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The SkyWatch Blog

Our official blog with insights into the Earth observation and remote sensing industries.

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Content Store commercial imagery is now discoverable through ArcGIS Living Atlas and Esri Store

October 15, 2026

Case Study: Behar Mapping

September 27, 2026

Case Study: Delta Geomatics

September 18, 2026

Rocket Lab Just Booked Three More SAR Launches. But That’s Not the Main Story.

August 27, 2026

Large conveyor belts moving coal piles

Estimating Stockpile Volumes From Satellite Imagery: Methods, Accuracy, and Best Practices

August 25, 2026

Three-panel aerial view: mountains and a lake on the left, a lattice power transmission tower in the center, and a telecom tower by a road on the right.

Satellite vs Aerial vs Drone for Infrastructure Monitoring: How to Choose (and Why You Shouldn’t Have To Pick Just One)

August 18, 2026

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Flexible Invoice Management: Billing That Matches How Your Organization Actually Works

July 9, 2026

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5 SkyWatch Platform Updates That Make Time-Critical Geospatial Work Easier

July 7, 2026

Banner announcing ultra-high resolution drone imagery now available in Content Store for ArcGIS by SkyWatch/Spexi logos present

Every Altitude, One Workflow: Drone Imagery Now Available in SkyWatch Content Store

June 25, 2026

Earth observation data

A Beginner’s Guide to Using Earth Observation Data

January 27, 2026

Satellites from various satellite imagery providers orbiting Earth

Evaluating Satellite Imagery Providers: What Enterprise Leaders Need to Know

January 20, 2026

Business user looking at Earth observation data on a computer monitor

Common Mistakes Business Users Make with Earth Observation Data (and How to Avoid Them)

January 16, 2026

Satellite imagery for regulatory compliance - image of mine

How Satellite Imagery Helps Enterprises Stay Ahead of Regulatory Compliance

January 13, 2026

Exploring Live Satellite View: What’s Possible with Real-Time Satellite Imagery?

January 8, 2026

Fall foliage in Pennsylvania captured by Landsat. Satellite imagery pricing: open data

Satellite Imagery Pricing: What You Need to Know

November 7, 2025

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Aerial Imagery is Now Available in Content Store for ArcGIS

October 23, 2025

Highest resolution satellite imagery - Pléiades Neo image of Venice, Italy

Highest Resolution Satellite Imagery: What You Should Know

October 16, 2025

Highest resolution satellite imagery - Pléiades Neo image of Venice, Italy

How To Buy Satellite Images

September 20, 2025

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A New Perspective: Aerial Imagery Now Available on SkyWatch

July 17, 2025

What is satellite imagery used for - Construction monitoring of Highmark Stadium construction

What Is Satellite Imagery? A Guide for Modern Businesses

July 12, 2025

Asset monitoring in Oil and gas

Enhancing Asset Monitoring in Oil and Gas with Satellite Technology

June 13, 2025

project site monitoring

Drones vs Satellites: What’s Better for Project Site Monitoring?

June 13, 2025

Remote Sensing for Oil Pipeline Monitoring: What You Need to Know

June 13, 2025

Solar farm site selection

Solar Farm Site Selection Made Easy with Satellite Intelligence

June 13, 2025

Solar farm monitoring

The New Standard in Solar Farm Monitoring: Faster, Safer, Smarter

June 13, 2025

renewable energy

Cut Costs and Boost Efficiency in Renewable Energy Site Planning

June 13, 2025

Wind Farm Mapping

Wind Farm Mapping Tools That Deliver Results

June 13, 2025

oil field site monitoring

New Era of Oil Field Site Monitoring: Secure, Scalable, Smart

June 13, 2025

environmental impact assessment for oil and gas

The Need for Environmental Impact Assessments of Oil Fields

June 13, 2025

oil and gas infrastructure

Oil and Gas Infrastructure Monitoring That Delivers Results

June 13, 2025

4 Ways Investors Use Satellite Imagery

January 31, 2025

Announcing SAR Tasking Availability on SkyWatch HUB and EXPLORE

January 16, 2025

Check out the Latest Version of our ArcGIS Pro Add-In

January 14, 2025

ImageSat International (ISI) Data Now Available via SkyWatch

November 20, 2024

consumerization of geospatial data

The Consumerization of Geospatial Data

October 29, 2024

Introducing SkyWatch HUB

September 26, 2024

Doha Airport - Qatar Impro 50cm

SkyWatch Signs Data Distribution Agreement with IMPRO

September 11, 2024

Wyvern Hyperspectral Data Now Available to SkyWatch Customers

September 4, 2024

Satellite imagery for reforestation Comparison of trees identified with satellite imagery SPACETREES

Leveraging Satellite Imagery For Reforestation

July 18, 2024

Explore Very High Resolution Data with SkyWatch

July 2, 2024

The SkyWatch Platform

Introducing the SkyWatch Platform

May 17, 2024

Al Jazeera case study

How Al Jazeera Leverages Satellite Imagery for Media Analysis

April 23, 2024

Enhancing News Coverage with Satellite Imagery Analysis

April 16, 2024

Changing the Oil and Gas Industry with Satellite Data

March 19, 2024

Capella Space Selects SkyWatch as Platform Partner

March 5, 2024

Urban Sky 2024 Urban Catalog & Custom Tasking Now Available

February 12, 2024

Satellite view of a town used by local government to monitor public assets and land.

How Local Governments Use Satellite Data

January 30, 2024

Do More With Very High-Resolution Imagery With SkyWatch

January 25, 2024

Advantages and Disadvantages of Remote Sensing

January 9, 2024

Explaining the Six Components of a Remote Sensing System

December 18, 2023

canadian satellites

Canada’s Contribution to Space: A Look at Canadian Satellites

December 5, 2023

Aerial satellite view of an open-pit mine showing terraced extraction levels

Five Ways Satellite Imagery Is Transforming The Mining Industry

November 22, 2023

Task Satellites to Capture Amazing Photos From Space With SkyWatch

January 25, 2023

How To Use Satellite Imagery In A Utility Use Case

December 15, 2022

Making Earth Observation Data Easy To Distribute And Access

December 6, 2022

How Satellite Operators Save $60-100m To Monetize Their Data

December 6, 2022

How Do You Get Data From Satellites To Earth?

December 6, 2022

Earth Observation Data: Understanding Resolutions

November 23, 2022

SkyWatch Partners With Pakistan-Based Farmdar

November 18, 2022

TerraStream Includes All The Partners You Need

November 15, 2022

How Investors Use Satellite Imagery.

November 15, 2022

What Data Do You Need

November 14, 2022

Earth Observation: Saving Lives In Oil And Gas

November 14, 2022

Why GIS Specialists Are Shifting From Mapping to Monitoring

October 18, 2022

How to Choose the Right Satellite Imagery Provider

September 26, 2022

Case Study with BAP Intel: From Hobbyist to Professional Analyst

August 11, 2022

Using multiple sensors: What is a Tip and Cue Sensor?

August 5, 2022

Types of Earth Observation Data

August 5, 2022

The Story Of SkyWatch – High Resolution Satellite Imagery

August 5, 2022

The Ultimate Satellite Imagery Guide

July 19, 2022

The 5 Coolest Uses For Satellite Imagery

July 11, 2022

5 Ways to Use Satellite Data For Health

July 11, 2022

Mapping racial diversity with satellite data

July 11, 2022

Monitoring animal populations from space

July 11, 2022

Monitoring forest fires with satellites

July 11, 2022

What resolution do I need when using satellite data?

July 11, 2022

Modelling pollutant exposure from space

July 11, 2022

Estimating soil moisture from satellite data

July 11, 2022

Improving flood forecasting with Earth observation data

July 11, 2022

Using spatial and aerial imagery to estimate crop surfaces

July 11, 2022

How SkyWatch Handled The First Few Months Of The Pandemic

May 14, 2022

SkyWatch: A Platform for All of Earth Observation

May 14, 2022

Locating uranium deposits with satellite data

April 28, 2022

How Government Agencies Use SkyWatch

April 28, 2022

Counting seals in cape cod with satellites

Counting Seals in Cape Cod With Satellites

April 28, 2022

Studying Volcanoes and Earthquakes with Synthetic Aperture Radar

April 28, 2022

Helping in the aftermath of Hurricane Dorian

April 28, 2022

How to Use Satellite Imagery to Reduce Risk in Oil & Gas

April 28, 2022

Top 10 Free Sources of Satellite Data

April 28, 2022

What does real-time satellite data really look like?

April 28, 2022

How an Intelligence company uses SkyWatch EarthCache

April 28, 2022

How a Precision Agriculture Application Uses SkyWatch EarthCache

April 28, 2022

Design and Implement Sustainability Strategies With Satellite Data

April 28, 2022

AI in Space

April 28, 2022

Understanding data transfers

April 28, 2022

Understanding how Satellite Images are created

April 28, 2022

Understanding Orbits

April 28, 2022

What’s the difference between multispectral, hyperspectral, and SAR?

April 28, 2022

How an infrastructure company uses satellite data

April 28, 2022

How an Artificial Intelligence company uses satellite data

April 28, 2022

Using satellite imagery over drones

5 Benefits of Using Satellite Imagery Over Drones

April 28, 2022

Satellite Image Outputs and Their Applications

April 28, 2022

Why Buying Satellite Imagery Used to Be So Hard

April 28, 2022

SkyWatch provides Orbital Eye with an efficient alternative to helicopter monitoring

April 28, 2022

Top Four Coolest Ways Satellite Imagery is Being Used

April 27, 2022

B.C. Students Representing Canada at Global CanSat Comp

September 29, 2021