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Formerly: Orbital Insight

“Understand what's happening on and to the Earth.”

Orbital Insight is a global leader in geospatial intelligence, dedicated to helping organizations understand what is happening on and to the Earth. By transforming vast quantities of multi-source data into objective, real-time insights, the company empowers decision-makers to navigate an increasingly complex world. Headquartered in Maui, Orbital Insight bridges the gap between raw satellite imagery and actionable business intelligence, providing a comprehensive view of global activity that was previously impossible to quantify at scale. Their mission is to provide the transparency and clarity necessary for businesses, governments, and non-profits to make informed, data-driven decisions that impact economic stability and environmental sustainability.

The company’s core platform leverages advanced machine learning and computer vision to process petabytes of data, including satellite imagery, geolocation data, and other alternative data sources. By synthesizing these diverse inputs, Orbital Insight offers a suite of sophisticated analytical products that track human activity, supply chain movements, and land-use changes. These services allow users to monitor everything from retail foot traffic and industrial production levels to deforestation and natural resource management. The platform is designed to be highly scalable, enabling clients to ingest massive datasets and extract meaningful patterns, trends, and anomalies that inform strategic planning and risk assessment.

Orbital Insight serves a diverse range of sectors, including financial services, investment firms, global supply chain management, and environmental research. For financial institutions and investors, the platform provides a competitive edge by offering early indicators of economic health, such as tracking inventory levels at retail centers or monitoring activity at energy facilities. For supply chain and logistics professionals, the technology offers visibility into potential disruptions, allowing for more resilient operational planning. Additionally, the company supports environmental and social governance initiatives by providing objective data on carbon footprints, land degradation, and infrastructure development, helping organizations meet their sustainability targets and compliance requirements.

Technically, Orbital Insight distinguishes itself through its robust data fusion capabilities and its ability to deliver insights through intuitive, user-friendly interfaces. Their delivery options are designed to integrate seamlessly into existing enterprise workflows, providing both high-level dashboards for executive oversight and granular data feeds for deep-dive technical analysis. By combining proprietary algorithms with a vast, multi-modal data library, the company ensures that its clients receive high-fidelity, reliable information. As a pioneer in the geospatial analytics space, Orbital Insight continues to push the boundaries of what is possible, turning the world’s most co

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Intelligence Score
66/100
Your Rating
Type

data_provider, platform

HQ

Palo Alto, California, USA

Founded

2013

Employees

150

Platforms

3

Domain

orbitalinsight.com

Offering

Geospatial Intelligence

Cost Tier

$$$$

Data Quality SignalsA

Freshness

Recently enriched

API Status

API Available

100Completeness

Compliance (vendor-reported)

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
CCPA

Quality Breakdown

Data Coverage
100
Documentation
100
Compliance
78
Pricing Clarity
95

Signal Analysis

Categories

Geospatial DataSatellite ImageryLocation Intelligence

Listed On

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Delivery Methods

REST APIS3 BucketAzure BlobSnowflake ShareWeb UI download

Geographic Coverage

Global

Procurement Intelligence

Primary OfferingAI-driven computer vision analytics derived from satellite imagery and geolocation data to track global economic, supply chain, and environmental trends.
Best ForInstitutional investors and government agencies requiring large-scale monitoring of supply chains, commodity flows, and land-use changes.
Benefits
  • Multi-modal data fusion combining satellite and geolocation sources
  • Enterprise-grade delivery via Snowflake and cloud storage integration
  • Broad cross-sector applicability from defense to sustainability
  • Advanced computer vision models for automated feature extraction
Disadvantages
  • High enterprise pricing model compared to niche geospatial providers
  • Complexity of implementation for non-technical users
Intelligence Scores6/7 pillars scored
Market Presence
37
Trust & Compliance
78
Integration
79
Business Maturity
56
AI Readiness
48
Support & Ops
74
Extended Analytics
Price Clarity
95

Deep Intelligence

Enriched96% coverage

Web Authority

Emerging
17
11 mentions·3 platforms
LinkedIn
5 × 2 pts+10
linkedin company
5 × 1 pts+5
Blogs & Newsletters
1 × 2 pts+2
Evidence5 sources
LinkedIn

#kyc #marketing | Martice Nicks III - LinkedIn

All, we have launched our new Site Intelligence product to help improve visibility into your business ... Orbital Insight Launches Site Intelligence Solution.

Blogs & Newsletters

Solving Wide-Area Object Detection Challenges with Orbital Insight GO

At Orbital Insight, we use the GO Platform to monitor and analyze these patterns by developing a variety of computer vision object detection algorithms that find human-made objects of interest.

LinkedIn

What Happened to Orbital Insight? | Annalece Mark posted ...

Orbital Insight's journey reveals how even the most cutting-edge tech innovations need more than just big ideas—they need financial resilience.

Trust & Compliance
Trust Score
75/100

Based on vendor-reported attestations, not verified by Vedex. Breach history is not scored.

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
Encryption: AES-256 for data at rest and TLS 1.2+ fo…Pen Test: Annual third-party penetration testing

These are the vendor's own attestations as collected from public sources, not Vedex's. Verify directly with the vendor.

SOC 2 Type IIYes (current report available)
GDPRFully compliant (DPA available)
ISO 27001No
Risk ScoreB+
EncryptionAES-256 for data at rest and TLS 1.2+ for data in transit
Penetration TestingAnnual third-party penetration testing
Audit LoggingYes (on request)
Breach HistoryNo public incident found in our search (unverified)
Data Privacy OfficerYes (shared role)
Compliance OfficerYes (full-time)
Privacy LawsGDPR, CCPA/CPRA
Data ResidencyUS
Personal Data BasisLegitimate interest and contractual necessity
Sub-processor TransparencyAvailable on request

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About Privateer

Privateer is a data provider & platform vendor headquartered in Palo Alto, California, USA, founded in 2013 with approximately 150 employees. Privateer specializes in geospatial data, satellite imagery, location intelligence data. This vendor has a Vedex Intelligence Score of 66 out of 100, reflecting market presence, compliance posture, integration readiness, and business maturity.

Data Categories

Privateer operates in the following alternative data categories.

Geospatial DataSatellite ImageryLocation Intelligence

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