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Earth Day 2022 - Observed from Space

It’s Time to Invest in our Pale Blue Dot

Leveraging the power of satellite data to mitigate the global supply chain crisis

This article is the first in a series covering the worldwide supply chain disruptions and how Spire’s global solutions are helping alleviate these pain points across diverse industries including maritime, aviation and weather.

How port weather forecasts can help with maritime operations

Spire’s Data Used in Winning Solutions for the Deloitte Gravity Challenge

With the official launch of Deloitte’s GRAVITY Challenge 04 in 2022, Spire has renewed its commitment as a Data and Technology Provider for the “space innovation program connecting real world problems with the people who can solve them.”

Leveraging data to tackle the challenges of the air cargo boom

Demand for air cargo has grown rapidly over the last two years, and this surge has created a number of challenges.

The economic impact of climate change on ports

What do you do if the world’s busiest port shuts down due to poor weather conditions?

Building mission success with miniaturized satellite technology

The successes of space-based observation and data collection have never been so significant. And we’re doing it with smaller technology than ever before – a 6kg satellite.

5 Ways Weather Insights Can Help Ports Thrive

Despite the innovations in modern technology, transportation and communication, more than 80% of the world’s trade is carried through sea-faring vessels.

Spire Celebrates Recent Milestones: Reflections from our CEO

As Spire reaches several milestones, CEO Peter Platzer looks back on the journey to get here. From a garage start to global offices, the future looks bright.

Geospatial intelligence goes global with air traffic data

Flight tracking data is a valuable resource that helps reveal insights about the global movement of people and cargo.

5 Ways Historical Weather Data will Up Your Maritime Game

The uncertainties of life at sea often witnesses individuals and maritime entities pouring over weather forecast data.

SPACELOOP: Launching a global communications network in months

From a standing start, developing and launching a new satellite-based data transport network designed for IP communications isn’t straightforward, as Luis Muñoz, Director at Orbitare, and his team know only too well.

Restoring peatlands fights global warming. Satellites can help

Peatlands hold more carbon than all the world’s forests. But humans have damaged them.