"Building an API for the Planet..."
summary
Starts from a specific claim: plan to image every point on Earth every day by flying hundreds of tiny earth‑imaging satellites. Builds and flies 10×10×30 cm, 4 kg Dove cubesats, launches them in batches (first 28, then dozens more) from the ISS and rockets, and receives data with global ground stations using five‑meter dishes. Provides a developer API for universal access, runs large‑scale image processing (including an open‑source compositor to remove clouds), and iterates with an “agile aerospace” garage‑built hardware loop.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Introduction
- 0:38The Vision for Daily Imaging
- 2:13Building Small Satellites
- 3:27Launch and Deployment
- 6:14Achieving Global Coverage
- 7:24Data Insights and Examples
- 10:59Developer API and Access
- 12:08Open Source Contributions
- 13:23Future Possibilities
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