Market Watch "at glance"

February 2018

Market

• Airbus to provide near real-time access to its satellite data

• An ICEYE Focus—Synthetic-aperture radar in under 100 kg. satellites

• An Earth-i Focus—Satellites to predict the future
  

• Descartes Labs, Planetek Italia partner to analyze big satellite data using cloud
• e-GEOS will be the provider of SAR data for AMSA (supply Australian Maritime Safety Authority with satellite data for oil spills)
• Earth-i receives £2.7 million from UK government to improve crop yield for African coffee farmers

• Earth-i to Launch ACCORD Satellite Program in Kenya and Rwanda

• Esri Releases World’s First Complete Utility GIS Platform
• Geosys Collaborates with Textron Systems to Bring Advanced, High-Resolution Imagery to Agribusiness Globally
• How will the Earth-observation market evolve with the rise of AI?
  
• KSAT Perspective—The smallsat industry in 2018
• Maxar Technologies showcases its position as global powerhouse with proven advanced capabilities at the SmallSat Symposium
• Maxar Technologies' MDA extends industry leadership in unmanned airborne systems for surveillance and intelligence services
• PAZ Earth observation satellite successfully launched
  
• Planetek Italia and Descartes Labs announce partnership to analyze big satellite data in the cloud
• Radiant.Earth and OpenAQ Partner to Fight Air Pollution in Africa
• Rezatec expands into South East Asia by delivering innovative water sector projects with Metro
• SAP and Esri Geo-Enable the Intelligent Enterprise
• SkyWatch Raises $4 Million in Seed Round for Earth Observation Platform
• Spire Global is expanding Cubesat constellation to offer persistent global view
• Spire Global Inc. a leading space to cloud data analytics company and the Centre for Space
  
• SSTL Pens Earth Observation Data Deal with 21AT
• UK Space Agency Awards $4.9 Million to Spire
  
• Very small satellites, very big deal
• £90 million to revolutionise tech in UK agriculture . Businesscloud