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Orbital Insight analyzes mountains of geospatial data to provide real-world examples, ranging from natural disasters to economic events, that help organizations transform risk into opportunity.
Geospatial Intelligence
How RBC is Disrupting Traditional Market Research with Alternative Data
The key takeaways from a conversation with Kevin O'Brien, chief executive officer of Orbital Insight, and Michael Tran, managing director at RBC Capital Markets, discussing alternative data’s potential to be the breakthrough solution to "nowcasting."
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Introducing Orbital Insight TerraScope 1.0
What's new, why it matters, and how TerraScope addresses key challenges to simplify geospatial analytics | Orbital Insight TerraScope, our next-generation geospatial analytics platform, democratizes geospatial intelligence and empowers the world’s decision-makers.
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Using Alternative Data to Improve Business Outcomes
Using Alternative Data to Improve Business Outcomes | Data such as foot traffic and satellite imagery is critical for building accurate models and generating objective, transparent and real-time insights
Geospatial Intelligence
How to get ROI from Geospatial Intelligence (Part 2)
How to get ROI from Geospatial Intelligence | 5 steps that’ll take you from start to fully operational, to help you drive sales, reduce risk and cut costs
Geospatial Intelligence
How to get ROI from Geospatial Intelligence (Part 1)
How to get ROI from Geospatial Intelligence | In part 1, learn the 3 critical things to know about your first geospatial analytics program
Geospatial Intelligence
Leveraging Deep Learning for Vehicle Detection And Classification
Object detection has become a core enabling technology for organizations in both the public and private sectors. In this blog, we discuss the mechanics of object detection for vehicles, explore novel techniques for modeling, and address common challenges.
Geospatial Intelligence
Advancing Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Applications With Computer Vision
At Orbital Insight, we have a novel way to solve the aircraft detection problem. In addition to detecting the aircraft, we can also predict the aircraft's orientation in real-world coordinates. We can tell whether the plane is on the runway, ready to fly, or parked for storage.
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Using Satellite Imagery and Computer Vision for Automated Ship Detection
Can geospatial analytics shine a light on the global supply chain disruption and answer what’s causing the traffic jam at the world’s biggest ports? How about using location analytics in financial analysis and equity research at investment banks? Monitoring port activity using alternative data would help predict delays and calculate the impact on sales.
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“Data is choking the Software that was supposed to eat the world”(Part II)
Geospatial data represents a snapshot of the world in a way never before available. Being able to monitor changes on the Earth is such a novel way to think about learning about your business. Just being able to “see” anything anywhere in the world; whether it's what changes on the face of it, how people travel it, or where transportation means move can tell a poignant story in ways that are still being imagined.
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