Earth Observation

Overview

Earth observation is gaining traction; multiple new satellite operators and downstream providers are becoming operational and the market is expected to grow up to USD15 billion by 2033. Satellite operators, downstream service providers and cloud service providers should strategise to retain, expand or gain market share with growing customer awareness and increasing adoption of geospatial technologies.

Themes

• Earth observation and ESG. Deploying new satellite sensors to address new use cases and using available data to develop downstream information products.​ 
• Space cloud computing. Facilitating Earth observation data storage and processing.
• AI/ML/edge computing. Technologies that affect the downstream offering and reduce the data-to-insight time.​

Questions answered

• What are the use cases that will maximise revenue?
• How will ESG, SDGs and climate change affect Earth observation? Will compliance be important?
• Is Earth observation an important market to target? What are the main investment areas and where is revenue potential at a maximum?
• What is the total market opportunity? Which strategies will increase market capture in regions with emerging demand such as Asia and the Middle East and Africa?
• What is the current regulatory landscape and which geographies should be targeted based on regulatory friendliness?
• What is current competitive landscape and how is it evolving? Which new stakeholders could disrupt the market?