Big Data, Small Satellites: Using Daily Earth Imaging to Change the World

Joe Breu, team lead for the global ground station network at the Earth imaging company Planet Labs, will outline the brief history of Planet Labs and its mission to provide information to those that can effect global change for the better. It will cover the capabilities of Planet's spacecraft, their engineering and design process, orbital mechanics, and the global ground network that provides services to the satellites. It will also demonstrate a full-scale model satellite.