Did you know that Planet makes select imagery for major disaster events, including major earthquakes, floods, storms, wildfires, and human-made disasters available?
If you are an individual or group affiliated with NGOs, government authorities, and international organizations assisting with response efforts, you may be eligible for access. To learn more see: Disaster Data.
Recently Planet has released data for the following disasters:
- Fires in France and Spain
- Earthquakes in Venezuela
- Earthquake in Philippines
- Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean
You can find open data for these disasters on Disaster Data Releases from Planet Labs PBC.
If you have used this data, please comment in the thread of this post how you have used it to help the community!
One use case will be chosen to feature on Planet Community’s homepage.
Microsoft has made building damage assessment models based on Planet disaster data, see more in the comment thread ⬇️
