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AI Superresolution of public satellite imagery by Nextav

  • Generic / Specific: Real case study
  • Company Name: NextAV
  • Email: hichem.mokni@nextav.ai
  • Year of implementation: 2024
  • Country of implementation: Tunisia
  • Technology: Earth Observation Services, Remote Monitoring, SAR
  • Industry: Aerospace, AI Development, Environment Protection, Logistics and transportation, Mining and Exploration, Oil & gas, Urban Planning and Infrastructure
Challenge:

NextAV is addressing the challenge of limited and costly earth observation data collection and analysis in various industries, including mining, agriculture, oil & gas, and urban planning. Commercial satellite imagery comes with exorbitant costs, making it inaccessible for many organizations, especially those operating on a tight budget. Beneficiaries of NextAV’s solution are companies operating in these industries seeking to optimize their operations, ensure safety compliance, and minimize their environmental footprint. Additionally, governments and environmental organizations can benefit from accurate and continuous monitoring of natural resources and economic activities.

Solution:

NextAV’s cutting-edge product offers an innovative AI-powered super-resolution technique that revolutionizes satellite data analysis. Unlike expensive commercial satellite imagery, we leverage freely available and regularly updated open-source satellite data, avoiding significant financial burdens on our clients. Our super-resolution technique allows us to enhance the resolution of public satellite images, providing continuous monitoring with impressive high-resolution imagery, updated every 5 days at most.
By providing cost-effective and accessible satellite data, our advanced analytics enable clients to detect significant changes in real-time and optimize operations, leading to substantial cost savings and efficient data collection. With our solutions, companies can proactively address safety risks, make data-driven decisions, and adhere to environmental regulations, making a positive impact on their industries and contributing to a sustainable future.

Results:

NextAV offers raw super-resolved public satellite imagery tailored for geospatial and data scientists across various sectors, including environmental monitoring, urban management, and agriculture. Our services are available on a Pay-As-You-Go basis or through subscription plans that provide regular updates every few days. Additionally, and on top of this technology, we have developed specialized solutions for the mining and oil and gas industries. For large mining sites, we provide automated statistics extraction and issue flagging. In the oil and gas sector, our pilot projects have demonstrated the capability to detect methane and oil leaks up to 3 meters underground, as well as third-party interference and geohazards, and thus every few days.

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