Measurement is becoming the product

Satellites, sensors and models are converging on a market for verified answers — emissions, crop yield, construction progress — rather than raw data feeds.

The signal

Observation companies are shipping analytics APIs and monitoring subscriptions instead of imagery catalogues.

Industries involved

Space
Climate Tech
Smart Cities

Technologies

SpaceScaling

Earth Observation

Satellite constellations that image and sense the planet continuously, across optical, radar and hyperspectral bands.

Climate TechEarly

Direct Air Capture

Machinery that pulls carbon dioxide directly out of ambient air for permanent storage or industrial use.

Companies to watch

SpaceSeries A

Orbital Cartography

Radar imaging constellation with an analytics-first product.

Glasgow, United Kingdom · Founded 2020

Climate TechSeries B

Aerelith Carbon

Direct air capture co-located with geothermal heat and storage.

Reykjavík, Iceland · Founded 2020