New license gives campus access to a steady stream of web-geo data

New license gives campus access to a steady stream of web-geo data

Feb. 17, 2023
Stephanie Doster, ICDI

Faculty, staff, students and designated campus colleagues now have access to a near daily stream of Earth-observation satellite data thanks to a new campuswide license with a web-geo platform called Planet.

Image showing the Colorado River where it flows out of Iceberg Canyon and into Lake Mead.

This image shows the Colorado River where it flows out of Iceberg Canyon and into Lake Mead. From May 24, 2020, to June 12, 2021, the reservoir elevation dropped from 1,092 to 1,071 feet, reaching levels not seen since Lake Mead was filled in the 1930s. (Image provided by PlanetScope)

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