Planet and ASU Expand Partnership to Build Global Scale Solutions for Sustainability
February 22 2023 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Planet Labs PBC (NYSE: PL), a leading provider of daily data and
insights about Earth, today announced that they have solidified a
Strategic Partnership with Arizona State University (ASU) to
facilitate climate action through education and research, workforce
development, and a science-first approach toward innovation. Since
2016, Planet and ASU have collaborated on significant programs
including the Planet Incubator Program within ASU’s Center for
Global Discovery and Conservation Science, the development of the
Allen Coral Atlas, as well as two of the founding partners in the
creation of the Carbon Mapper mission. In early 2019, ASU became
Planet’s first campus-wide university partner, and since then, over
30 peer reviewed journal articles have been published by ASU using
Planet products.
Planet and ASU continue to be leaders in creating an ecosystem
for 21st century learning and innovation focused on accelerating
scalable climate-action and mission-oriented business. This
partnership will align their shared strategic focus to train and
hire world class talent and be a catalyst to innovations in
science, technology, and the use of space for increased
sustainability of life on Earth.
Planet’s and ASU’s expanded Strategic Partnership has three key
tenets. First, Talent and Certifications: establishment of
an intern program that will bring ASU students into Planet and
bring Planet onto ASU’s campus for mentoring across several of
ASU’s schools. Second, Research & Innovation: ASU has
committed to fund expanded research using Planet data and to seed a
new “ecopreneur” program. Third, Community Investment:
Planet is co-locating inside ASU’s Walton Center for Planetary
Health for interns, future hires, and growth of Planet’s
engineering team at the center of ASU’s multidisciplinary community
focused on climate action.
In the first decade of Planet’s existence, the company
accomplished its mission to image the whole world every day.
Entering into its second decade as a Public Benefit Corporation
(PBC), Planet’s North Star is to invest in the data, science,
technology and people that will power humanity to protect and
account for nature.
“ASU has been at the forefront of innovative education and
partnerships for the past 20 years. We’re thrilled to deepen our
partnership with ASU at the Walton Center for Planetary Health and
forge innovative solutions to accelerate humanity toward a more
sustainable, secure and prosperous world,” said Planet’s co-founder
and Chief Strategy Officer Robbie Schingler.
“Collaboration between industry and academia is critical to
economic success,” said ASU President Michael Crow. “Arizona State
University has invested in opportunities to advance these
connections by creating the Walton Center for Planetary Health, a
high-performance research facility to foster an interdisciplinary
approach to knowledge generation and leading-edge research across
more than a dozen intellectual focal areas. ASU is eager to deepen
our work with Planet with a focus on finding the most sustainable
solutions to our biggest global challenges.”
If you are interested in learning more about Planet’s Education
and Research program, visit here, and to learn more about ASU’s
efforts for educating a 21st century society for Planetary Health,
please visit here.
About Planet
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, capturing over 30 TB of data per day. Planet
provides mission-critical data, advanced insights, and software
solutions to over 800 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 trading on the New York Stock Exchange
as PL. To learn more visit www.planet.com and follow us on
Twitter.
About Arizona State University
Arizona State University has developed a new model for the
American Research University, creating an institution that is
committed to access, excellence and impact. ASU measures itself by
those it includes, not by those it excludes. As the prototype for a
New American University, ASU pursues research that contributes to
the public good, and the university assumes fundamental
responsibility for the economic, social and cultural vitality of
the communities it serves. For more information, please visit
ASU.edu.
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