Ursa Space Systems

Ursa Space Systems builds software that converts complex satellite data into geospatial intelligence for organisations worldwide. Its platform draws on more than 90 geospatial sources, including synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites, to answer questions about conditions on the ground anywhere in the world and to produce rapid reports that require no specialised training to interpret. The company is headquartered in Ithaca, New York, and provides global monitoring coverage.

The engineering work spans remote sensing, data science, geographic information systems, geospatial analytics and the data pipelines that connect them. Over the past decade the company has built relationships with satellite data providers and the pipelines needed to ingest and fuse their feeds at scale; combining SAR data with other sources is central to the platform's output. The technical challenge is one of turning heterogeneous, high-volume sensor data into clear, timely answers.

Customers and use cases span government, defense, finance, energy, maritime, disaster response and infrastructure monitoring. The stated aim is to make geospatial intelligence accessible to anyone who needs it, with an emphasis on usability and on supporting critical decisions; partnership with satellite providers is treated as a long-term undertaking.