The International Space Apps Challenge created by NASA is set for the first weekend of October globally including in a record nine Canadian cities.
Read More »On 10th anniversary, NASA’s Space Apps Challenge continues to grow
NASA’s Space Apps Challenge engaged over 2,000 students in its first global hackathon in 2012. By last year’s edition, that engagement had grown to 26,165 participants.
Read More »SkyWatch and Wyvern partner on hyperspectral data delivery
SkyWatch is once again in the news. After getting its Series A round of funding closed early in 2020, the company has been relatively quiet. However, over the past few weeks the company has had several announcements including its Series B round of funding. Now comes news of a new Canadian partner in Wyvern for hyperspectral data. This page is for subscribers only. Already a …
Read More »SkyWatch’s James Slifierz in conversation
On this weeks Space Economy podcast my returning guest is James Slifierz, the CEO of SkyWatch.
Read More »SkyWatch TerraStream set for launch on SpaceX Transporter-2 mission will support agriculture sector
The D2 / Atlacom-1 nanosatellite scheduled to launch on the SpaceX Transporter-2 mission will include the SkyWatch TerraStream data management solution which will be used to support the Mexican agriculture sector. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »SkyWatch raises $17.2 million USD in Series B
Less than a week after announcing the launch of the first TerraStream enabled satellite, SkyWatch today announced it had completed its Series B round of founding and raised US$17.2 million (CAD$21M). This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »First SkyWatch TerraStream enabled satellites set for launch this month
SkyWatch announced today that the Poland based satellite company SatRevolution, which will see two of their STORK satellites launch later this month, will have SkyWatch's integrated data management solution TerraStream onboard. This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Picterra and SkyWatch partner for AI and Machine Learning Earth Observation Change Detection
SkyWatch, who develop Earth Observation (EO) software that connects satellite data operators and application developers, is always looking for ways to fulfill its mission of making EO data more accessible and cheaper. Today they announced a new partnership with Picterra who offer a machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) software-as-a-service geospatial platform. In an interview with SpaceQ, SkyWatch CEO James Slifierz discusses the new …
Read More »Space Apps Challenge goes virtual and grows in Canada
The Space Apps Challenge started as a NASA backed hackathon nine years ago with global participation. It has now grown to the point where Canada can stand on its own with five years of Canadian Space Agency support, and this year, a national sponsor in MDA.
Read More »SkyWatch expands agricultural customer base with AgIntegrated collaboration
SkyWatch bills itself as an agnostic data provider looking to provide data to whatever vertical needs Earth Observation (EO) data. Today the company announced a new collaboration with AgIntegrated that will expand their customer base in the agricultural sector.
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