Ursa Space Systems will use AWS Cloud solutions to achieve faster delivery of imagery and derived analytic products to customers.

Monitoring the world’s fleet of commercial vessels is as difficult as it is important. Tens of thousands of ships sailing the seas drive global trade, though keeping tabs on their whereabouts is a herculean task without an easy solution.

ITHACA, NY — June  4, 2021 — Ursa Space Systems (Ursa Space), a leading satellite-analytics-as-a-service company, today announces the appointment of Paul Graziani, chief executive officer and co-founder of AGI, as the newest member of its Board of Directors.

The operators of transmission lines and oil & gas pipelines must continuously monitor vast tracts of land for the slightest encroachment that could have catastrophic results unless addressed and remediated without delay.

A tree that grows too close to power lines or an excavator digging near an underground pipeline are the types of problems that need to be flagged immediately to avoid disasters.

Satellite data analytics are providing electric utilities and insurance companies with innovative solutions to respond faster and more efficiently to major storms that cause serious damage to property and infrastructure.

/blog/satellite-launches-shift-sar-industry-into-high-gear">continues to increase, the volume of imagery is growing exponentially, creating a trove of valuable insights waiting to be gleaned from the data.

There are many SAR satellite providers responsible for this growth, creating lots of terrific options. But how do you choose the right one?

In this blog, we list five economic hubs that are key to understanding the global economy, and demonstrate how satellite imagery can provide the tools needed to monitor them.

Can anyone outside Ethiopia gain insight into this remote region? The answer is yes. Keep reading to learn how. 

From the perspective of Addis Ababa, GERD represents an engine of economic growth, with the potential to lift millions of people out of poverty.

In Khartoum and Cairo, the same project is viewed with anxiety, threatening to cut off the primary source of water used for drinking and farm irrigation.

In this blog, we discuss the likely scenarios based on proprietary datasets created by Ursa Space that are derived from radar satellite imagery. 

Oil market 

A major shipping route in the oil market connects Middle East producers with European consumers via the Suez Canal.