NUVIEW, a startup developing commercial LiDAR satellites for global 3D mapping, has acquired Astraea, which provides a software-as-a-service platform to provide analytics insights from satellite, aerial, and drone imagery.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
NUVIEW, based in Orlando, Fla., plans to launch a constellation of 20 LiDAR satellites to provide centimeter-scale geospatial intelligence and mapping for defense, climate, telecommunications, agriculture, energy, and national mapping initiatives. The company said Astraea, which is based in Charlottesville, Va., gives it the platform to create a “high-throughput Earth observation data superhighway” to enhance the global distribution of its products and solutions.
NUVIEW said that its satellites will collect foundational data and automatically look for changes while Astraea’s artificial intelligence-based platform will interpret the changes.
“At NUVIEW, we believe that working with our partner network to put analytics ready data directly in the hands of the user is the best way forward when it comes to solving critical global issues like climate resiliency and disaster mitigation,” Clint Graumann, CEO and co-founder of NUVIEW, said in a statement. “Our acquisition of Astraea provides us with the tools to immediately realize our vision. Together, we are creating a digital expressway for Earth observation and insights.”