Planet Joins ESA Third Party Mission Programme for Open Access to High-Frequency, High-Resolution Imagery
April 20 2022 - 3:20AM
Business Wire
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and
insights about Earth, today announced that Planet’s PlanetScope and
SkySat data have joined the European Space Agency (ESA) Third Party
Missions portfolio, enabling ESA to utilize Planet data for
scientific, research, and pre-operational Earth Observation based
applications development. Through distribution under the ESA
Earthnet Programme, European researchers, scientists, and companies
can access Planet’s high-frequency, high-resolution satellite data
for non-commercial use.
Initiated in 1976, the ESA Earthnet Programme is a “Network for
the Earth,” with the purpose of building an Earth Observation
science community to acquire and share knowledge of our planet.
Within this program, Planet joins more than 50 other missions owned
by commercial or public organizations to add near-daily PlanetScope
imagery, 50 cm SkySat imagery, and RapidEye archive data to this
global network. In 2019, Planet entered into an agreement with ESA
to evaluate making Planet’s data from its high-resolution
constellation available as a Third Party Mission.
“We are very pleased to welcome PlanetScope and SkySat to ESA’s
Third Party Missions portfolio and to begin the distribution of the
Planet data through the ESA Earthnet Programme,” said Peggy
Fischer, the Mission Manager of ESA Third Party Missions. “The
high-resolution and high-frequency imagery from these satellite
constellations will provide an invaluable resource for the European
R&D and applications community, greatly benefiting research and
business opportunities across a wide range of sectors.”
“Collaborating with ESA as part of the Earthnet Programme is the
next step for Planet in our mission to image all of Earth’s
landmass every day, making global change visible, accessible, and
actionable”, said Charlie Candy, Planet’s Chief Revenue Officer.
“It is fundamental that we empower the research community with
transparent resources and knowledge for the benefit of all
citizens.”
Planet’s work with partners through the ESA Earthnet Programme
provides critical data to support the program’s ground-breaking
work. Researchers and scientists are required to report their work
and results after completion of their project through the program.
The program was established with a goal to unleash a new set of
uses and applications of Earth observation data to combat climate
change and develop new capabilities in a variety of industries. The
ESA TPM process includes the submission of a project proposal on
the ESA Earth Online portal. To find out more on how to apply to
the Earthnet Programme and get started with Planet data, join
here.
About Planet Labs PBC
Planet is a leading provider of global, daily satellite imagery
and geospatial solutions. Planet is driven by a mission to image
the world every day, and make change visible, accessible, and
actionable. Founded in 2010 by three NASA scientists, Planet
designs, builds, and operates the largest Earth observation fleet
of imaging satellites, capturing over 30 TB of data per day. Planet
provides mission-critical data, advanced insights, and software
solutions to over 700 customers, comprising the world’s leading
agriculture, forestry, intelligence, education, and finance
companies and government agencies, enabling users to simply and
effectively derive unique value from satellite imagery. Planet is a
public benefit corporation trading on the New York Stock Exchange
as PL. To learn more visit www.planet.com and follow us on
Twitter.
About ESA
The European Space Agency (ESA) provides Europe’s gateway to
space. ESA is an intergovernmental organisation, created in 1975,
with the mission to shape the development of Europe’s space
capability and ensure that investment in space delivers benefits to
the citizens of Europe and the world. Learn more about ESA at
www.esa.int.
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