This image compares optical red, green, blue imagery (left) with synthetic aperture radar imagery (right) to demonstrate how data from various sensors on the Descartes Labs platform can be used to detect illegal fishing. Credit: Descartes Labs

Descartes Labs joins DARPA geospatial initiative

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The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency awarded Descartes Labs, a $2.9 million contract to bring its geospatial analytics platform into DARPA’s geospatial cloud, the Santa Fe, New Mexico, startup announced Sept. 12.

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Descartes Labs added imagery from Airbus OneAtlas catalog to the platform it is developing for global-scale predictive analytics. The Airbus catalog offers 50-centimeters-per-pixel imagery for the largest 2,600 cities. This is an Airbus image of Toulouse, France. Credit: Descartes Labs

Descartes Labs forms imagery partnership with Airbus

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Descartes Labs announced Aug. 15 a partnership with Airbus to feed high resolution global imagery into its geospatial data platform. The Sante Fe, New Mexico-based startup also completed beta testing of its cloud-based “data refinery,” and added weather data.

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