Planet Labs designs, builds, and operates a large constellation of Earth-imaging satellites, which it frequently iterates and expands on through improved satellite builds. Planet Labs goal is to provide universal access to information about the changing planet through a platform that includes daily satellite Earth-imaging data, along with data from various other sources, including recently incorporated imagery from Landsat 8. Soon they will expand their database further, adding a massive archive of imagery through a proposed acquisition of BlackBridge geospatial companies and its associated RapidEye suite.
Once integrated, RapidEye will add six years and 6 billion square kilometers of Earth imagery to Planet Labs growing database, enabling Planet Labs to bring one of the largest commercial satellite imagery datasets to the web.
“CSF congratulates Planet Labs on their upcoming acquisition,” said CSF President Eric Stallmer. “This new partnership is an excellent example of the robust and expanding nature of the commercial space industry. Planet Labs’ burgeoning web-based dataset will further enable its customers and users access to timely, affordable, and accurate data that meets their diverse and changing needs.”
About the Commercial Spaceflight Federation
The mission of the Commercial Spaceflight Federation (CSF) is to promote the development of commercial human spaceflight, pursue ever-higher levels of safety, and share best practices and expertise throughout the industry. The Commercial Spaceflight Federation’s member companies, which include commercial spaceflight developers, operators, spaceports, suppliers, and service providers, are creating thousands of high-tech jobs nationwide, working to preserve American leadership in aerospace through technology innovation, and inspiring young people to pursue careers in science and engineering. For more information please visit www.commercialspaceflight.org or contact Jane Kinney at jane@commercialspaceflight.org or at (469) 879 – 9503.
