SkyWatch data platform (EarthCache)
One catalog and API for buying satellite and aerial images from many providers, plus tools to manage licenses and spending and pull images straight into mapping software.
Why it matters
Buying satellite imagery usually means separate contracts and formats for each operator. A single marketplace makes it easier for farms, energy companies and local governments to get the image they need, and gives satellite operators a sales channel.
How the technology works
Buyers search a combined archive of optical, radar and aerial data, or order new collections, and pay per use. A developer API lets software request imagery automatically.
Satellite operators list their archives and tasking through a separate CONNECT product, and an AI advisor suggests which data type fits a question.
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