Dr. Cassidy Rankine - Planet

Dr. Cassidy Rankine is the Western Canadian Account Executive at Planet and joins us from Vernon, BC to share his thoughts on the state of earth observation (EO) in forestry. With a Ph.D. in remote sensing and forest ecology and succession from the University of Alberta, Dr. Rankine was also the co-founder of a drone startup company prior to joining Planet. Come listen to hear Dr. Rankine’s thoughts on how drones have democratized remote sensing, what agile aerospace means, the importance of data fusion and harmonization, Planet’s work with sub-50cm Pelican and 400-band hyperspectral Carbon Mapper missions, and why pancakes are ever so important at Planet.