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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).<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDebra Werner is a correspondent for SpaceNews based in San Francisco.
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