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.

an Ursa Space, March Madness-inspired event to spotlight the array of real world problems that can be solved using synthetic aperture radar (SAR).

The winner was… Illegal Fishing Monitoring. This use case dominated a tough field, beating out Sanctions Enforcement, Deforestation and Flood Mapping. Check out the bracket below.

/blog/faq-what-is-sar">satellite radar imagery.

Just as the global auto industry is beginning to recover from the coronavirus pandemic, another crisis involving a shortage of semiconductor chips has surfaced in early 2021, raising concerns about the sector’s productivity.

How badly will car makers fare? For how long? Which companies will suffer the most?

ITHACA, NY — February  26, 2021 — Ursa Space Systems (Ursa Space), a leading radar-as-a-service company, today announces the appointment of Nicole Robinson as its President. With support and direction from this new leadership role, Ursa Space plans to expand its product offerings for both commercial and government customers.

The diversity of SAR applications means the list of use cases is quite extensive. There might even be examples you’re not familiar with yet.

Through our previous work, we demonstrated how SAR can provide ground-truth information–across a range of fields–not available elsewhere.

But those cases just scratched the surface. Let’s take another look at this topic, inspired by March Madness, an annual rite of passage familiar to our US audience.