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“The Amazon is teetering on the edge of a climate tipping point” New Scientist highlighted Amazon Conservation 's latest report, leveraging Planet’s Forest Carbon Diligence product. Historically a carbon sink, fires and drought in the Amazon forest released more carbon between 2015-2018. Today, the Amazon still functions as a carbon sink, but deforestation, environmental changes, and fires could cause it to teeter the other way. Dive into the report: https://lnkd.in/gN7_jbst Read the article: https://lnkd.in/ghHWw_qd

We live on a sphere spiraling through eternal cosmic darkness around a supermassive black hole awaiting the ultimate heat death of the universe. It’s fairly easy to forget that frightening fact when you live on this stunningly majestic pale blue dot. But move a little closer and some of its landscapes can provide quite the fright—like the blood-red Lake Natron that’s so caustic it turns birds into calcified stone. Happy Halloween! 🎃 👻 🧙♀️ 📸 PlanetScope • Lake Natron, Kenya & Tanzania • September 25, 2023

We are so proud to share that Planet's Joey Lyon, Senior Spacecraft NPI Applications Engineer, was honored as one of Space and Satellite Professionals International's "20 Under 35" this year. Be sure to keep an eye on this rising star! 🌟 "I am excited that my work directly contributes to Planet's mission of using space to help life on Earth. My position allows me to empower and support our spacecraft hardware teams to improve development, ultimately producing the best Earth observation satellites," said Joey Lyon. "I collaborate closely with various teams across the organization by resolving key issues, introducing new tools and processes, conducting trainings and maintaining our engineering systems. Working alongside talented experts in the field, it is a deeply rewarding experience to see our designs evolve from concept to complete spacecraft. Limitless innovations are possible with Earth observation technology and it’s a great privilege to contribute to it." See the full list of those honored here: https://lnkd.in/e7k9Nas

Hala Systems, Inc.'s mission is to save lives before, during, and after conflict through advanced solutions that provide reliable, structured data to decision makers. Learn how they leverage Planet satellite data to swiftly get quality, trustworthy data into the hands of those who need it in our video and article: https://lnkd.in/gcdghQ7Y

Hala Systems, Inc.'s mission is to save lives before, during, and after conflict through advanced solutions that provide reliable, structured data to decision makers. Learn how they leverage Planet satellite data to swiftly get quality, trustworthy data into the hands of those who need it in our video and article: https://lnkd.in/gcdghQ7Y

“As governments try to advance their fight against deforestation, criminals are finding new ways to take down trees for profit. In South America, chemical deforestation is one of the newest battlefronts.” Read The New York Times' latest investigation, using Planet satellite data, on the newest threats to forests – chemicals. https://lnkd.in/gy3NYVap

Our collaborators across the world – ranging from Costa Rica, and Indonesia, to the Democratic Republic of Congo – are leveraging our biodiversity subscription to monitor and protect critical ecosystems. “With Project Centinela, our aim is to put the highest tech and the best available data where conservation activity and monitoring efforts are ongoing,” said Planet’s Senior Global Director of Conservation Initiatives Amy Rosenthal. In this article, Mongabay took a journey of exploration with on-the-ground scientists and conservationists to hear how they are making a difference with Planet data. Read on: https://lnkd.in/e_disSE7

"We've given ourselves some wicked problems with climate change and biodiversity loss, but we now have some wicked tools," said Planet CEO and co-founder Will Marshall in his interview with Axios. Read how Planet's satellite data + AI + our new Forest Carbon Monitoring product are revolutionizing how carbon storage and deforestation is tracked: https://lnkd.in/gXz8JE5H

Today at COP16 in Cali, Colombia, the Nature Tech Alliance (made up of Planet and our partners, ERM, Salesforce, and NatureMetrics) released a report with insights from leading companies about their nature performance journeys – what they’re learning, where they’re stuck. We've gone from a data drought to a data deluge in regards to Earth data over past few years, and this has launched a new era of nature reporting. Through exclusive interviews with C-suite leaders, we reveal how they work with this data and key steps to move from “Do No Harm” to “Nature-Positive” through thoughtful and timely integration of technology. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/gafD4Mm2

Want to spend less time formatting data and more time analyzing how it’s changing? Analysis-Ready PlanetScope gives you the signal, not the noise. Our latest product delivers harmonized data that’s optimized for temporal analysis and machine learning algorithms and integrated into the Planet Insights Platform. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gEw54waB