Planet Gains Business Across Canadian Provincial Governments, Enabling Informed Disaster Response
04 Oktober 2023 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and
insights about Earth, today announced that it has expanded
contracts with existing customers across the Canadian provincial
governments, including British Columbia, the Northwest Territories,
Quebec, and Alberta. Planet data and solutions will be used to
support critical disaster response efforts during the Canadian fire
season, and to monitor impacts of climate change on ecosystems,
such as permafrost melt.
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PlanetScope image of wildfire smoke in
Revelstoke British Columbia taken August 21, 2023. (Photo: Business
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Quebec and the Northwest Territories are expanding their work
with Planet as a result of ongoing wildfires and their impact on
Canada’s public health and safety and natural resources. With
Planet’s unique PlanetScope data, these provincial governments are
monitoring wildfires activity in near-real time, allowing them to
spot and track wildfires as soon as they begin and to monitor their
rapidly changing pathways. Using Planet SkySat tasking satellites,
the governments are gaining situational awareness with
high-resolution imagery of the fires, enabling a rapid
characterization of their severity and impact on the
environment.
Additionally, the Alberta government recently used Planet
Basemaps to help coordinate response ground crews and assess fuel
loads this summer in relation to the ongoing wildfires and
prevention efforts. According to reports, as of August 22, there
were 1,000’s of fires actively burning across Canada, marking this
as the country’s worst wildfire season on record.
The Province of British Columbia has licensed Planet mosaics for
internal use by all provincial ministries. This service provides
high resolution cloud-free color satellite imagery for the entire
province, supporting decision making.
Planet satellite imagery also provides data to monitor other
rapidly changing environments that are impacted by climate change.
For example, the Northwest Territories Centre for Geomatics is
using Planet data to monitor permafrost thaw as the arctic warms
and ice conditions during the flooding season across its
region.
Planet currently owns and operates the largest fleet of Earth
observation satellites in history, with hundreds currently in
orbit. These satellites act as a line scanner for the planet,
capturing a near-daily image of all of Earth’s landmass. The high
frequency of new images and the broad area coverage has been
particularly useful for the Canadian provinces, which cover a vast
landmass and a diversity of ecosystems.
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. Planet provides mission-critical data,
advanced insights, and software solutions to over 900 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 listed on the New
York Stock Exchange as PL. To learn more visit www.planet.com and
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