geoanalytics
Satellogic names former chair of the Pentagon’s joint chiefs Joe Dunford to board of directors
Joseph Dunford, a retired U.S. Marine Corps general and senior managing director of Liberty Strategic Capital, has joined the board of directors of Satellogic.
BlackSky to begin transition to higher-resolution imaging satellites in 2023
With 12 satellites currently in orbit, BlackSky plans to add two or four more next year before it transitions to a higher-resolution spacecraft in 2023.
NGA to increase use of commercial analytic services
David Gauthier said NGA has to transition away from government analysts exploiting raw imagery to commercial analytic services that can quickly provide answers
NGA looking to tap ‘all sources of innovation in the commercial space’
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has launched several initiatives to team up with the private sector and make it easier for new entrants to do business with the government
Raymond: Small satellites and fast data transforming space business
The combination of small satellites and computing power is one of the most exciting developments in space technology, said Gen. John "Jay" Raymond, chief of the U.S. Space Force
Now officially a public company, BlackSky moving to expand sales and marketing
Satellite imagery and geospatial data provider BlackSky began trading on the NYSE Sept. 10, a day after closing a merger with a special purpose acquisition company.
Descartes Labs wins U.S. Air Force contract for geospatial data analytics
The Air Force will use Descartes Labs' platform to draw intelligence from imagery collected by satellites and by autonomous aerial vehicles.
From selling data to selling answers, EO market faces transformation
Earth-observation startups are investing in data analytics and machine learning to transform raw satellite data into marketable insights they say have the potential to be every bit as indispensable to investors and business leaders as the up-to-the-second analytics they get from the likes of a $20,000-a-year Bloomberg terminal subscription.
Descartes Labs raises $30 million for data refinery
With the financing, Descartes Labs plans to enhance its “data refinery,” the cloud-based supercomputing platform it uses to draw useful information and insight from disparate datasets
Ball Aerospace unveils commercial software for data visualization
Ball Aerospace is using expertise it gained building sophisticate sensors and merging various data sets for U.S. government defense and intelligence agencies to build VizZen, a cloud-based content library and visual-data repository for government and commercial customers.
GEOINT could help revolutionize logistics, top general says
New technology for satellite imaging and tracking will help the military more efficiently move and deploy troops and hardware, the head of U.S. Transportation Command said.
Orbital Insight raises $50 million to grow alongside Earth-observation industry
Geospatial analytics firms Orbital Insight plans to expand its workforce and create new data products with a $50 million investment the Silicon Valley startup raised in Series C round announced May 2.
