Imaging the entire Earth, every day

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Planet’s goal of imaging the entirety of the Earth every day became achievable with the unprecedented fleet of small satellites, called “doves”. The main visualization showcases one day in the life of these satellites and the astounding 600,000 images captures on that day. Following the main flocks of satellites as white spheres circling the Earth several times a day, and seeing exactly when and where each photo was taken. There is a second section of the story that focuses on the different fleets that Planet has in orbit, and their imaging resolutions.

Breathing Earth

Wed, 24 May 2017 10:33:57 +0000

We all know that our Earth goes through a seasonal cycle, especially for the latitudes farther away from the equator. In the fall the “deciduous” plants lose their leaves only to grow back again in the next spring. The animation happening in “Breathing Earth” shows how 50.000 circles move through all 52 weeks of 2016 and visualize the seasonal cycles. Thereby displaying the how vegetation health changes throughout the year and how plant growth & decline occur on different times and scales in the many regions across the Earth.

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Imaging the entire Earth, every day

Breathing Earth