Satellite operator Planet Labs is beefing up its existing partnership with Google Cloud. Under a new agreement, Planet customers can use Google Cloud to store and process data, and access Google’s other products such as its data analytics warehouse BigQuery.
The two companies’ collaboration stretches back to 2017, when Google sold its satellite imaging business, Terra Bella, to Planet. As part of the sale agreement, Google also signed a multiyear contract with Planet to license Earth imaging for its use. Planet also uses Google Cloud for its own internal data processing and hosting.
This latest agreement will let Planet customers use products like BigQuery to analyze large volumes of