Maritime Resources

Vessel tracking data delivers greater value for fisherman

Published January 6, 2022

Vessel tracking data helps fishing community maximize price per kilo and promotes sustainability and higher quality products,

Innovative Customer Spotlight: Gravity Supply Chain digitalizes supply chains – from start to finish

Published January 6, 2022

Our customers constantly amaze us with their innovative approach to industry solutions and out-of-the-box ideas to build a better planet. This month’s Innovative Customer Spotlight is on Gravity Supply Chain and how their real-time visibility and execution platform is connecting and digitizing companies that work within the supply chain.

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Why data is not a commodity

Published December 29, 2021

Data has long been called “the new oil” and while both data and oil fuel productivity, that’s really where the similarities end. From sourcing to storing – data is a vastly different fuel than oil.

Combining Earth Observation and Earth Intelligence Data to Combat Illegal Fishing and Human Trafficking

Published December 10, 2021

Join Spire Federal and Planet Federal in this first-ever earth intelligence and earth observation data fusion interactive session. Spire Federal will provide real-time AIS-based maritime data to be used in combination with Planet Federal’s daily Earth satellite data, on-demand. Join us for this one of a kind interactive session, combining Planet’s earth observation data and Spire’s earth intelligence data to support investigations into illegal fishing and human trafficking.

Innovative Customer Spotlight - Skylight from the Allen Institute for AI (AI2)

Published November 25, 2021

Our customers constantly amaze us with their innovative approach to industry solutions and out-of-the-box ideas to build a better planet. This month’s Innovative Customer Spotlight is on Skylight, a real-time maritime transparency tool from the Allen Institute for AI (AI2). Learn how Skylight is helping to identify illegal fishing activities that threaten fish populations and ocean ecosystems around the world.

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Vessel Tracking & Analytics: The value of AIS today and tomorrow

Published November 25, 2021

The uses for AIS data have flourished recently making AIS much more than a tool for collision avoidance. AIS data is now used to provide transparency in shipping, track global commodities, and more.

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5 Ways Historical Weather Data will Up Your Maritime Game

Published November 18, 2021

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

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The hidden value of historical weather data

Published November 5, 2021

“Red sky at night, sailor’s delight. Red sky in morning, sailor’s warning”- Unknown

If you want to solve your last mile problems, start with the first miles

Published November 2, 2021

Shipments are taking longer than expected to arrive at their destinations. There are many reasons supply chains are strained and most of them can’t be solved overnight. So how do we manage cargo shipping and delivery when standard timelines no longer apply? We focus on starts and finishes: the first mile and the last mile.