I love the clarity of this post. My team at Planet is internally tracking the metrics behind some of these points: PlanetScope coverage (using h3) for monitoring, order fulfillment and image collection and latency for mobilizing/tasking.
Planet is close to a full spectrum of options: Doves for monitoring, Doves + Pelicans for mapping, and Pelicans + Tanagers for observation response (mobilizing/marshalling)
Hi Joe - nice analysis. Another regularly used term for what you called “mobilizing” is “marshalling” - bringing in additional, complimentary observations to resolve ambiguities and/or switch from detection to identification and surveillance.
I have been tracking BlackSky for a while. I really like their approach of creating this analytics product. But apart from that they also try to sell granular parts such as image etc. which confuses things a bit and they can't go all in only on the product.
Appreciate the simplicity of this post. I'm exploring the earth observation space but have trouble aligning cool technology with attractive business models. Mobilization and human-response makes a lot of sense, and there's probably an evolution of that to AI-response (although maybe decades away).
I love the clarity of this post. My team at Planet is internally tracking the metrics behind some of these points: PlanetScope coverage (using h3) for monitoring, order fulfillment and image collection and latency for mobilizing/tasking.
Awesome, Planet has always been a leader in the software and data science aspects of the industry. I draw a lot of inspiration from what y’all do.
Planet is close to a full spectrum of options: Doves for monitoring, Doves + Pelicans for mapping, and Pelicans + Tanagers for observation response (mobilizing/marshalling)
Hi Joe - nice analysis. Another regularly used term for what you called “mobilizing” is “marshalling” - bringing in additional, complimentary observations to resolve ambiguities and/or switch from detection to identification and surveillance.
I have been tracking BlackSky for a while. I really like their approach of creating this analytics product. But apart from that they also try to sell granular parts such as image etc. which confuses things a bit and they can't go all in only on the product.
Appreciate the simplicity of this post. I'm exploring the earth observation space but have trouble aligning cool technology with attractive business models. Mobilization and human-response makes a lot of sense, and there's probably an evolution of that to AI-response (although maybe decades away).
That humor!! It's been so rare that I've been entertained AND educated at the same time! Brilliant!
The footnote bit made me laugh out loud on the train! Loool!