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Business Wire
06-05-2025
- Business
- Business Wire
Planet Signs 7-Figure Contract Expansion with the German Government, Enabling Land and Water Management from Space
BERLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Planet Labs Germany GmbH, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) and the German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) have signed a seven-figure contract with Planet with a one year term and an option to renew for two more years. The deal includes a fixed rate of all of Planet's data products over Germany, including insights from Planetary Variables, water monitoring services from Planet's partner EOMAP and access to Planet's Insights Platform. This data will inform a variety of use cases, including monitoring water, forests, agriculture, socio-economics, and land-use, and support federal monitoring campaigns and environmental assessments. 'Germany's topography is incredibly diverse, including agricultural land, forests, rivers and mountains, making Planet's broad area monitoring capabilities invaluable to understand daily changes,' said Martin Polak, Managing Director of Planet Labs Germany GmbH. 'BKG recognized this opportunity and has since demonstrated the value of centralized EO data to support initiatives across different federal agencies.' Since the partnership began in November 2021, employees of all federal institutions have direct access to Planet insights, enabling them to streamline workflows and reduce expenses. Users are all German Federal Government entities and select federal state entities. 'Planet's near-daily data is key to inform ministries across the German government, including the Ministry of the Interior and Community and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture,' said Julia Kluge, Section Head of the Federal Service Point of Remote Sensing at BKG. 'By centralizing this data within one institution, all federal organizations benefit from the insights to inform their individual projects. This is a success story, increasing resource-sharing, reducing costs and ensuring all agencies have access to critical daily insights about our changing planet.' Germany continues to be a key market for Planet, with its European headquarters based in Berlin. This expansion continues Planet's growth across the public and private sectors in Germany, demonstrating the importance of space-based data in government and corporate decision-making. About Planet Planet Labs Germany GmbH is part of the Planet group and is based at Planet's European headquarters in Berlin. Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) is the parent company of the Planet group with global headquarters in San Francisco, USA. 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 approximately 1,000 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 Labs PBC is a public benefit corporation listed on the New York Stock Exchange as PL. To learn more visit and follow us on X (formerly Twitter) or tune in to HBO's 'Wild Wild Space'.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Planet Signs Deal with European Space Agency (ESA), Joining the Copernicus Contributing Missions
SAN FRANCISCO, January 28, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Planet Labs Germany GmbH, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, today announced that they have signed a multi-year contract with the European Space Agency (ESA). Through this contract, Planet joins the Copernicus Contributing Missions, officially contributing commercial satellite data alongside ESA's Sentinel satellite data to the Copernicus services. Through this contract, Planet's near-daily PlanetScope satellite imagery and high-resolution SkySat imagery will serve as complementary data to ESA's existing, robust data offerings, ensuring geospatial analysts can meet their broad range of data needs. This deal highlights how ESA has expanded its data portfolio with diverse, emerging commercial data provided by New Space companies. "We have a long history of working with ESA, and we're honored to continue to support the Copernicus Program as a Contributing Mission with our PlanetScope and SkySat constellations," said Massimiliano Vitale, Planet Senior Vice President of Tasking Products. "Europe has demonstrated global leadership in Earth observation innovation, and we're thrilled to see their continued investment in commercial space companies from the region." Prior to this contract, Planet has worked in collaboration with ESA for a decade, contributing to both Copernicus and the ESA Third Party Mission programme, supporting novel scientific research and the development of new commercial services through the ESA Earthnet Programme. Through this, researchers and innovative companies located in the territory of ESA and the European Commission Member States were able to leverage Planet's PlanetScope, SkySat, and RapidEye imagery for a range of disciplines, including land use monitoring and climate change research. Planet Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL) is the parent company of the Planet group with global headquarters in San Francisco, USA. Planet Labs Germany GmbH is part of the Planet group and is based at Planet's European headquarters in Berlin. 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 1,000 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 Labs PBC is listed on the New York Stock Exchange as PL. To learn more visit and follow us on X (Twitter). View source version on Contacts Planet PressLauren Neville Cottrellcomms@ Planet Investor RelationsCleo Palmer-Poronerir@
