Planet Labs Federal, a subsidiary of Planet Labs PBC, has been awarded a US$12.8 million contract by the US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) to deliver AI-enabled Maritime Domain Awareness technologies, including vessel detection and monitoring across key areas of the Asia-Pacific region.
The Advanced Analytics for Maritime Operations and Reconnaissance (AAMOR) agreement is part of the NGA’s Luno B framework, designed to give the US government access to commercial Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) data and analytics.
The Planet Labs project will combine Planet’s daily global PlanetScope satellite imagery with analytics from partner company SynMax’s Theia platform to identify and track maritime activity such as illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, illicit ship-to-ship transfers, and vessel spoofing.
“Planet is proud to deepen our partnership with the National Geospatial Agency as the prime provider for AAMOR under Luno B,” said Jon Powers, Planet VP of Global Defense and Intelligence.
“In leveraging our PlanetScope constellation, which provides unparalleled broad area coverage of high interest ocean areas with near-daily revisit rates, users will continue to have the critical, relevant data they need to act quickly and decisively to help maintain maritime security around the world.”
