Pacific Consultants Co., Ltd. and Synspective Inc. have formed a strategic partnership to collaborate on disaster prevention and mitigation efforts and ensure a more secure and sustainable Japan. They will combine their expertise to promote satellite data use and the development of new technologies and services in disaster prevention. With the power of creative thinking, […]
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Demo Initiated For Disaster Prevention Management System In Guatemala Using SAR Satellite Data
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Synspective have started a satellite use service demonstration to monitor ground movements in Guatemala City, Guatemala, as part of an information gathering and pilot project. Guatemala is prone to earthquakes and other disaster risks such as heavy rains due to hurricanes, landslides, and volcanic disasters. Japan, which is also […]
Japan’s Synspective Signs Exolaunch To Launch The Third SAR Satellite “StriX-1” On Soyuz-2
Synspective Inc. and Exolaunch announced a new Launch Agreement to launch Synspective’s third demonstration SAR satellite “StriX-1” on a Soyuz-2 launch vehicle in mid-2022. Exolaunch is a small satellite launch services provider, and Synspective is a SAR satellite data and analytic solution provider. The companies extended their collaboration after signing a launch agreement for the […]
New SAR Data Program Launched By Capella Space
Capella Space has launched their new Open Data Program, an initiative that provides Capella’s high resolution, ultra-low latency data directly to researchers, nonprofits, developers and disaster response organizations to foster innovation and discover new untapped applications of SAR. When Capella was founded five years ago, this type of data was largely inaccessible and almost exclusively […]
UPDATE: The Argentine Constellation SAOCOM, through VENG, Provides Data On Natural Resources To Utilis
Utilis recently initiated their collaboration with VENG, the Argentinian company that brings products and data derived from the Satellites for Observation and Communication (SAOCOM) constellation to customers within the observation and communication markets. Utilis uses technology in space to support resilience of natural resources on Earth. A staggering 7,200 million gallons of water are saved […]
MoU For SAR Satellite Data Signed By Synspective + Oriental Consultants Global
Oriental Consultants Global Co., Ltd. and Synspective Inc. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a Strategic Alliance to promote the use of satellite data in the field of transportation and traffic infrastructure in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Africa. Due to the coronavirus and the increasing frequency and intensity of natural disasters, the […]
Umbra Receives $950 Million Contract For Development Work On JADC2
Umbra has been awarded a $950 million ceiling, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract for the maturation, demonstration and proliferation of capability across platforms and domains, leveraging open systems design, modern software and algorithm development to enable Joint All Domain Command and Control (JADC2). This contract is part of a multi-award, multi-level security effort to provide development and […]
Ursa Space + SI Imaging Services Sign An Exclusive Satellite Imagery Agreement
Ursa Space Systems (Ursa Space) has signed a satellite imagery acquisition agreement with SI Imaging Services (SIIS), the exclusive, worldwide distributor of imagery from the KOMPSAT series of satellites. SIIS will provide Ursa Space with access to very high resolution (VHR) electro-optical (EO) imagery, which Ursa Space will make available to customers on its Image […]
Utilis Obtains Funding For Their Water Resource Preservation Tech From SAR Sats
Utilis raised $6 million from Beringea, the transatlantic venture capital firm — this funding will be used to accelerate the growth of the company’s data-driven analytics which enables detection of water leaks and infrastructure asset management, reflecting the rising focus on resource preservation around the world during the climate crisis. Utilis was founded in 2013 […]
Umbra’s SARsat Receives FCC License
Umbra has been granted a license from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to operate their Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite with 1,200 MHz of bandwidth. This bandwidth allocation will allow them to generate images with as low as 15-centimeter (6 inch) ground sampling distance (GSD). At this resolution, Umbra’s satellites will be able to detect […]