EOMAP monitoring services included in large Planet contract with Germany
Planet Labs Germany – a leading provider of satellite imagery, announced the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) and the German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) have signed a seven-figure contract with Planet. It also covers EOMAP water quality monitoring services.
In order to reveal the reasons for the fish kill in the Oder River, EOMAP analysed high-resolution satellite data by Planet. The image shows the algae contribution of the Warthe (right) in August 2022. c/ EOMAP / Planet
Planet Labs Germany GmbH, a leading provider of daily data and insights about Earth, announced the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community (BMI) and the German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) have signed a seven-figure contract with Planet with a one year term and an option to renew for two more years.
The deal includes a fixed rate of all of Planet’s data products over Germany, including insights from Planetary Variables, water monitoring services from Planet’s partner EOMAP and access to Planet’s Insights Platform. This data will inform a variety of use cases, including monitoring water, forests, agriculture, socio-economics, and land-use, and support federal monitoring campaigns and environmental assessments.
EOMAP is already cooperating with environmental agencies to develop and put into operation an online visualisation and early warning system for water bodies – eoapp AQUA.
Read Planet’s full press release here.