Stories about the Earth Observation industry’s eyes on our planet.
Two top American SAR operators said proposed reductions to export restrictions on the radio frequency of tech sold overseas don’t go far enough—and that US firms will lose international business if the government sticks to its plan.
WorldView Legion 3 and 4 are now delivering data to customers.
The traditional process of calibrating an EO satellite is a time-consuming project of trial and error.
The sale will allow the Spire to pay off more than $118M in debt and leave it with another $100M on its balance sheet.
The firm will lead the development of three high-res Portuguese satellites that will be operated by Open Cosmos and contribute to its OpenConstellation infrastructure.
“Hyperspectral is such a buzz word.”
“There’s just really no certification standard yet for this type of flight software.”
Analysis Ready Planetscope (ARPS) will process Planet’s daily imagery to make it easier to use for in-depth analysis.
“We wanted to get to market faster than everyone, and we have.”
While the company has won large contracts for its wildfire monitoring capabilities it’s also recognizing new verticals where its data can drive commercial interest.
Both companies are owned by the same private equity firm, Antarctica Capital, which has been influential in finding synergies between the two businesses.
“The Tanager data cube is a very different beast.”
