This is How Planet Labs Shows How Satellite Images Can be Used
Planet Labs, the California based private earth imaging company, launched their final three high-resolution satellites- SkySat -19, 20 and 21 on August 18 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to complete their 21-satellite mission to collect high resolution panchromatic and multispectral images of the entire earth every day.
SkySats 1–18 have already been launched into space and these satellites are above our heads capturing high-resolution images which are used in almost every field. The last six satellites (SkySats 16 to 21) operate in an orbit of 53 degrees where they are capable of capturing images where human activities are found.
Recent pandemic allows journalists and governments to use satellite images on a day-to-day basis to analyze the ground movements of the crowd. Few of the recent events where satellite images help in solving the tensions,
This image is used to identify the where-about of North Korean President Kim Jong Un on April 23,2020, when he was rumored to be dead. The satellite picture shows the President’s private train parked in Wonsan and cleared the rumors.
Nasa’s research on the extent of alpine glaciers and the key climate indicators is backed with Planet Labs’ satellite image capturing the remaining of the ice fields on Mt. Kilimanjaro.
The image above was taken by Planet Labs to warn the authorities to take control over the fire that happened after a lightning strike on August 20.
When we are in the middle of climatic changes, pandemic, global warming that are highly alarming, these satellite images are making the officials and governments aware and the decision making process is made easier and sooner. At SuperVision Earth, we use SkySat images in pipeline monitoring cases that pipeline companies can use to detect any threats or damages to the pipeline and can prevent them in advance.
