Adam Van Etten, CosmiQ Works technical director, Valvanera Moreno, SES system architecture and innovation manager, Devin Brande, Orbital Insight advance programs director, Gabriel Comi, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services' Artificial Intelligence and Autonomy Capability Center chief architect, discuss artificial intelligence and machine learning at Satellite Innovation 2018 in Mountain View, California. Credit: SpaceNews/Debra Werner

Artificial intelligence extends into space

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Like SES, government agencies and space companies are applying artificial intelligence to various problems they face.

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Orbital Insight relies on computer vision and machine learning to derive information from balloon, drone and satellite imagery. Orbital Insight identified aircraft in this DigitalGlobe image. Credit: DigitalGlobe

Orbital Insight acquires computer vision startup FeatureX

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Orbital Insight, a Silicon Valley geospatial analytics company, announced the purchase Sept. 18 of FeatureX, a Boston-based artificial intelligence firm specializing in computer vision for satellite imagery. The terms of the purchase were not disclosed.

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This is an Airbus satellite image of Houston, Texas. Credit: Airbus

Airbus, Orbital Insight forge alliance

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Airbus Defense and Space's Intelligence business announced a strategic partnership Sept. 12 with Orbital Insight, a geospatial analytics firm founded in 2013 in Palo Alto, California, to build a suite of geospatial analytics services and tools.

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SpaceKnow uses proprietary algorithms to monitor activity at 6,000 industrial facilities in China and disseminates the information through Bloomberg Terminals. Credit: SpaceKnow

Boutique sensors, commercial tasking could expand market for geospatial analytics firms

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Geospatial data analytics firms could expand their commercial markets with custom-built satellite sensors or the ability to direct existing sensors toward targets of interest.

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