Agreement provides Germany with dedicated very high-resolution satellite tasking capabilities and a European-hosted data platform for Earth observation

Planet Labs Germany, a leading provider of daily data and insights about change on Earth, today announced that it has been awarded a Satellite Services tender by the German Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI). This milestone award marks Germany as the first civil government globally to acquire Planet’s dedicated Constellation Services, setting a new precedent for public-sector space procurement.

Under this agreement, the Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG) will coordinate and distribute high-resolution tasked imagery, nationwide Planet Mosaics, and advanced geospatial analytics to serve German civil government authorities. In addition to providing exclusive dedicated satellite tasking capabilities, Planet will deliver a Cloud native Software-as-a-Service and Platform Solution securely deployed on European cloud infrastructure. This solution establishes a secure, European-hosted architecture that further develops compliance with European data privacy regulations and information security standards.

This latest deal builds upon Planet’s relationship with BKG dating back to 2021, in which the company’s satellite data supports more than 400 federal institutions in Germany. In turn, this agreement establishes a unified layer of ground truth for decision-makers across urban planning, forest and water monitoring, agricultural and land-use assessments, and more.