Planet Monitoring

Product Description

Planet Monitoring offers a selection of digital cartography with a wide range of spatial and temporal resolution and a multi-band spectrum. The applications of the cartography are scoped for different applications: measuring agricultural yields, monitoring natural resources, or aiding first responders after natural disasters.

Planet Labs has 6 headquarters situated in 4 countries (Canada, Germany, Netherlands and USA).

Distributors / Implementing Organizations

Planet Labs

Manufacturing/Building Method

N/A

Intellectural Property Type

Open Source

User Provision Model

Download directly from manufacturer's website, trial version available

Distributions to Date Status

Unknown

Design Specifications

The characteristics of the different digital cartography products are dependent on the selected satellites and therefore the require products (Consult the imagery products specifications). Some general details include:

Access 360,000 sq meters of daily imagery to monitor extensive and distributed areas of interest.
Analyze trends with PlanetScope and SkySat archives.
Monitor broad-area change and cue high resolution assets for additional detail.
Daily, monthly and quarterly monitoring enable the user to identify and address change in different sector.
Access pre-processed. analysis-ready imagery.
Pre-program analysis and assess change as new data become available.

Flexible Monitoring Options: PlanetScope and SkySat Monitoring satellite images available, and can be tailored:

3 meter resolution
RGB and NIR bands
Archive available since 2009
Maritime monitoring also available
Image anywhere, up to twice-daily
72 cm resolution
RGB, NIR, and Pan bands
Archive available since 2014

Technical Support

Planet Labs help center

Replacement Components

N/A

Lifecycle

N/A

Manufacturer Specified Performance Parameters

Supporting economical and humanitarian activities in diverse areas, including agriculture, defense, energy, insurance, and maritime.

Vetted Performance Status

(Product specifications) PlanetScope: 3 m resolution SkySat Monitoring : 72 cm resolution

Safety

N/A

Complementary Technical Systems

None

Academic Research and References

Clough, C., Nair, R., Manso, J.M., George, M. and Erinjippurath, G., 2019, Planetary Scale Monitoring of Urban Growth in High Flood Risk Areas, Proceedings of the 36th International Conference on Machine Learning, Long Beach, California, PMLR 97.

Boshuizen, C.R., Mason, J., Klupar, P. and Spanhake, S., 2014, Results from the Planet Labs Flock Constellation, Planet Labs Inc., 28th Annual AIAA/USU Conference on Small Satellites.

Nag, S., Rios, J.L.,2015, Gerhardt., D. and Pham, C., CubeSat Constellation Design for Air Traffic Monitoring, Acta Astronautica, 128, pp. 180-193.

Butler, D., 2014, Many Eyes on Earth, In Focus News, Earth Science, ed. Macmillan Publishers Limited.

Hand, E., 2015, Startup Liftoff, Science, J Sci, AAAS, 348(6231).

Compliance with regulations

Unknown

Other Information

Planet Imagery Product Specifications Planet Labs Specifications: Spacecraft Operations & Ground Systems