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Commercial Satellite Imagery Leaders See Increased International Demand

Commercial Satellite Imagery Leaders See Increased International Demand
From left: USGIF Chairman Robert Cardillo, Synspective CEO Motoyuki Arai, Capella Space CEO Frank Backes, BlackSky CEO Brian O’Toole, and Maxar Intelligence CEO Dan Smoot. Photo: The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF)

ST LOUIS — Commercial satellite imagery and sensing leaders see growing demand in the international market for geospatial intelligence and are looking at ways to increase collaboration and streamline the way U.S. government and international partners can access commercial insights. “We’re seeing a speed to adoption in the international market that’s accelerated like never before,” Maxar Intelligence CEO Dan Smoot said Monday at GEOINT 2025 here. Smoot referenced to the situation in March of this year when the U.S. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency…

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