Author: Chris Holmes At Planet our mission is to ‘image the Earth every day and make change visible, accessible, and actionable.’ In recent years we have been putting more focus into the accessible and actionable pieces of our overall mission. Mostly, this means making sure that we have frictionless, developer-friendly…

Yunan Ma Fiber Art is designed and handmade by Yunan at the artist’s studio in the SF Bay Area. Each unique piece is hand woven with the finest natural fibers including merino wool, alpaca wool, mohair, silk, cotton, and novelty accent, that are carefully selected from top yarn mills around…

Authored by Planet’s Product Subject Matter Expert Agriculture, Ariel Zajdband, PhD Understanding crop nutrient status is key to optimizing fertilizer applications throughout the season. When it comes to nutrient status, managing crop health is often a delicate balance. In general, farmers and agronomists want to ensure crops are getting what…

Holly Grimm (she/her) is Planet’s first Artist in Residence of 2021. She is a member of the Dinétah (Navajo Nation) and currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She has a double degree from Stanford University in Studio Art and Engineering (Human/Computer Interface Design).

Core to our mission of making satellite imagery visible, accessible, and actionable, Planet continues to provide our data to news organizations, NGOs and first responders in an effort to promote transparency and provide the world with greater insight into global events as they unfold. 2020 saw no shortage of newsworthy…

Authored by Priya Pradhan Pride month commemorates the pivotal Stonewall Uprising of 1969 that paved the way towards progress, change and more acceptance of the LGBTQ+ community. The Manhattan-based uprising consisted of a series of powerful demonstrations against the anti-gay U.S. legal system. …

We’re excited to announce that Planet’s interns will be starting this week. Before March, Planet already supported over 20 percent of its global workforce remotely, and San Francisco employees who have recently gone remote have adapted amazingly well. We are all poised and ready to welcome the 2020 intern class. …

As humanity responds to climate change and rising global economic and diplomatic tensions — geopolitical issues are at the forefront of everyone’s minds. Earth-imaging satellites are helping decision makers stay on top of big issues, no matter where they are in the world. …

By: James Mason, senior vice president of space systems at Planet It’s been about six weeks since we launched Flock 4p, our latest batch of satellites, into space on an Indian PSLV rocket — bringing 12 of the latest-and-greatest SuperDoves to join our one-of-a-kind Planetscope global monitoring constellation. The first…