Planet’s Earth Observation Data Contributes to Over 1,500 Scientific Publications
November 12 2021 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Planet, a leading provider of daily data and insights about
Earth, today announced that their earth observation data has
contributed to over 1,500 academic publications since 2016. There
has been a steady yearly growth in Planet-informed publications
released in peer-reviewed journals, conferences, dissertations, and
open journals, with over 400 new studies published just in the last
year. Notably, in 2021, a study using Planet’s data was published
at an average of 1 every 15 hours.
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This success stems from Planet’s Education and Research Program,
designed to provide opportunities for students, researchers, and
professors, associated with accredited universities, to access
Planet’s unique satellite datasets. With this access, participants
can review, download, and analyze Planet’s archive of remote
sensing data and publish key results. With the Education and
Research Program, the NICFI Satellite Data Program, and through
partnerships with NASA, DLR, and others, more than 20,000 Planet
users globally are accessing Planet’s nearly-daily imaging of the
earth data. With Planet’s data, users have contributed to important
and urgent scientific discoveries, such as the cause of the Chamoli
landslide. With a vast array of uses for Planet’s data, researchers
have explored the full Earth system, publishing pieces ranging from
melting arctic ice and natural disasters to revealing insights on
walrus colonies or life in medieval times.
The Education and Research Program has continued to grow over
the last five years, showcasing the high demand for Planet data in
academic settings. To date, the number of universities purchasing
Planet's data and services for scientific applications has reached
80 schools in 20 countries. With 36 new universities joining over
the last year, the program has seen more than 80% growth since last
year. Planet has also seen 44 universities renew or expand their
existing accounts in the last year.
“Reading a paper or watching a talk by a researcher applying
Planet data to some of our common global challenges, like climate
change, is thrilling,” said Dr. Joseph Mascaro, Director of Science
Programs at Planet. “These users—many of them undergraduate and
graduate students—are helping to realize our founding intent to use
space to help life on Earth. It’s an honor to collaborate with
them.”
Operating the largest fleet of earth observation satellites in
history, with about 200 currently in orbit, Planet captures
near-daily satellite images of all of the Earth’s landmass,
providing unrivaled high-cadence remote sensing data to their
users. Through Planet’s user-friendly software platform, Planet
Explorer, researchers can access and analyze this data to evaluate
changes over time. Planet’s data also provides key insights for
markets including civil government, agriculture, and
sustainability-oriented businesses by providing timely information
for disaster response and commodity management.
Earlier this year, Planet entered into a definitive merger
agreement with dMY Technology Group, Inc. IV (NYSE:DMYQ), a special
purpose acquisition company, to become a publicly-traded company.
Upon closing of the transaction Planet will become a public benefit
corporation (PBC). Planet’s mission will be encoded into its
corporate DNA, obligating Planet’s directors to stay true to its
mission as part of their fiduciary duty to their stockholders.
Planet’s public benefit purpose is: “To accelerate humanity toward
a more sustainable, secure and prosperous world by illuminating
environmental and social change.”
Learn more about how Planet’s Education and Research program
could help with your research here.
About Planet
Planet is the 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 and compiling data from over 3
million images per day. Planet provides mission-critical data,
advanced insights, and software solutions to over 700 customers,
including 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. To learn more visit www.planet.com and follow us on
Twitter at @planet.
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