EARTH HAS KEPT THE RECEIPTS

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Satellites photograph the ground repeatedly. Compare those pictures over time and you can investigate what changed.

Finding the right pictures is the hard part.

Planet announced its AI app on November 5, 2026. You describe what you want in everyday language; the system searches for matching visual features and lets you explore 10 years of satellite imagery.

Results include imagery you can inspect yourself.

Earth has apparently been keeping receipts. We just gave the filing cabinet a chatbox.

Moonshots discussed the app on November 13. The useful idea isn't that Earth can talk: it's that people can start an investigation without already knowing exactly where to look.

Planet says conservation teams are testing the tool to check deforestation alerts against imagery before deploying patrols. Access is free for eligible users with usage limits.

The catch: finding a matching shape doesn't establish what caused it or what a building does. Clouds and image detail also limit what you can see.

Treat the answer as a starting point, not a verdict. A suspicious roof is still a roof, not a signed confession.

Sources: Planet's launch announcement; Compsmag's coverage; Moonshots.

https://www.planet.com/pulse/introducing-the-planet-ai-app-search-explore-act/

https://www.compsmag.com/news/planet-launches-ai-app-to-search-a-decade-of-satellite-imagery/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZrDapFXk0I&t=5422s

Repost before Earth learns to attach evidence to its complaints.

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