Media & Newsrooms
Enhance news coverage with satellite imagery
When a story breaks anywhere on Earth, getting a credible, compelling visual of what happened — and what changed — is hard, expensive, and slow through traditional channels. SkyWatch gives newsrooms an affordable way to access satellite, aerial, and drone imagery of any location, compare before and after, and back coverage with data — on deadline.
The platform
A unified platform for visual storytelling
SkyWatch gives newsrooms a single place to discover, buy, manage, and integrate geospatial data — no specialized expertise or multiple vendors required.
Discover imagery across providers
Access satellite, aerial, and (soon) drone imagery from a growing ecosystem of providers — without managing multiple vendors.
Purchase and task new data on demand
Order imagery when and where you need it, with transparent pricing and flexible tasking options.
Centralize and manage your imagery
Keep historical and current data organized, accessible, and ready for analysis across teams.
Integrate into your existing workflows
Use imagery directly in GIS platforms like ArcGIS, internal dashboards and analytics tools, and automated monitoring systems via API.
Show audiences exactly what changed
Compare imagery from before and after an event to give your audience a clear, credible view of what happened — anywhere on Earth.
Track developing situations as they unfold
Task new captures of your area of interest to follow a story as it develops — remotely, affordably, and on your schedule.
Use cases
Use cases for newsrooms
Put satellite, aerial, and drone imagery to work across the workflows that matter most to your team.
Before & after event imagery
Compare imagery from before and after a global event to show audiences exactly what changed.
Breaking news & developing stories
Task new captures of your area of interest to follow a story as it unfolds.
Conflict & disaster coverage
Document the scale and impact of conflicts, disasters, and humanitarian events remotely and safely.
Climate & environmental stories
Visualize and measure environmental change over time, including vegetation indices like EVI.
Investigative & data journalism
Build a verifiable visual record to support investigations and data-driven reporting.
Why SkyWatch
Why newsrooms choose SkyWatch
- Cover any location on Earth, remotely
- Affordable access without long-term contracts
- Credible, verifiable imagery for your audience
- Historical archive plus freshly tasked captures
- Data beyond the image to deepen your story
Built for your team
Built for how your team works
Whether you're a GIS analyst, an operations lead, a data engineer, or an executive — SkyWatch fits into your workflow, not the other way around.
GIS analysts
Working in ArcGIS and other GIS platforms, pulling imagery straight into existing projects.
Operations teams
Monitoring distributed assets day to day and acting on change as it happens.
Data & engineering teams
Building internal tools and automated monitoring on top of the API.
Executives & decision-makers
Who need clearer, faster visibility across the whole organization.
Data partners
Imagery from the world's leading providers
Access an ever-growing network of satellite, aerial, and drone operators — all through a single SkyWatch account.
Put the whole planet in your newsroom
Access satellite, aerial, and drone imagery from anywhere on Earth — to visualize global events and back your coverage with data.