In recent weeks, the Earth observation and analytics company Planet Labs has extended roots in Germany by opening a major manufacturing hub in Berlin and announcing a contract to provide data and analytics to civil government agencies through the German Federal Agency for Cartography and Geodesy (BKG).

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Debra earned a bachelor’s degree in communications from the University of California, Berkeley, and a master’s degree in Journalism from Northwestern University. She is a recipient…
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