If you frequent the /platform">Ursa Platform, you’ve probably noticed our SAR image counter. Each week, this number ticks higher and higher as we receive imagery from around the globe, collected by data partners in our Virtual Constellation.

Today we celebrate an important milestone – exceeding 10 million SAR images in our virtual database. With such a large image database from multiple sources all under one roof, our growing database offers the end-user a one-stop source for all their imagery and tasking needs.

How can pipeline operators monitor construction activity taking place in close proximity to their infrastructure?

It's a daunting task when you consider the size of land that must be covered. Oil & gas pipelines cover thousands of miles, making it very difficult to monitor their flanking right-of-way corridors by simply walking or driving.

Even before the data was released, a downturn was apparent in China’s automotive industry. 

Ursa Space’s China Auto Manufacturing Index (AMI) began falling in late May, and continued dropping through June.

The China AMI recovered from coronavirus lockdowns in early 2020, and stabilized for the remainder of the year and into 2021. In May 2021, before the decline began, China’s AMI was slightly above the average levels for 2016 to present.

The S&P GSCI, a widely-followed barometer of commodity prices, the S&P GSCI Soybean index and the S&P GSCI Industrial Metals index.

With an eye on inflation, the Federal Reserve on June 16 moved forward the date for lifting interest rates from 2024 to as early as 2023.

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.