May 2018
Delivering farming solutions with satellite-powered data analytics
... in using data analytics for providing insights across the agriculture value chain is the precision of data. While satellite imagery acts as the foundation of much of the data required, farm level crop analytics provides much better results...
February 2018
Growth drivers, requirements and threats in the smallsat industry
... like virtual reality (VR). Industries such as agriculture, oil and gas and shipping are increasingly using satellite imagery to monitor their operations. It is estimated that 80 percent of global space revenue is coming from downstream services...
August 2017
Space invaders and the usual suspects - disruptive trends in Earth observation
... Earth in June 2005, based on a virtual globe created by Keyhole Inc, also triggered a disruption, in democratising access to satellite imagery. Google Earth opened the door to full private investment from non-space players. Another major innovation...
August 2016
High-resolution Earth observation data is changing the character of war
...have them in operation in the next couple of years. Furthermore, many Middle East countries purchase high-resolution satellite imagery from American, French, and Russian companies for everything from military operations through to urban planning. Now...
November 2017
Japanese space industrial policy in transition
... to receive a license, and the Remote Sensing Law, which establishes the parameters for private companies to sell satellite imagery, were established in 2016 to encourage the private sector to invest in space and compete against these emerging space...
May 2018
Satellite data helps combat illegal shark fishing
..., it is now possible to track and monitor worldwide vessel behaviour that may be putting marine reserves at risk. Satellite imagery, geospatial technology and big data are used to spot, identify and investigate abnormal or potentially illegal fishing...
