Tag: geospatial intelligence
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STARPATH GLOBAL Showcases Space–Air–Ground Monitoring Capabilities and Applications for Energy Infrastructure at ADIPEC 2026
ABU DHABI, UAE — ADIPEC 2026, the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference, was held from November 2 to 5, 2026, at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. The event brought together 2,260 exhibiting companies, 30 country pavilions, and more than 1,800 speakers. With discussions spanning energy security, infrastructure resilience, artificial intelligence, digitalization, and investment partnerships,…
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AI Software at ADIPEC 2026: Connecting Energy Monitoring Alerts with Operational Decisions
ADIPEC 2026 takes place in Abu Dhabi from November 2 to 5. During the exhibition, ABB launched ABB Ability™ Augmented Operator, bringing artificial intelligence into industrial control rooms to support anomaly detection and decision-making. In coverage of the launch, Gino Hernandez, Head of Global Digital Business at ABB’s Energy Industries division, emphasised that operators need…
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Can Forestry Staff Use a Wildfire Monitoring Platform Without Remote Sensing Expertise?
Yes. Forestry users mainly need to know how to review risk information, understand alerts, follow up on tasks and maintain operational records. Satellite data acquisition and processing are specialist activities. Everyday use focuses on applying the resulting information to fire management work. Ease of use depends on whether the platform clearly presents the information staff…
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How Can the Platform Help Coordinate People and Supplies After a Wildfire Is Confirmed?
The platform brings together the fire location, area responsibilities, nearby teams and resource information, helping commanders understand what support may be available. After locating a fire, teams need to establish who should respond, which resources are required and how additional assistance can be coordinated. When this information is spread across phone records, paper lists and…
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Private Satellites and AI Reshape Earth Observation as Security and Privacy Risks Grow
Commercial operators controlled 270 of the 472 Earth observation satellites identified by the U.S. Geological Survey in 2024, overtaking the 202 spacecraft operated by governments and accelerating a shift toward privately supplied imagery, analytics and geospatial intelligence. An OECD assessment published on February 10, 2026, said advances in sensors, cloud computing and artificial intelligence are…
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Planet Posts Record $116 Million Quarter as Sovereign Satellite Services Accelerate Growth
Planet Labs reported record quarterly revenue of $116.1 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2027, as the handover of a reconnaissance satellite to the Swedish Armed Forces and expanding defense demand lifted revenue 58% year over year. The Earth observation company announced the results on September 3 for the three months ended July 31,…
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Closing the Last Mile of Earth Observation: How FDEs Turn Geospatial Intelligence into Business Outcomes
“We want to identify risks earlier.” For a mining company managing multiple tailings facilities, this is a natural business objective: regularly acquire satellite imagery, detect changes in the facilities and their surrounding environments, assess potential risk signals, and issue alerts when anomalies may require further attention. From a technical perspective, this may not seem particularly…
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China–Nepal Border Flood: How Satellite Intelligence Supports Disaster Response When Roads and Communications Fail
Information current as of August 28, 2026. The disaster mechanism, casualty figures, and damage estimates remain subject to revision as field investigations continue. On August 26, 2026, a devastating flood and debris-flow disaster struck the Himalayan region along the border between China’s Xizang Autonomous Region and Nepal. Fast-moving floodwater, sediment, and boulders swept through narrow…
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STARPATH GLOBAL Showcases Space and Geospatial Intelligence Capabilities at Xinjiang Aerospace and Defense Technology Expo, Exploring New Opportunities for Global Commercial Space Cooperation
Urumqi, Xinjiang, China — The 2026 Xinjiang New Quality Productive Forces and Aerospace & Defense Technology Equipment Expo was held from August 21 to 23, 2026, at the Xinjiang International Convention and Exhibition Center. Under the theme “Empowering Aerospace with New Quality Productive Forces and Strengthening National Defense through Technological Innovation,” the expo focused on…
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China’s New Space Contest Will Be Fought With Commercial Satellites
Over the past decade, the commercial space industry has transformed satellites from assets reserved for national-level missions into industrial products that can be mass-produced and deployed on demand. As thousands of low-Earth-orbit broadband, remote-sensing and navigation satellites form constellations, space is taking on the characteristics of infrastructure for the first time—continuously providing connectivity, observation and…