke spreads across the region. The Parker Lake Fire in BC (shown here on Monday) surpassed 21,000 acres today.

A new trick for slowing deforestation might just be the oldest one in the book: reverence. Some 35,000 churches of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church steward country’s last remaining old-growth forests, which appear as circular oases scattered throughout the northern region.

A forest is more than a collection of trees, and estimating global biomass requires more than one product. Our latest blog breaks down our report comparing the Planet Forest Carbon Diligence products to 8 independent forest biomass datasets. Read more: planet.com/pulse/forest-c…

New satellite imagery taken after Israeli forces pushed into Rafah shows widespread damage to the southern Gaza city — including large areas of flattened structures — and clusters of Israeli armored vehicles. nyti.ms/3UyZ1s3

.Trevor Noah works best when interviewing a guest like Juan M. Lavista Ferres . And Microsoft’s AI For Good Lab works best when powered by Planet’s satellites. Check out this episode on how #AI + EO data help tackle pressing problems:

What’s the value of EO data to the global economy between 2023 and 2030? $3.8 trillion, according to a new World Economic Forum report. Check out their analysis of the industries best positioned to capitalize on this potential, plus EO’s benefits to climate and nature:

Planet’s Crisis Response Program has made available select non-commercial data of the ongoing flooding impacting the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil. This dataset is reserved for users affiliated with an organization assisting with response efforts: community.planet.com/community-blas…

We build satellites only because we couldn’t crack the lightsaber. And since it’s May 4th, sharing some iconic Star Wars filming locations, we are. Wadi Rum for Pasaana, Tunisia for Tatooine, Redwood for Endor, and The Sphere, the closest object we could find to the Death Star.

Congratulations to Maxar Technologies on their successful launch of the first two WorldView Legion satellites! The satellite industry is breaking new barriers each day, expanding our view of the planet, and creating a more transparent world for all.

The fleet of Russian ships smuggling grain from occupied Ukraine is growing. Last week we identified two other vessels setting sail from Crimea to Iran.
Read how we used open-source techniques to follow these ships on their secretive journeys.
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Our satellites tend to collect data at the height of day when shadows are minimal and details are bright. But occasionally we grab an image during the early morning hours when the light is soft and diffused across the landscape, creating an almost dreamlike filter.

In a recent Reuters report, a US-sanctioned Russian cargo ship believed to be carrying North Korean munitions was spotted in satellite imagery docked in Zhoushan, China. Read more:

We were on Capitol Hill today sharing our accessible tech for measuring plants.

We briefed Senate Ag committee staff alongside Planet, SkyFi, Capella Space, & Axiom Space thanks to the U.S. Chamber.

We also visited the office of Rep. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee, who represents our HQ.

AI + Earth observation data is helping us derive powerful insights regarding the world's forests.

Want to learn more? Listen to Planet's David Marvin's interview on validation, EO tech, & the future of forest monitoring on the Impact AI Podcast: lnkd.in/gJd3qyM7

Catch Will Marshall on the latest NYSE 🏛 Floor Talk. He covered the launch of our Planet Insights Platform and shared how AI + satellite data is helping to unlock powerful solutions.