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Carbon Mapper
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US 501(c)(3) nonprofit (founded 2021) leading a public-private coalition to detect and quantify methane and CO2 point-source emissions at facility scale using hyperspectral satellite and airborne instruments. Operates Tanager-1 hyperspectral satellite (launched August 2024, built and operated by Planet Labs). Partners: NASA JPL, Planet Labs, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, California Air Resources Board, RMI. Funded by High Tide Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, Grantham Foundation.
Carbon Mapper is a US 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2021 to detect and quantify methane and CO2 point-source emissions at facility scale from space. [1] The organisation operates as a public-private coalition with partners including NASA JPL, Planet Labs, University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the California Air Resources Board, and RMI; funders include High Tide Foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, and the Grantham Foundation. [2]
Tanager-1, the coalition's first hyperspectral satellite, launched in August 2024 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, built and operated by Planet Labs. [3] The satellite carries a VSWIR imaging spectrometer covering 400 to 2500 nm at approximately 30 m spatial resolution across a 19 km swath, with instrument design heritage from NASA's EMIT instrument on the International Space Station. Methane and CO2 detection data is released publicly within 30 days of detection for noncommercial use. [4]
Operates
- Tanager-1Operational
Launched 2024-08-16 / LEO sun-synchronous orbit / 24.2 km swath
Distributes
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Free for non-commercial use via data portal and REST/STAC APIs; commercial use requires direct agreement
Operator pricingFree access
- [1]Carbon Mapper Launches Satellite Program to Pinpoint Methane and CO2 Super Emittersoperator press2026-06-10
- [2]Carbon Mapper - Wikipediacommunity2026-06-10
- [3]Planet Launches First Tanager-1 Hyperspectral Satelliteoperator press2026-06-10
- [4]First Light Images Released From the Carbon Mapper Coalition Tanager-1 Satelliteoperator press2026-06-10
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Carbon Mapper. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V. https://eo-atlas.org/companies/carbon-mapper (CC BY 4.0)
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@misc{eoatlas:companies:carbon-mapper,
title = {Carbon Mapper},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
note = {CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/companies/carbon-mapper}
}