About OpenPlanet

Translating Planetary Physics into Localized Survival.

OpenPlanet is a high-resolution climate intelligence engine. We bridge the critical gap between macro-level atmospheric science and block-level human vulnerability.

The Core Problem

The Spatial Data Gap

In 2021 and 2022, unprecedented "Heat Domes" across North America and Europe claimed tens of thousands of lives. In these tragedies, a glaring systemic failure was exposed: The disaster was not a failure of weather forecasting; it was a failure of spatial data translation.

National meteorological agencies accurately forecasted extreme temperatures days in advance. Yet, local governments and emergency responders were caught blind. They knew a region would be hot, but they lacked the localized data to pinpoint exactly which specific neighborhoods and concrete-dense urban heat islands would cross lethal physiological thresholds.

OpenPlanet was engineered to ensure local decision-makers, educators, and planners are never caught blind again.

Our Philosophy

Thermal Risk & Survival

Honesty in engineering is our core principle. OpenPlanet does not model floods, sea-level rise, or hurricanes. We are hyper-focused on the deadliest, most under-reported climate threat: Extreme Heat and Thermal Vulnerability.

While the current climate analytics market focuses heavily on forecasting financial asset damage for insurers and corporations, OpenPlanet operates on a fundamentally different philosophy: People Over Property.

We actively shift the analytical focus away from structural real-estate damage, and toward human survival, physiological wet-bulb thresholds, and localized infrastructure stress.

The Architecture

Edge-Computed & Transparent

Planetary climate models are traditionally too heavy and expensive for local planners. We solved this compute bottleneck with a radically transparent engine:

Raw Atmospheric ReanalysisWe ingest real-time and historical telemetry directly from the Copernicus Climate Data Store (ERA-5) via Open-Meteo infrastructure.

Hexagonal Spatial NormalizationTraditional maps distort data. We use a specialized hexagonal mapping engine to process massive datasets into uniform, equal-area tiles to reveal true micro-level heat islands.

Edge-Compute EfficiencyBy running our filtering engines on the edge, we decentralize access to heavy data, allowing researchers globally to access intelligence at near-zero server cost.

The Genesis

Democratizing Survival Data

OpenPlanet was built to answer a singular question: Why is high-resolution climate intelligence still inaccessible to the places that need it most?

Solving Compute AsymmetryThe platform is engineered to ensure that the compute asymmetry between the Global North and South does not dictate who gets to adapt to a warming world.

Dynamic SimulationOpenPlanet operates as an active simulation environment, allowing planners to dynamically test localized interventions (like canopy cover) to calculate immediate risk reduction.

Actionable AdaptationBy transforming abstract climate science into actionable metrics, we empower local governments to secure funding and implement precise, life-saving adaptations.

Engineered By

Aakash Goswami

Founder & Developer

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