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Urban Sky is developing the first-ever reusable 'micro-sat' version of a near-space balloon, armed with sensors that collect high-value Earth observation data over entire cities, serving a multi-billion dollar imagery market and making daily and weekly aerial imagery collection a cost-effective reality. Leveraging advances in component miniaturization, first-of-its-kind balloon reusability, and the high vantage point of the stratosphere, the Microballoon drastically reduces the cost of high-resolution remote sensing and weather-related data capture over broad areas, leading to more impactful data over more areas than ever before. With a new wealth of data from the stratosphere - this completely untapped layer of Earth’s atmosphere - we can fundamentally change the collective human understanding of the surface of our planet and urban centers.

Hydrosat turns space imagery into vital products for agriculture and related industries. Our data analytics will drive better insights, more efficient operations, and higher profits to customers everywhere

Ellipsis Drive is an online tool that allows any professional to activate, manage, and share spatial content via the web in under 10 minutes. We understand that spatial data is key for optimizing sustainable and effective operations. We know that this requires exchange and collaboration between producers, users and owners of spatial data across organizations and disciplines. Ellipsis Drive is here to make this easy. We introduce the first spatial-data-optimized Drive, that: - Connects your content with the world: Publish data as an online project in under 10 minutes, findable and usable for anyone you grant access to - Is a Plug & Play solution: Provides frictionless access to content for platform independent use - Is always license free: So unlimited sharing and collaboration regardless of the number of users - Gives you full ownership: your data is your own, so share, collaborate, and commercialize without restrictions

Geolumina is an Intuitive AI with geologic insight.

Latitudo 40 operates a geo-information platform that converts satellite imagery into actionable geospatial information to aid decision-making. The platform integrates tools to automatically search, process, and analyze images from Earth observation satellites, leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning to simplify business processes. This enables clients to monitor environmental health, identify potential risks, and develop sustainable urban plans. By providing comprehensive features within a single platform, Latitudo 40 enhances the accessibility and utility of satellite data for various applications.

Satellite imagery offers an untapped source of real-time, ground truth data. Today, satellites capture 100TB of data daily. Put another way, we now have a birds eye view of every inch on earth, every single day. This makes satellite imagery the only store of fast, objective, global scale data. Using satellite imagery, businesses can fundamentally transform the way they operate and address critical knowledge gaps in their global operations. But today, unearthing intelligence from satellite imagery today in incredibly complicated. As a result, less than 2% of businesses have access to the technical expertise needed to unearth insight locked within behind the pixels. Granular's composable geospatial AI framework lets users solve their industry's unique challenges using satellite imagery. We do the heavy lifting, allowing businesses shorten their development time from 6 months down to 2 weeks.

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. is a company that develops innovative online tools and platforms aimed at providing geospatial information for the aerospace and defense sectors. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Slingshot Aerospace offers a suite of platforms—Slingshot Earth, Slingshot Orbital, Slingshot Edge, and Slingshot Imagery—that integrate data from a variety of sources, including satellites, airplanes, drones, and ground-based sensors. This integration enables organizations in industries such as energy, military, government, and emergency management to access critical insights and analytics. By leveraging advanced technologies, including signal processing AI, the company helps clients make informed decisions based on Earth Observation data and other data sources, ultimately improving operational efficiency, reducing risks, and lowering costs.

Ellipsis Drive is an online tool that allows any professional to activate, manage, and share spatial content via the web in under 10 minutes. We understand that spatial data is key for optimizing sustainable and effective operations. We know that this requires exchange and collaboration between producers, users and owners of spatial data across organizations and disciplines. Ellipsis Drive is here to make this easy. We introduce the first spatial-data-optimized Drive, that: - Connects your content with the world: Publish data as an online project in under 10 minutes, findable and usable for anyone you grant access to - Is a Plug & Play solution: Provides frictionless access to content for platform independent use - Is always license free: So unlimited sharing and collaboration regardless of the number of users - Gives you full ownership: your data is your own, so share, collaborate, and commercialize without restrictions

SATIM provides insights based on satellite radar data acquired regardless of weather and day/night time. Using developed software and algorithms SATIM can solve the problem of optimal information extraction from complex SAR imagery.

Urban Sky is developing the first-ever reusable 'micro-sat' version of a near-space balloon, armed with sensors that collect high-value Earth observation data over entire cities, serving a multi-billion dollar imagery market and making daily and weekly aerial imagery collection a cost-effective reality. Leveraging advances in component miniaturization, first-of-its-kind balloon reusability, and the high vantage point of the stratosphere, the Microballoon drastically reduces the cost of high-resolution remote sensing and weather-related data capture over broad areas, leading to more impactful data over more areas than ever before. With a new wealth of data from the stratosphere - this completely untapped layer of Earth’s atmosphere - we can fundamentally change the collective human understanding of the surface of our planet and urban centers.

Vake applies intelligence to satellite images to fingerprint all vessel traffic at sea, with the vision to perform this globally in real-time.

geoFluxus B.V., founded in 2020 and based in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, operates an open-source platform dedicated to mapping public waste data, which serves as a crucial element for fostering a circular economy. As an academic spin-off, the company focuses on research projects and employs technological solutions to address data sensitivity and comply with legal agreements. The platform enables public authorities to collect and monitor urban waste data, facilitating improved waste management practices. geoFluxus aims to expand its services by enhancing user-friendliness, interoperability, and analytical capabilities while broadening the geographical and material scope of the platform, ultimately contributing to more sustainable waste management.

SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

RagnaRock Geo is a Norwegian tech company on a mission to assist geophysicists in enhancing their work with data-driven decisions. RagnaRock Geo develops an AI software that interprets seismic data. The software enhances the understanding and accelerates the workflow of the geophysicist. RagnaRock Geo´s AI algorithm assists geophysicists in interpreting seismic data. Stratigraphy, horizons and faults of large datasets can be returned within minutes.

Gybe helps protect and improves water resources globally starting at the community and local level. Gybe provides water quality information that's scalable. The company uses satellite imagery and proprietary ground-based hardware to transform the management, conservation, and restoration of aquatic ecosystems. It uses analytics and measurement technology that is scalable, accurate and available continuously. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

2ndNature is a developer of stormwater management software focused on assisting municipalities in effectively managing stormwater assets. The company's platform enhances transparency and accountability in urban land management by streamlining compliance with Clean Water Act requirements. It facilitates the management of stormwater resources through benchmarking program effectiveness and reporting progress towards clean water objectives. This geospatial solution empowers local and state government staff, enabling them to measure program performance and build healthier, more sustainable communities.

Hydrosat turns space imagery into vital products for agriculture and related industries. Our data analytics will drive better insights, more efficient operations, and higher profits to customers everywhere

Geospiza is a tech startup that changes the way crisis and emergency management decisions are made. The Geospiza software platform integrates real-time IoT, big data, advanced analytics, and evidence-based consequence projections to support decision making that saves lives and protects the environment.

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. is a company that develops innovative online tools and platforms aimed at providing geospatial information for the aerospace and defense sectors. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Slingshot Aerospace offers a suite of platforms—Slingshot Earth, Slingshot Orbital, Slingshot Edge, and Slingshot Imagery—that integrate data from a variety of sources, including satellites, airplanes, drones, and ground-based sensors. This integration enables organizations in industries such as energy, military, government, and emergency management to access critical insights and analytics. By leveraging advanced technologies, including signal processing AI, the company helps clients make informed decisions based on Earth Observation data and other data sources, ultimately improving operational efficiency, reducing risks, and lowering costs.

SensCity is an integrated decision support platform (SaaS) that provides urban climate intelligence, to the property, construction, financial, insurance and government sectors. SensCity utilizes a variety of environmental and climatic data sources, from IoT, Satellite Imagery, and open/proprietary data to monitor, analyze and visualize climate changes risks, impacts and to monitor the performance of climate-resilient infrastructure. We can provide monitoring and analysis in real-time at a hyper-local scale from IoT sensors all the way to precinct and regional resolutions through ongoing satellite monitoring. Our software helps ensure communities, businesses, researchers and government decision-makers have access to the best available information and tools to understand how climate change may impact them and how resilient their investments are into the future. We work collaboratively with research and industry partners to deliver robust climate change analysis and compelling data visualizations to enable greater insights into planning, designing, insuring and preparing for climate change in our cities.

Geospiza is a tech startup that changes the way crisis and emergency management decisions are made. The Geospiza software platform integrates real-time IoT, big data, advanced analytics, and evidence-based consequence projections to support decision making that saves lives and protects the environment.

MapYourProperty is a big data visualization tool for urban planning and development. The online tool streamlines the due diligence process for any properties with development potential. It is a mapping application that can recognize potential properties for development by analyzing multiple environmental and land use indicators. It can also identify key zoning restrictions, development permits, and regulatory and environmental restrictions for Toronto and York Region. MapYourProperty was founded on 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Base Operations Inc. is a company that specializes in providing street-level threat analysis services, primarily for global companies operating in emerging markets. Founded in 2016 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the company offers a platform that aggregates and visualizes crime data through heat maps. Its solutions include detailed threat assessments, neighborhood ratings, and tools that assist security personnel in making informed location-based decisions. By leveraging micro-intelligence and crowdsourced data, Base Operations helps organizations enhance their operational safety, address supply chain risks, and ensure the security of their workforce. The platform also features AI-powered predictive analytics, enabling faster response times and improved decision-making for enterprise security.

LocateAI is using geospatial data and machine learning to transform the antiquated, $4T real estate industry. Founded by Stanford computer scientists, the team is building a predictive analytical platform that generates unique insights on how to make smarter and faster transactions. Our forecasts are custom-tailored and backed by millions of data points. Our core technologies include data mining, machine learning, and data visualization.

mesur.io Inc. develops devices and solution to tackle the under-served market of measuring and monitoring in-ground environment data. Its product includes Earthstream. It also develops an analytics platform that analyzes the data, combines it with other sources of information, such as soil and plant databases, satellite imagery, and weather forecasts to make recommendations. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Danville, Virginia.

mesur.io Inc. develops devices and solution to tackle the under-served market of measuring and monitoring in-ground environment data. Its product includes Earthstream. It also develops an analytics platform that analyzes the data, combines it with other sources of information, such as soil and plant databases, satellite imagery, and weather forecasts to make recommendations. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Danville, Virginia.

Geospiza is a tech startup that changes the way crisis and emergency management decisions are made. The Geospiza software platform integrates real-time IoT, big data, advanced analytics, and evidence-based consequence projections to support decision making that saves lives and protects the environment.

SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. is a company that develops innovative online tools and platforms aimed at providing geospatial information for the aerospace and defense sectors. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Slingshot Aerospace offers a suite of platforms—Slingshot Earth, Slingshot Orbital, Slingshot Edge, and Slingshot Imagery—that integrate data from a variety of sources, including satellites, airplanes, drones, and ground-based sensors. This integration enables organizations in industries such as energy, military, government, and emergency management to access critical insights and analytics. By leveraging advanced technologies, including signal processing AI, the company helps clients make informed decisions based on Earth Observation data and other data sources, ultimately improving operational efficiency, reducing risks, and lowering costs.

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. is a company that develops innovative online tools and platforms aimed at providing geospatial information for the aerospace and defense sectors. Incorporated in 2016 and headquartered in El Segundo, California, with an additional office in Austin, Texas, Slingshot Aerospace offers a suite of platforms—Slingshot Earth, Slingshot Orbital, Slingshot Edge, and Slingshot Imagery—that integrate data from a variety of sources, including satellites, airplanes, drones, and ground-based sensors. This integration enables organizations in industries such as energy, military, government, and emergency management to access critical insights and analytics. By leveraging advanced technologies, including signal processing AI, the company helps clients make informed decisions based on Earth Observation data and other data sources, ultimately improving operational efficiency, reducing risks, and lowering costs.

Geopipe specializes in creating immersive digital twins of the real world through advanced machine learning and algorithmic tools. The company processes vast amounts of geographic and numeric data, including satellite images, maps, and laser scans, utilizing cloud-based distributed systems to reconstruct entire cities rapidly. This innovative approach allows for efficient simulations in various fields such as gaming, architecture, and urban planning. By providing real estate developers with authoritative digital representations, Geopipe helps streamline project timelines, ultimately saving time and costs in the development process.

Strayos is a 3D aerial intelligence platform for Mining and Quarry blasting operations to reduce cost, improve productivity and safety by providing highly accurate survey data analytics. Strayos is a powerful data analytics software designed to maximize operational excellence. Founded in 2016 to service the quarry and blasting space, they have since expanded to provide integrated solutions for the civil engineering and mining industries. Strayos utilizes aerial intelligence to uncover actionable insights for businesses of all sizes.

Strayos is a 3D aerial intelligence platform for Mining and Quarry blasting operations to reduce cost, improve productivity and safety by providing highly accurate survey data analytics. Strayos is a powerful data analytics software designed to maximize operational excellence. Founded in 2016 to service the quarry and blasting space, they have since expanded to provide integrated solutions for the civil engineering and mining industries. Strayos utilizes aerial intelligence to uncover actionable insights for businesses of all sizes.

Creators of the award-winning emergency services location accuracy technology suite, LaaSer.

Kepler Communications Inc. is a satellite communications company focused on establishing a network for space-based connectivity that integrates space stations, habitats, and devices with orbiting satellites. The company offers various services, including Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) solutions that provide global coverage, PolarConnect for organizations operating in extreme environments, and Global Data Service, which facilitates high-bandwidth data transfer between remote sites and the internet. Additionally, Kepler is developing everywhereIOT, a satellite service designed to deliver reliable connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide. By addressing the challenges of intermittent connectivity for non-geostationary satellites, Kepler aims to reduce the reliance on expensive ground infrastructure and enhance real-time communication capabilities for diverse industries such as maritime, natural resources, research, defense, and logistics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Kepler has launched several satellites and is advancing its LEO constellation deployment.

Create is a next generation property database and 3D mapping platform. Create develops smart 3D maps that instantly deliver rich data about the urban environment & property market.

Spatial Labs, Inc. is a software company that specializes in integrating social layers into maps through a combination of human-driven analysis and machine-assisted technology. The firm develops solutions that enhance travel booking by embedding relevant information directly into existing maps, while also providing local insights through data analysis. Spatial Labs offers Xéro, a tool that incorporates spatial data into AI assistants for in-ear and in-vehicle use, enabling users to obtain answers to their questions. Additionally, the company focuses on urban planning by revealing the human aspects of cities. Founded in 2016 and based in Cincinnati, Ohio, Spatial Labs serves various industries, including travel booking, real estate, urban planning, and mobility. The company emphasizes the importance of human experience in data interpretation, employing ethnographic research techniques to reconnect data with its origins in human interactions.

SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. is a company that develops satellite data aggregation software through its platform, EarthCache. This platform enables users to discover and access a wide range of remote sensing datasets. SkyWatch offers digital infrastructure for distributing Earth observation data and derived intelligence, equipping application developers with essential tools, including advanced processing algorithms and comprehensive APIs for machine-to-machine integration. EarthCache features informative dashboards for usage monitoring and a code builder for rapid application development. The platform supports various datasets from satellite constellations such as Triplesat, Sentinel-2, and Landsat-8, making it suitable for academic research and partnerships. Founded in 2014, SkyWatch is based in Waterloo, Ontario.

Kepler Communications Inc. is a satellite communications company focused on establishing a network for space-based connectivity that integrates space stations, habitats, and devices with orbiting satellites. The company offers various services, including Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) solutions that provide global coverage, PolarConnect for organizations operating in extreme environments, and Global Data Service, which facilitates high-bandwidth data transfer between remote sites and the internet. Additionally, Kepler is developing everywhereIOT, a satellite service designed to deliver reliable connectivity for Internet of Things (IoT) devices worldwide. By addressing the challenges of intermittent connectivity for non-geostationary satellites, Kepler aims to reduce the reliance on expensive ground infrastructure and enhance real-time communication capabilities for diverse industries such as maritime, natural resources, research, defense, and logistics. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Kepler has launched several satellites and is advancing its LEO constellation deployment.

GeoSpock Limited develops data indexing platform, which provides analytics, builds insight, and enables predictions across space and time. The company's products include GeoSpock DB Discovery and GeoSpock DB Enterprise that offers cloud-based database service for all location tagged information and enables the user to carry out dynamic data fusion and query complex data for performance analytics. It powers any location based service from real time tracking of entire logistics fleets to local taxi finding application. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Singapore.

GeoSpock Limited develops data indexing platform, which provides analytics, builds insight, and enables predictions across space and time. The company's products include GeoSpock DB Discovery and GeoSpock DB Enterprise that offers cloud-based database service for all location tagged information and enables the user to carry out dynamic data fusion and query complex data for performance analytics. It powers any location based service from real time tracking of entire logistics fleets to local taxi finding application. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Singapore.

LocateAI is using geospatial data and machine learning to transform the antiquated, $4T real estate industry. Founded by Stanford computer scientists, the team is building a predictive analytical platform that generates unique insights on how to make smarter and faster transactions. Our forecasts are custom-tailored and backed by millions of data points. Our core technologies include data mining, machine learning, and data visualization.

Streamline uses machine learning to help real estate businesses and other customers understand location data.

Glimr AB provides geolocation tools for geographic targeting. It builds location database for users from their data that works across devices and networks. Glimr AB was formerly known as Katalysator Limited. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in London, United Kingdom with an additional office in Stockholm, Sweden.

GeoSpock Limited develops data indexing platform, which provides analytics, builds insight, and enables predictions across space and time. The company's products include GeoSpock DB Discovery and GeoSpock DB Enterprise that offers cloud-based database service for all location tagged information and enables the user to carry out dynamic data fusion and query complex data for performance analytics. It powers any location based service from real time tracking of entire logistics fleets to local taxi finding application. The company was incorporated in 2013 and is based in Cambridge, United Kingdom with additional offices in Tokyo, Japan; and Singapore.

Placemeter is an urban intelligence platform. We quantify modern cities worldwide. Our platform leverages proprietary computer vision technology to make sense of both archival and live video streams. First, Placemeter detects hidden patterns in pedestrian and vehicular traffic. Then, we predict how those patterns will evolve over time. The result is stronger businesses, safer streets and highly innovative neighborhoods. The answers you need are all around us. Quantify your world at http://www.placemeter.com.

Kimetric is a consumer analytics company focused on brick-and-mortar environments, offering them data capabilities similar to those available in the digital realm. The company has developed a platform that utilizes facial and skeleton recognition technology to provide real-time insights into consumer behavior. By analyzing the entire purchasing process, Kimetric enables retailers to gather valuable information that helps them make informed decisions and enhance profitability. The company's innovative approach aims to bridge the gap between physical retail and consumer analytics, empowering brands to better understand and respond to consumer needs.

inboundgeo is an incredibly simple turnkey service. It helps brands, services, and purveyors of “considered” purchases reach potential customers–where they live. Quite literally. This audience has already visited the brand’s site, they’ve expressed interest in certain products and services, and they’re just one step away from becoming buyers. They just need another branding impression to remind them. The best part of all is that they shared their location with the brand’s website. And that’s precisely where we step in. We discover single family home addresses of otherwise-anonymous website visitors. We then print, address, stamp and send a postcard to their address on the same day. Automatically. It’s a little like magic, yes. Our customers don’t have to lift a finger, or lick a stamp. They won’t even know it happened until our notice arrives via email with the day’s numbers. Think of inboundgeo as personal delivery service for your targeted marketing message. This is marksman level targeting. And if that wasn’t enough, the postcard is hand delivered by a federal employee, directly to the door of your future buyers. How cool is that? There are just three things left to do: 1) Install the code. 2) Upload a postcard. 3) Fund your account. Step 3 means you set the budget up front. Spend as much as you’d like, and not a dollar more. This is direct mail for the truly digital age. Mail well, friends. http://inboundgeo.com/

Lumatic provides landmark and photo driven navigation software for mobile devices. Lumatic makes the mobile experience more human, starting with location. Six of the seven billion people on the planet have never used a streetmap. Now that a billion people have smartphones, either Google is going to teach a whole lot of people to read maps or a new UI will be introduced. Lumatic is that new UI. Lumatic is introducing a photo-driven interface for pedestrian navigation and offering the underlying location service to other mobile developers.

SimpleGeo, founded in 2009 by Matt Galligan and Joe Stump, developed a location infrastructure designed to integrate location-aware features into applications. The company provided an API that enabled developers to create geo-aware applications for mobile devices. SimpleGeo's offerings included Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Location-Based Services (LBS), which supplied geographical information to mobile applications. This allowed clients to efficiently store and scale their location data while facilitating complex geospatial and temporal queries. In October 2011, SimpleGeo was acquired by Urban Airship.