Leading indicators show a mix of optimistic growth potential and cautious recessionary signals. Unsupervised and supervised satellite activity indices provide predictive insights for the economies of the U.S., Germany, and China.

The steel industry is experiencing fluctuations influenced by global economic conditions, supply disruptions, and evolving demand patterns. Spaceknow indices play a crucial role in detecting significant shifts in the steel industry’s performance before official announcements are made.

Spaceknow’s indices for Germany show a stumbling economy. These indices provide valuable insights and data for analyzing economic trends and performance, including manufacturing output, autos, services, retail sales, trade, new orders, and construction.

SpaceKnow’s data can be used to track attendance in theme parks. Here we look at Disney’s parks in Florida to see if there has been any impact from the current conflicts between the company and the state government.

SpaceKnow indices can track production and inventory rises for electric vehicle companies such as Tesla. Look at the final graph and table to understand how SpaceKnow uses its data to understand inventory build-ups.

Discover Spaceknow’s India package that contains various indices monitoring the Indian economy and can help customers analyze and predict Indian macroeconomic indicators.

Spaceknow’s Truck Stop dataset provides insights into the economic activity and logistics lines of the Russian army in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, as well as the impact of Western sanctions on different regions, highlighting the importance of understanding economic nuances in a complex geopolitical environment. 

Satellite intelligence plays an integral part in monitoring forests. Academics and businesses are advancing various satellite analytics solutions that help in forestry management, detection of illegal logging, tracking carbon credits, or evaluating environmental changes in specific regions

SpaceKnow investigates Chinese retail sales and Chinese housing price trends using China Retail Parking Index and China Cement Storage Index.

SpaceKnow France Nowcasting Insights help our customers track economic growth in important sectors like consumer spending, housing, and exports.

SpaceKnow indices can be used to track US Building Permits, Housing Starts, and non-residential construction spending. Our indices recovered slightly in Q4 2022, suggesting that the outlook for the US construction industry is improving from weak conditions last year.

SpaceKnow’s Chinese Automotive dataset provides an in-depth look at the leading automotive market of the world.

As central banks raise rates around the globe to ward off inflation, risks of a recession are rising. Business owners and consumers alike want to know if a recession is coming, when it will arrive, and what the magnitude and length of the slowdown will be.  SpaceKnow data monitors real-time activity on the ground in […]

12 Charts take you back in time and around the world. Each with a unique story to tell, derived from our satellite activity datasets.

SpaceKnow has several indices to observe activity and demand at US ports. These indices lead us to believe that the congestion at ports is easing. 

SpaceKnow joins the discussion on this year’s record Black Friday using our family of CFI indices for 4000+ logistics centers in the US.

SpaceKnow monitors several industries in China from space. For this SNN, we study those industries by province. Our analysis suggests that full lockdowns have an immediate impact on consumer spending.

SpaceKnow’s indices suggest that so far, Amazon’s activity heading into the all-important Black Friday and Christmas spending season has been lackluster.

Satellite data insights on what we’re seeing in our Germany and Italy satellite activity data indices.

Discover how satellite nowcasting indices help observe congestion on Russian roads and airports as Russians head for the borders.

Discover SpaceKnow’s analysis of activity seen from space for FedEx

September 14, 2022 Germany is closer to energy rationing as Europe heads into the winter season. Gazprom, the majority state-owned Russian gas company, did not restart gas flows from its main pipeline after the recent maintenance period. During the summer, demand for gas was seasonally lower due to the hot weather allowing storage to build […]

Satellite analysis on the Russian cement industry. As Russia stops sharing public cement production data, SpaceKnow is able to close the data gap with its nowcasting activity indices.

China’s economy will have its slowest pace of growth in years, due to a deflating property bubble, zero-tolerance Covid lockdowns and now, a heat wave. SpaceKnow tracks physical locations daily to provide actionable information.

Welcome back to the SpaceKnow Nowcasting Newsletter (SNN) where we deliver insights derived from satellite activity datasets. Let’s jump into what we’re seeing at Nord Stream 1.  Portovoya Nord Stream 1 Compressor Station shows declining heat activity since Russian gas pipeline flows were limited in June 2022. The neighboring LNG Export Terminal has been flaring […]

SpaceKnow recently started a project with ESA to improve the analysis of high resolution SAR imagery for ship detection. Discover the satellites that can see through clouds and at night to make sea activity more transparent and safer.

Together with our partners at ESA, the GEMSTONE project was undertaken to expand the commercial nowcasting capabilities of SpaceKnow.

SpaceKnow’s data derived from satellite imagery provides an exclusive early perspective on current economic trends in China.

SpaceKnow’s data derived from satellite imagery provides an exclusive early perspective on current economic trends in Germany.

Recent developments in the geopolitical arena surrounding Ukraine, Russia, and NATO have drawn the attention of intelligence analysts and companies providing assessments of the latest Russian military movements in the context of a potential escalation. Because the conflict has been going on since 2014, there are many well-known locations used as staging areas for the […]

Let’s explore the key benefits of using satellite data in real estate and land management for all kinds of industrial and commercial facilities.

Even if gas prices are currently falling in Europe  [1], the natural gas market remains influenced by activity related to Russian Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). After explosions ruptured NordStream pipelines, gas deliveries were suspended from the two pipes crossing the Baltic Sea. [2] The situation with the Ukrainian pipelines, another critical route of Russian gas […]

Discover how SpaceKnow technologies can help users manage methane and more.

What we learned from the invasion There is no disputing that the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war present an excellent example of the importance of continuous and accurate intelligence gathering. It is clear from a report published by SpaceKnow just days before the invasion that satellite imagery played a key role in […]

SpaceKnow’s data derived from satellite imagery provides insights on company performance, today we dive into Walmart.

This webinar addressed cleanup site monitoring and inspection needs, the value of using satellite imagery analytics to meet these needs, and the technical details of using various types of imagery, analytical methodologies, and change detection reports.The expert panel discussed: Types, frequency, and resolution of satellite imagery Monitoring construction, encroachment, erosion of cap material, urban development, […]

We now offer our customers data and expert analysis of the US Supply Chain Management in near-real-time as seen from satellite images.

While SAR data are extremely useful for highly skilled defense & intelligence analysts, SpaceKnow cutting edge development and deployment of AI/ML algorithms enables full automation of the imagery analytics process, finally unlocking this state-of-the-art technology to the wider market.

In this study, we illustrate how our satellite-based nowcasting solutions can be used to track the evolution of the economic impact during one month of the nationwide lockdown in Malaysia imposed in June 2021 in response to the latest surge of the pandemic.

Remote Sensing Technologies are being used to determine the physical properties of land and what it is used for. Deforestation/reforestation, illegal logging, safety of critical infrastructure like power lines and railway lines, and vegetation health are among the many use cases for this technology. Our Chief Scientist, Michal Reinstein, describes SpaceKnow solution in this blog.

With modern SAR satellites from providers such as Sentinel 1 or Iceye, SpaceKnow provides deep insights in 3D surface mapping and monitoring. Read our blog to learn how our technology helps the mining industry.

With high tensions and the whole world watching the Russia-Ukraine border last month, we decided to apply our machine learning algorithms to analyze the assets at the Morozovsk Air Base located nearby. Our aim was to detect and evaluate any unusual activity, compared to previous years.

SpaceKnow Spotlight gives you a window into our company – our people, style of work, and personality. This post, the first of our Spotlight series, introduces one of our rockstar Data Scientists.

With all the new satellites and satellite imagery providers coming to the market, we’ve had to be creative in our approach to algorithm development. In this blog, our Chief Scientist dives into our methodology.

Satellites can image almost every corner of the earth. ML algorithms can be developed to recognize objects, detect changes, and measure economic activity with these images. This opens up endless possibilities. The question is not only what to look for – but where to look for it?

Public and private service providers need reliable and up-to-date information about the urban landscape in order to efficiently plan maintenance, improvement and building of infrastructure. Satellites orbiting the Earth generate vast amounts of unstructured data. Using AI, we are able to analyze this data instantaneously and provide decision makers with unique insights into urban monitoring worldwide.

COVID has driven the demand for electronics through the roof, causing a global shortage of semiconductors, which has forced a variety of auto manufacturers to temporarily cease operations. Our algorithms process satellite data to capture these shutdowns in near-real time.

In the past year, we’ve launched lots of new, groundbreaking datasets. SpaceKnow Insights is a data platform that brings these pieces together, giving our customers a front-row seat to see what’s happening in every industry observable from space, every day.

It’s no secret we live in a data-driven world. As more satellites get launched into the sky, image resolution becomes finer, costs go down, and satellite data analytics becomes more useful to organizations of all kinds. This article will prepare you to leverage this advanced technology.

More than half of the world’s population live in cities. 17 of the top 20 fastest-growing economies are cities in India. Using satellite data, we provide timely alternative data in regions where information is scarce. In this article, we use our proprietary AI/ML algorithms to analyze urban growth in the fastest-growing city in the world: Surat, India.

As a second wave of COVID19 lockdowns hit Europe, we look at our new nowcasting Satellite Activity Indices (SAI) to assess the effect on economic activity. Read our blog to find out how the second wave compares to the last lockdown, and how various sectors in different countries are responding.

In late July, a cargo ship called MV Wakashio ran aground south of Mauritius, causing the biggest ecological disaster ever faced in the Indian Ocean. In this article, we use our proprietary Change Detection algorithms to analyze the crisis from space.

In this blog, we look at insights from our new Activity Structure Index – a warning signal for economic inflection points by looking at how COVID-19 lockdowns impacted auto production.

In this article, we uncover insights into China’s auto industry rebound post COVID lockdown, using our new China Automotive Satellite Activity Index. This is one of many industry specific indices we will be releasing in the near future, built using satellite data.

Our team has developed AI/ML algorithms designed to precisely classify military equipment on the ground using high-resolution satellite imagery. We analyzed Yelizovo Air Force Base and Avacha Bay to see if we could validate what was reported by the press.

Our China Satellite Manufacturing Index (June number released today) is an independent snapshot of overall manufacturing activity from space. In this post, we break the index down into specific categories ranging from distribution centers to container ports and more.

We are proud to announce the launch of SpaceKnow Nowcasting Solutions (SKNOW), an independent, near real-time product suite that tracks economic activity across a range of countries and industries.

“Climate change remains the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellbeing of the peoples of the Pacific,” according to the Boe Declaration of the 18 countries at the 49th Pacific Islands Forum in September 2018. It’s not only carbon emissions like methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) that disturb the atmosphere and threaten climate change, […]

Increasing ocean vitality vulnerability led SpaceKnow to investigate artificial islands across the globe where the impact of trash has severely affected the ecosystem. We tracked ship activity as well as the progression of urbanization. See how the activity of ships around artificial landfills is tracked and detected by SpaceKnow analytics.

We provide our users with the capability to count cranes in construction zones and receive the precise GPS coordinates of each. Cranes represent construction, urban growth and economic activity. SpaceKnow uses ‘machine learning’ to create algorithms that detect trends in satellite imagery received from our providers like Planet, Airbus, and Digitalglobe. The images here are […]

China continues to push its economic agenda into the 21st Century with massive modernization to the Silk Road. The new initiatives are called the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road. With clients of SpaceKnow highly focused on this project over the next decade, we continue our studies of China and its economic ambitions with […]

The recent droughts have had a severe impact on urban vegetation in the European Union. SpaceKnow recently examined the drought in Germany, revealing changes in vegetative health and yield in cities. SpaceKnow used its Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), a graphical calculator capable of analyzing surface coverage to examine the drought. The NDVI algorithm measures […]

Leading indicators show a mix of optimistic growth potential and cautious recessionary signals. Unsupervised and supervised satellite activity indices provide predictive insights for the economies of the U.S., Germany, and China.

The steel industry is experiencing fluctuations influenced by global economic conditions, supply disruptions, and evolving demand patterns. Spaceknow indices play a crucial role in detecting significant shifts in the steel industry’s performance before official announcements are made.

Spaceknow’s indices for Germany show a stumbling economy. These indices provide valuable insights and data for analyzing economic trends and performance, including manufacturing output, autos, services, retail sales, trade, new orders, and construction.

SpaceKnow’s data can be used to track attendance in theme parks. Here we look at Disney’s parks in Florida to see if there has been any impact from the current conflicts between the company and the state government.

SpaceKnow indices can track production and inventory rises for electric vehicle companies such as Tesla. Look at the final graph and table to understand how SpaceKnow uses its data to understand inventory build-ups.

Discover Spaceknow’s India package that contains various indices monitoring the Indian economy and can help customers analyze and predict Indian macroeconomic indicators.

Spaceknow’s Truck Stop dataset provides insights into the economic activity and logistics lines of the Russian army in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, as well as the impact of Western sanctions on different regions, highlighting the importance of understanding economic nuances in a complex geopolitical environment. 

SpaceKnow investigates Chinese retail sales and Chinese housing price trends using China Retail Parking Index and China Cement Storage Index.

SpaceKnow France Nowcasting Insights help our customers track economic growth in important sectors like consumer spending, housing, and exports.

SpaceKnow indices can be used to track US Building Permits, Housing Starts, and non-residential construction spending. Our indices recovered slightly in Q4 2022, suggesting that the outlook for the US construction industry is improving from weak conditions last year.

SpaceKnow’s Chinese Automotive dataset provides an in-depth look at the leading automotive market of the world.

As central banks raise rates around the globe to ward off inflation, risks of a recession are rising. Business owners and consumers alike want to know if a recession is coming, when it will arrive, and what the magnitude and length of the slowdown will be.  SpaceKnow data monitors real-time activity on the ground in […]

12 Charts take you back in time and around the world. Each with a unique story to tell, derived from our satellite activity datasets.

SpaceKnow has several indices to observe activity and demand at US ports. These indices lead us to believe that the congestion at ports is easing. 

SpaceKnow joins the discussion on this year’s record Black Friday using our family of CFI indices for 4000+ logistics centers in the US.

SpaceKnow monitors several industries in China from space. For this SNN, we study those industries by province. Our analysis suggests that full lockdowns have an immediate impact on consumer spending.

SpaceKnow’s indices suggest that so far, Amazon’s activity heading into the all-important Black Friday and Christmas spending season has been lackluster.

Satellite data insights on what we’re seeing in our Germany and Italy satellite activity data indices.

Discover how satellite nowcasting indices help observe congestion on Russian roads and airports as Russians head for the borders.

Discover SpaceKnow’s analysis of activity seen from space for FedEx

September 14, 2022 Germany is closer to energy rationing as Europe heads into the winter season. Gazprom, the majority state-owned Russian gas company, did not restart gas flows from its main pipeline after the recent maintenance period. During the summer, demand for gas was seasonally lower due to the hot weather allowing storage to build […]

China’s economy will have its slowest pace of growth in years, due to a deflating property bubble, zero-tolerance Covid lockdowns and now, a heat wave. SpaceKnow tracks physical locations daily to provide actionable information.

SpaceKnow’s data derived from satellite imagery provides insights on company performance, today we dive into Walmart.

SpaceKnow recently started a project with ESA to improve the analysis of high resolution SAR imagery for ship detection. Discover the satellites that can see through clouds and at night to make sea activity more transparent and safer.

Together with our partners at ESA, the GEMSTONE project was undertaken to expand the commercial nowcasting capabilities of SpaceKnow.

SpaceKnow’s data derived from satellite imagery provides an exclusive early perspective on current economic trends in China.

SpaceKnow’s data derived from satellite imagery provides an exclusive early perspective on current economic trends in Germany.

We now offer our customers data and expert analysis of the US Supply Chain Management in near-real-time as seen from satellite images.

In this study, we illustrate how our satellite-based nowcasting solutions can be used to track the evolution of the economic impact during one month of the nationwide lockdown in Malaysia imposed in June 2021 in response to the latest surge of the pandemic.

Satellites can image almost every corner of the earth. ML algorithms can be developed to recognize objects, detect changes, and measure economic activity with these images. This opens up endless possibilities. The question is not only what to look for – but where to look for it?

COVID has driven the demand for electronics through the roof, causing a global shortage of semiconductors, which has forced a variety of auto manufacturers to temporarily cease operations. Our algorithms process satellite data to capture these shutdowns in near-real time.

In the past year, we’ve launched lots of new, groundbreaking datasets. SpaceKnow Insights is a data platform that brings these pieces together, giving our customers a front-row seat to see what’s happening in every industry observable from space, every day.

As a second wave of COVID19 lockdowns hit Europe, we look at our new nowcasting Satellite Activity Indices (SAI) to assess the effect on economic activity. Read our blog to find out how the second wave compares to the last lockdown, and how various sectors in different countries are responding.

In this blog, we look at insights from our new Activity Structure Index – a warning signal for economic inflection points by looking at how COVID-19 lockdowns impacted auto production.

In this article, we uncover insights into China’s auto industry rebound post COVID lockdown, using our new China Automotive Satellite Activity Index. This is one of many industry specific indices we will be releasing in the near future, built using satellite data.

Our China Satellite Manufacturing Index (June number released today) is an independent snapshot of overall manufacturing activity from space. In this post, we break the index down into specific categories ranging from distribution centers to container ports and more.

We are proud to announce the launch of SpaceKnow Nowcasting Solutions (SKNOW), an independent, near real-time product suite that tracks economic activity across a range of countries and industries.

Even if gas prices are currently falling in Europe  [1], the natural gas market remains influenced by activity related to Russian Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG). After explosions ruptured NordStream pipelines, gas deliveries were suspended from the two pipes crossing the Baltic Sea. [2] The situation with the Ukrainian pipelines, another critical route of Russian gas […]

September 14, 2022 Germany is closer to energy rationing as Europe heads into the winter season. Gazprom, the majority state-owned Russian gas company, did not restart gas flows from its main pipeline after the recent maintenance period. During the summer, demand for gas was seasonally lower due to the hot weather allowing storage to build […]

Welcome back to the SpaceKnow Nowcasting Newsletter (SNN) where we deliver insights derived from satellite activity datasets. Let’s jump into what we’re seeing at Nord Stream 1.  Portovoya Nord Stream 1 Compressor Station shows declining heat activity since Russian gas pipeline flows were limited in June 2022. The neighboring LNG Export Terminal has been flaring […]

Together with our partners at ESA, the GEMSTONE project was undertaken to expand the commercial nowcasting capabilities of SpaceKnow.

With modern SAR satellites from providers such as Sentinel 1 or Iceye, SpaceKnow provides deep insights in 3D surface mapping and monitoring. Read our blog to learn how our technology helps the mining industry.

Spaceknow’s Truck Stop dataset provides insights into the economic activity and logistics lines of the Russian army in the ongoing conflict with Ukraine, as well as the impact of Western sanctions on different regions, highlighting the importance of understanding economic nuances in a complex geopolitical environment. 

Discover how satellite nowcasting indices help observe congestion on Russian roads and airports as Russians head for the borders.

What we learned from the invasion There is no disputing that the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the ongoing war present an excellent example of the importance of continuous and accurate intelligence gathering. It is clear from a report published by SpaceKnow just days before the invasion that satellite imagery played a key role in […]

Recent developments in the geopolitical arena surrounding Ukraine, Russia, and NATO have drawn the attention of intelligence analysts and companies providing assessments of the latest Russian military movements in the context of a potential escalation. Because the conflict has been going on since 2014, there are many well-known locations used as staging areas for the […]

While SAR data are extremely useful for highly skilled defense & intelligence analysts, SpaceKnow cutting edge development and deployment of AI/ML algorithms enables full automation of the imagery analytics process, finally unlocking this state-of-the-art technology to the wider market.

With high tensions and the whole world watching the Russia-Ukraine border last month, we decided to apply our machine learning algorithms to analyze the assets at the Morozovsk Air Base located nearby. Our aim was to detect and evaluate any unusual activity, compared to previous years.

Our team has developed AI/ML algorithms designed to precisely classify military equipment on the ground using high-resolution satellite imagery. We analyzed Yelizovo Air Force Base and Avacha Bay to see if we could validate what was reported by the press.

Let’s explore the key benefits of using satellite data in real estate and land management for all kinds of industrial and commercial facilities.

Satellite intelligence plays an integral part in monitoring forests. Academics and businesses are advancing various satellite analytics solutions that help in forestry management, detection of illegal logging, tracking carbon credits, or evaluating environmental changes in specific regions

Discover how SpaceKnow technologies can help users manage methane and more.

This webinar addressed cleanup site monitoring and inspection needs, the value of using satellite imagery analytics to meet these needs, and the technical details of using various types of imagery, analytical methodologies, and change detection reports.The expert panel discussed: Types, frequency, and resolution of satellite imagery Monitoring construction, encroachment, erosion of cap material, urban development, […]

Remote Sensing Technologies are being used to determine the physical properties of land and what it is used for. Deforestation/reforestation, illegal logging, safety of critical infrastructure like power lines and railway lines, and vegetation health are among the many use cases for this technology. Our Chief Scientist, Michal Reinstein, describes SpaceKnow solution in this blog.

In late July, a cargo ship called MV Wakashio ran aground south of Mauritius, causing the biggest ecological disaster ever faced in the Indian Ocean. In this article, we use our proprietary Change Detection algorithms to analyze the crisis from space.

“Climate change remains the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellbeing of the peoples of the Pacific,” according to the Boe Declaration of the 18 countries at the 49th Pacific Islands Forum in September 2018. It’s not only carbon emissions like methane (CH4) and carbon dioxide (CO2) that disturb the atmosphere and threaten climate change, […]

Increasing ocean vitality vulnerability led SpaceKnow to investigate artificial islands across the globe where the impact of trash has severely affected the ecosystem. We tracked ship activity as well as the progression of urbanization. See how the activity of ships around artificial landfills is tracked and detected by SpaceKnow analytics.

The recent droughts have had a severe impact on urban vegetation in the European Union. SpaceKnow recently examined the drought in Germany, revealing changes in vegetative health and yield in cities. SpaceKnow used its Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), a graphical calculator capable of analyzing surface coverage to examine the drought. The NDVI algorithm measures […]

Let’s explore the key benefits of using satellite data in real estate and land management for all kinds of industrial and commercial facilities.

SpaceKnow indices can be used to track US Building Permits, Housing Starts, and non-residential construction spending. Our indices recovered slightly in Q4 2022, suggesting that the outlook for the US construction industry is improving from weak conditions last year.

Satellite analysis on the Russian cement industry. As Russia stops sharing public cement production data, SpaceKnow is able to close the data gap with its nowcasting activity indices.

China’s economy will have its slowest pace of growth in years, due to a deflating property bubble, zero-tolerance Covid lockdowns and now, a heat wave. SpaceKnow tracks physical locations daily to provide actionable information.

Public and private service providers need reliable and up-to-date information about the urban landscape in order to efficiently plan maintenance, improvement and building of infrastructure. Satellites orbiting the Earth generate vast amounts of unstructured data. Using AI, we are able to analyze this data instantaneously and provide decision makers with unique insights into urban monitoring worldwide.

More than half of the world’s population live in cities. 17 of the top 20 fastest-growing economies are cities in India. Using satellite data, we provide timely alternative data in regions where information is scarce. In this article, we use our proprietary AI/ML algorithms to analyze urban growth in the fastest-growing city in the world: Surat, India.

We provide our users with the capability to count cranes in construction zones and receive the precise GPS coordinates of each. Cranes represent construction, urban growth and economic activity. SpaceKnow uses ‘machine learning’ to create algorithms that detect trends in satellite imagery received from our providers like Planet, Airbus, and Digitalglobe. The images here are […]

China continues to push its economic agenda into the 21st Century with massive modernization to the Silk Road. The new initiatives are called the Silk Road Economic Belt and the 21st-century Maritime Silk Road. With clients of SpaceKnow highly focused on this project over the next decade, we continue our studies of China and its economic ambitions with […]

It’s no secret we live in a data-driven world. As more satellites get launched into the sky, image resolution becomes finer, costs go down, and satellite data analytics becomes more useful to organizations of all kinds. This article will prepare you to leverage this advanced technology.

SpaceKnow recently started a project with ESA to improve the analysis of high resolution SAR imagery for ship detection. Discover the satellites that can see through clouds and at night to make sea activity more transparent and safer.

With all the new satellites and satellite imagery providers coming to the market, we’ve had to be creative in our approach to algorithm development. In this blog, our Chief Scientist dives into our methodology.