SkyFi

What SkyFi does

SkyFi is an Earth intelligence company delivering satellite imagery, SAR, AIS, and AI-driven geospatial analytics through scalable data platforms. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, SkyFi serves the U.S. Government, international governments, and enterprise customers across defense, civil, and commercial sectors. Its platform streamlines on-demand access to geospatial data by combining tasking, archive search, and analytics into a single platform. With transparent pricing and rapid delivery, SkyFi helps organizations gain timely intelligence for missions and initiatives. The company makes mission-grade Earth intelligence accessible to everyone, unifying satellite imagery, analytics, and maritime data from the world’s top providers to help visualize change, monitor assets, and make informed decisions anywhere on Earth. SkyFi provides answers so that users can focus on decision-making, offering unparalleled access to 40+ analytics and data partners, flexible pricing, a simple-to-use interface, and rapid delivery.

Products

• AnalyticsTransforms raw images and datasets into real answers with advanced tools like object detection, hyperspectral signature analysis, and commodity stockpile measurement, empowering optimization of operations and strategic planning.
• Commercial ImageryAllows users to task a satellite to capture an image in the future of their area of interest, set up recurring orders, and purchase existing images from a vast archive of data.
• Open DataProvides comprehensive, free satellite data to broaden analytics use cases and provide crucial data for agriculture, urban planning, and disaster management.
• VantorOffers on-demand access to Vantor’s WorldView constellation, global basemaps, and 3D terrain models directly on SkyFi, enabling tasking new imagery and exploring the world in unmatched detail.
• Vantor ConnectProvides on-demand access to Vantor’s full constellation and 3D models through Vantor Connect, powered by SkyFi, allowing scheduling new Vantor tasking at 30 cm or 50 cm resolution, browsing decades of Vantor archive imagery, or ordering Vantor 3D models.
• Maritime AIS DataTracks global vessel activity by merging satellite, terrestrial, and shipborne AIS feeds to deliver worldwide visibility, anomaly detection, and dark-ship tracking for security, logistics, and compliance missions.
• SkyFi Plugin for ATAKEnables live tasking and analytics for satellite imagery, giving field operators real-time situational awareness.
• ICEYE US DirectOffers direct access to persistent monitoring with real-time SAR intelligence, allowing exploration of high-resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery on the new ICEYE US self-service platform powered by SkyFi.
• Planet SelectProvides rapid access to the Planet SkySat® constellation for both tasking and archive satellite imagery, powered by SkyFi’s infrastructure, enabling users to monitor high-frequency optical data and analyze surface changes.
• Optical Satellite ImageryHigh-resolution, photo-realistic satellite imagery in the visible spectrum, commonly used for mapping, infrastructure monitoring, environmental analysis, and commercial decision-making.
• Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) ImageryAll-weather, day-night satellite imagery generated using radar signals, ideal for monitoring through clouds, smoke, and darkness in maritime, disaster, and infrastructure applications.
• Multispectral ImagerySatellite imagery captured across visible and infrared bands, enabling geospatial analysis such as vegetation health, land use classification, and environmental change detection.
• Aerial ImageryUltra-high-resolution geospatial data collected from aircraft, providing detailed imagery for localized mapping, asset inspection, and precision planning.
• Digital Surface Model (DSM)A highly accurate 3D representation of the Earth's surface, capturing both natural and human-made features, supporting detailed geographic and environmental analysis.
• SkyFi MCP ServerA Model Context Protocol server that connects AI applications and agents to SkyFi, allowing AI to search archive satellite imagery, task new captures, compare pricing, place orders, and run geospatial analytics in natural language.
• SkyFi APIProgrammatic access to search, tasking, analytics, and order management for any geospatial workflow, allowing integration of optical, SAR, aerial, and stereo data directly into geospatial workflows.
• SkyFi Web PlatformBrowser interface for search, tasking, analytics, and 3D ordering.
• SkyFi Mobile AppiOS and Android application for ordering imagery and monitoring Areas of Interest (AOIs) from the field.
• 3D products3D terrain models generated from Vantor's 30 cm satellite imagery via patented 3D reconstruction, including 3D Surface Model (3DSM), True Ortho, Point cloud, DSM, DTM, DHM, and 3D buildings and vegetation extraction.
• Thermal ImagerySatellite imagery that captures heat signatures day or night, used for wildfire detection, energy infrastructure monitoring, industrial activity tracking, and environmental anomaly detection.
• Hyperspectral ImageryHigh-dimensional satellite imagery captured across many narrow and contiguous spectral bands, providing detailed information about the composition of objects on Earth's surface.
• Data ReportsProvides detailed summaries and analyses of global events and patterns, helping in understanding spatial complexities, identifying change drivers, and guiding decisions.
• DatasetsIntegrates pre-annotated and categorized imagery datasets, offering ready-to-use training data for model development and analysis.

Key capabilities

• Instant access to satellite imagery and geospatial analytics
• Scalable data platforms
• Streamlined on-demand access to geospatial data
• Transparent pricing
• Rapid delivery
• Tasking capabilities for new imagery
• Vast archive of existing data
• Diverse array of sensors and resolutions
• Integrated analytics
• Object detection
• Hyperspectral signature analysis
• Commodity stockpile measurement
• Unified Maritime AIS data
• Anomaly detection and dark-ship tracking
• Live tasking and analytics for field operators
• Access to multiple data types: optical, SAR, multispectral, hyperspectral, thermal, stereo, aerial
• All-in-one platform for data and analytics
• Self-service workflow for ordering
• Integration with GIS tools, analytics pipelines, or cloud environments
• Priority and assured tasking modes
• Multi-provider pass selection
• Monitoring campaigns and recurring collections
• Next Available Capture in under 24 hours
• Global imagery archive from all sensor types
• Scene preview before purchase
• Transparent per-km² pricing
• Vivid Mosaic basemaps from 15 cm HD
• 34 analytics products across vegetation, water, change detection, classification, carbon, and maritime
• NDVI for vegetation health
• NDWI for standing water
• Forest carbon measurements
• 3D terrain models delivered in under 12 hours
• Web Platform, Mobile App (iOS/Android), Developer API (REST/Webhooks)
• Cloud Delivery to AWS S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob
• Secure, sovereign software for military and defense
• Modular AI Analytics
• Integration into COP systems and ATAK
• Automated persistent surveillance
• Data Sovereignty with in-country deployment options
• Offline Resilience for cached high-resolution overlays
• C2-agnostic architecture
• SOC 2 Type 2 compliant
• Data encrypted at rest and during transfer (HTTPS)
• Controlled environments with VPNs and strict access controls
• STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog) compatible
• API key authentication for STAC catalog
• Integration with Esri ArcGIS (Pro, Online, Enterprise)
• WMTS Streaming
• SkyFi ArcGIS Widget
• Free, frequently updated global imagery from multiple satellite data sources
• Accessibility via web browser and mobile app for open data
• Sentinel-1 (C-band SAR, 5m resolution, 6-day revisit)
• Sentinel-2 (Optical/Multispectral, 10m resolution, 5-day revisit)
• Satellogic (High-resolution optical, 1m resolution)
• Urban Sky (Ultra-high-resolution aerial, 10cm resolution, thermal data)

Use cases

• Monitoring, planning, and responding for companies
• Optimizing operations and strategic planning
• Gaining timely intelligence for missions and initiatives
• Broadening analytics use cases
• Providing crucial data for agriculture, urban planning, and disaster management
• Tracking global vessel activity
• Anomaly detection and dark-ship tracking for security, logistics, and compliance
• Real-time situational awareness for field operators
• Persistent monitoring with real-time SAR intelligence
• Monitoring high-frequency optical data and analyzing surface changes
• Mapping, infrastructure monitoring, environmental analysis, and commercial decision-making
• Monitoring through clouds, smoke, and darkness in maritime, disaster, and infrastructure applications
• Geospatial analysis such as vegetation health, land use classification, and environmental change detection
• Localized mapping, asset inspection, and precision planning
• Detailed geographic and environmental analysis
• Wildfire detection, energy infrastructure monitoring, industrial activity tracking, and environmental anomaly detection
• Analyzing past events and land changes for insurance, post-disaster evaluations, and land assessments
• Immediate, data-driven decision-making with near real-time snapshots
• Continuous monitoring and future-proof strategy with proactive surveillance and planning
• Identifying crop types over large areas
• Detecting and classifying infrastructure elements
• Tracking vehicle frequency and detecting intrusions in restricted areas
• Monitoring changes in transportation infrastructure and analyzing traffic patterns
• Tracking urban growth and land use changes for real estate investment and urban development
• Monitoring vegetation recovery and assessing post-disaster damage
• Identifying mineral signatures and mapping geological abundance
• Monitoring water quality and detecting pollutants
• Assessing crop health, water optimization, and nutrient levels
• Generating detailed elevation models for urban planning
• Assessing flood risk
• Mapping geological formations and identifying potential mineral deposits
• Delivering regular reports on oil storage capacity
• Providing assessments and maintenance priorities for infrastructure management
• Offering environmental and conservation reports for regulatory compliance
• Model development and analysis with pre-annotated datasets
• Searching imagery in plain language
• Comparing dates and pricing options for imagery
• Automating monitoring and analytics for saved sites, fields, and facilities
• Measuring change over time for recurring checks and autonomous agents
• Battle Damage Assessment
• Border Security (automated persistent surveillance)
• Operational Planning (geospatial analysis and mission context)
• Situational Awareness (sharable, unified, unclassified operating picture)
• Disaster Response (mapping hazards, assessing damage, identifying safe routes)
• Contested Logistics (sustaining operations and supply chains in DDIL environments)
• Planning and assessing crop rotation strategies
• Detecting pest and disease outbreaks
• Monitoring phenological stages for optimal harvesting times
• Improving fertilizer and pesticide application effects
• Optimizing agrochemical usage
• Assessing impact of farming practices on soil health
• Supporting sustainable land management practices
• Monitoring water usage and efficiency in irrigation
• Assessing impact of agricultural policies
• Analyzing crop yield data for supply chain optimization
• Supporting rural development planning
• Monitoring agricultural markets for price setting and subsidies
• Tracking crop health and growth stages
• Identifying early signs of stress, disease, or pest infestations
• Assessing impact of climate change on agriculture
• Predicting yields
• Creating detailed maps of agricultural lands
• Evaluating environmental risk factors for new developments
• Conducting historical land use and topography analysis
• Planning infrastructure integration and assessing suitability for development
• Ensuring compliance with permits and monitoring materials remotely
• Tracking construction progress and detecting unusual activities
• Assessing environmental changes and impacts on traffic and infrastructure
• Conducting comparative analysis of real estate development
• Monitoring demographic changes influencing real estate demand
• Assessing urbanization trends for long-term real estate planning
• Supporting green building initiatives with environmental impact assessments
• Monitoring urban green spaces
• Assessing resilience of real estate assets to climate change and natural disasters
• Analyzing land use to optimize site planning, track urban development, and real estate investments
• Monitoring standing water bodies to assess flood risk and manage water resources
• Identifying and analyzing building footprints for density, urban expansion, and flood risk assessment

AI approach

SkyFi provides AI-driven geospatial analytics through its platform. It offers advanced tools like object detection, hyperspectral signature analysis, and commodity stockpile measurement. The platform also allows AI applications and agents to search, task, and order satellite imagery and geospatial analytics using natural language. SkyFi leverages modular AI analytics to identify threats and push high-fidelity data for defense and intelligence applications. The company states it is provider-agnostic and its AI compares availability, resolution, and price across 300+ commercial satellites.

Tech named: AI-driven geospatial analytics, object detection, hyperspectral signature analysis, commodity stockpile measurement, Modular AI Analytics, AI-enabled analytics, natural language processing

Industries served

• Space Research and Technology
• Defense
• Finance
• Agriculture
• Energy
• Maritime
• GovTech
• Civil
• Commercial
• Urban Planning
• Disaster Management
• Infrastructure
• Environmental Intelligence
• Mining
• Real Estate
• Construction
• Transportation
• Security

What it says sets it apart

• On-demand access to geospatial data
• Transparent pricing and rapid delivery
• Single platform for tasking, archive search, and analytics
• Access to a diverse array of sensors, resolutions, and integrated analytics without frustrating sales, education, and contracting barriers
• Lowest-in-market pricing
• No contracts, subscriptions, long-term commitments, or minimum spend requirements
• Multi-sensor access across optical, SAR, aerial, and analytic layers through one unified platform
• Instant ordering through a self-service workflow
• Fast delivery options that integrate directly into GIS tools, analytics pipelines, or cloud environments
• Provider-agnostic platform with over 300 satellite and aerial sources and 40+ partners
• Ability to task satellites from the world's leading providers
• Comprehensive global imagery archive
• 34 analytics products available
• 3D terrain models delivered in under 12 hours
• Web Platform, Mobile App, and Developer API for workflow integration
• Secure, sovereign software for military and defense applications
• Modular AI Analytics to identify threats
• Integration with Common Operating Pictures (COP) and ATAK
• Data Sovereignty options for in-country deployment
• Offline Resilience for mission continuity in comms-denied environments
• SOC 2 Type 2 compliant for data security, confidentiality, and system availability
• Strict policy of not sharing customer data with partners
• Data encrypted at rest and during transfer
• Controlled development and production environments
• STAC (SpatioTemporal Asset Catalog) compatible for easy integration with existing software
• Free, frequently updated global imagery from multiple satellite data sources
• User-friendly platform that simplifies access to complex imagery data and analysis