Ursa Space Systems
Merging Earth observation remains messy, time-consuming
In spite of progress, various Earth observation systems are not yet able to exchange information easily.
Geospatial intelligence companies struggle to educate customers about their capabilities
The good news for the Earth observation industry is that their capabilities to collect and analyze imagery are better than ever. The bad news for the industry is that many prospective customers don’t understand those capabilities.
Nicole Robinson named president of Ursa Space Systems
After 14 years at satellite communications fleet operator SES, Nicole Robinson is taking on a new role: president of Ursa Space Systems, the geospatial analytics firm based in Ithaca, New York.
Governments continue to dominate radar satellite data market
Radar satellite operators continue to see the long-term promise of commercial markets and near-term demand from government customers, according to panelists speaking Nov. 10 at the virtual World Satellite Business Week conference.
Pandemic fuels demand for satellite imagery
Demand is growing for satellite imagery to gauge the economic impact of the new coronavirus and for remote monitoring of facilities and infrastructure.
Ursa raises $15 million in Series B funding round
Ursa Space Systems, a geospatial analytics company that specializes in the application of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data, raised $15 million in a Series B funding round led by Razor’s Edge Ventures.
Ursa expands partnership with Iceye for radar data
Ursa will resell Iceye data products and the two companies will jointly develop new analytic services with data drawn from Iceye's synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites.
Ursa Space Systems and HawkEye 360 fuse radar, RF
Geospatial data analytics company Ursa Space Systems is joining forces with Hawkeye 360 to develop a suite of products that combine synthetic aperture radar and radio frequency data.
Iceye and Ursa Space forge SAR data-sharing partnership
Iceye, the Finnish company flying a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) microsatellite, forged an alliance with Ursa Space Systems, a firm that offers economic insights from geospatial data.
Ursa Space Systems raises $7M to turn satellite imagery into business intelligence
With the new financing, Ursa plans to expand its customer base for products related to the global oil and gas industry, while continuing to develop the machine vision and machine learning algorithms it uses to create new data products.
