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Korean Satellite Analytics Company Launches Program Aimed At North Korean Ballistic Missiles

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 24th, 2023

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Korean Satellite Analytics Company Launches Program Aimed At North Korean Ballistic Missiles

Satellite image of North Korea's capital Pyongyang. Image: Planet Labs

South Korea’s SI Analytics this week said it has launched a new program that targets its commercial satellite imagery artificial intelligence (AI)-powered analytical capabilities at neighboring North Korea’s mobile ballistic missile activities. The North Korea Dynamic Ballistic Missile Operation Area search project uses electro-optical data from multiple satellite providers, including Planet Labs [PL], and layers the imagery with its geospatial AI platform to detect anomalies in near-real time. SI Analytics made the announcement during the annual GEOINT 2023 Symposium in…

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