Commercial Innovation Center (CIC)

We Are Better Together

Our Commercial Innovation Center (CIC) is a first-of-its-kind, online development and test platform that provides a secure, virtual, open ecosystem and test sandbox for developers and researchers. We do it by harnessing the combined powers of commercial remote sensing, unclassified open datasets, cloud technologies, in a secure development ecosystem fueled by new, emerging, and seasoned tools, services and data to create solutions that keep our nation safe. The Riverside Research CIC is the place where commercial subject matter experts come together securely to collaborate and create the best commercial solutions to real world scenarios before they're integrated and deployed in the field.

Together, we win

It’s not as much fun to play in the sandbox by yourself, right? We know from experience that it’s the collective work of many people with diverse experiences and backgrounds that create the most effective solutions. By design, the CIC encourages partnerships, increases data accessibility, integrates app development, and facilitates the creation of transition-ready prototypes. Because of our unique position as a nonprofit in the defense space, we can provide the neutral environment where collaborative innovation thrives. As demonstrated on this video, capitalizing on all commercial sensors available improves our progress towards persistent observation.

Access to rich datasets

Data is the one thing that is guaranteed to continuously grow and change. Technology entrepreneurs’ success revolves around access to these data and developing improved AI and machine learning tools creating integrated and advanced applications for businesses in support of (United States Government) USG needs.

Advanced tools and applications

Advanced tools and applications

Technology innovation in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and augmented and virtual reality present significant entrepreneurial opportunities, yet all require geospatial data for development. Early-stage entrepreneurs, academic researchers, and innovators will now have access to the large datasets that are traditionally only available to large, established industry players. Such datasets are often too costly for early-stage entrepreneurs and researchers to acquire, and even if the datasets are made available, they are often not packaged in a manner that allows innovators to work with the data—they are overwhelmingly unwieldy and non-standardized. The CIC data environment seeks to solve that problem, allowing researchers and entrepreneurs new opportunities for experimentation, testing, and training.

The CIC pairs this data with tools and services to streamline development timelines by ensuring flexible licenses are available for your R&D activities within the CIC ecosystem. As new tools and services become available, we negotiate with the vendors for early and shared access amongst our CIC participants to the latest and greatest capabilities from established vendors in the remote sensing market. This visual shows a few or our early integrators, and as new vendors are integrated, we’ll let the community know!

CIC Data Search and Discovery

Your all-access pass

The CIC supports and enables industry, scientific, academic, and governmental R&D activities by facilitating access to commercial remote sensing data. Riverside Research integrates the hardware, software, processes, data, tools, internet accesses, demonstration capabilities, and other IT infrastructure required to execute CIC participant SIBR projects and meet R&D objectives. Our CIC offers:

  • Exposure to diverse and emerging data and data types for more data scientists
  • Increased interaction between content providers and new application developers; enables cloud-hybrid, multi-INT applications
  • Lowered entry barriers by eliminating the need for a user-developed system
  • Integrated orchestration-to-analysis workflow
  • Timely teaming, technology, and tipping
  • Accelerated access and use of commercial remote sensing solutions and innovation
Right where you want it

Right where you want it

Are you looking for a cloud-hosting environment where you can easily access commercial data for development and test—all from one place to safely develop, load, and test capabilities?

Our trusted, unclassified, virtual development platform provides access to R&D-licensed commercial remote sensing phenomenologies (e.g., EO, radar, IR, RF), connects emerging and established vendors with shared application tools and services, and facilitates GEOINT, MASINT, and Multi-INT research and development. The CIC includes:

  • An ecosystem of commercial data providers (CDPs)
  • A network of application developers
  • Common R&D data and COTS/GOTS tools (e.g., loading, discovery)
  • Common testing data (curated, tagged)
  • Robust DevOps environment
  • Hybrid cloud-ready infrastructure
  • Protected intellectual property and data rights
  • Maturing secure data fabric
CIC mission, vision & values

CIC mission, vision & values

Mission: Provide data scientists and algorithm developers with a virtual development and test platform and access to new and diverse commercial remote sensing data to develop algorithms, tools, and services.

Vision: Work in the Nation’s interest to offer proven expertise and experience in commercial remote sensing to solve problems through innovation, agility, and creative thinking.

Values: Encourage partnerships and connect emerging and established users across USG and industry with shared application tools, services, and diverse commercial constellation data.

Participant Agreements: We offer access to a secure, virtual, cloud-based ecosystem to perform R&D using existing and emerging commercial sources to develop and test algorithms, tools, and services accelerating USG objectives.

Commercial Experts: We offer our commercial experience, data scientists, and phenomenology experts to support efforts using the CIC to perform commercial utility assessments, new sensor development, synthetic data V&V, data value/usability studies, and more.

Products and Services: We offer access to CIC-based products and services such as synthetic data generation, data tagging, AI/ML V&V, data compression, data geo-registration, and more.

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Commercial Imagery
Major flooding on way for Western Washington this week - Everett Post

“The latest satellite imagery is stunning…and concerning. A huge plume of water vapor, extending thousands of miles to the southwest, is about to ...

Dec 8,2025
Shift In Ukraine Support In Congress's Proposed Pentagon Budget - The War Zone

The lack of satellite imagery over Kursk also played a role in Russia's ability to end Ukraine's invasion of that region, the retired officer added.

Dec 8,2025
ASTERRA to Use Satellites, AI to Help New Mexico Water Systems Find Leaks

Once leaks are identified via satellite imagery, they are verified by on-the-ground inspectors. Under the contract, ASTERRA will work with five ...

Dec 8,2025
The highly advertised atmospheric river arrives today across the region. Satellite ... - Facebook

The highly advertised atmospheric river arrives today across the region. Satellite imagery shows the long plum of moisture taking aim at southwest ...

Dec 8,2025
How to Really Convince People to Prepare for Climate Disasters - Nautilus Magazine

When a Chimp Screams, What Do You Hear? Astronomy. Satellite ... Image. Are We Finally Over the “Jaws Effect?” By Molly Glick; December 5, 2025 ...

Dec 8,2025
Iceye's Latest Raise Values Company at $2.8 Billion - Via Satellite

... imagery, while nations seeking full control can deploy their own turnkey satellite missions.” Iceye has sold satellites to a number of European ...

Dec 8,2025
Exclusive: Cultivo strengthens U.S. grassland restoration investment with Kateri acquisition

In addition to its technology platform—which uses AI, satellite imagery, and remote sensing to identify lands with high restoration potential—it also ...

Dec 8,2025
Building extraction from remote sensing imagery using SegFormer with post-processing optimization

Sample data mainly consists of two parts: images and labels, and commonly used image data include satellite images, aerial photos, drone images, etc.

Dec 8,2025
Performance Review Template for Satellite Image Analyst (Agriculture) - ClickUp

This tailored performance review template is designed specifically for Satellite Image Analysts working in the agriculture sector.

Dec 8,2025
Map Tracks Multiple China Naval Moves in Pacific - Newsweek

What To Know. Using official information released by China, Australia and Japan, along with satellite imagery, a Newsweek map tracks at least seven ...

Dec 8,2025
UCLA Studies Reveal Extent of Air Quality Damage From Los Angeles, California Wildfires

Satellite imagery covers larger areas but does not always reflect ground-level conditions. "Timely and accurate air quality information is crucial for ...

Dec 8,2025
Space-Based Intelligence Initiatives - Trend Hunter

Space-Based Intelligence - The Finnish company ICEYE, a provider of synthetic aperture radar satellite imaging, has announced the completion of a ...

Dec 8,2025
Almost Half of Hubble Telescope Images Could be Ruined by Satellite Constellations

The explosive growth in satellite numbers in low Earth orbit is proving problematic for space telescopes ... Simulated Hubble telescope image. This is ...

Dec 8,2025
STAR.VISION Launches Mangrove007 to Accelerate AI-Driven Mangrove Protection in Africa

Mangrove007 integrates satellite remote sensing, climate datasets, and ... intelligence. A Global Call for Collaboration. STAR.VISION is ...

Dec 8,2025
California weather: Cold, gloomy stretch hides 3-week dry spell - San Francisco Chronicle

Satellite imagery from Sunday shows the extent of the tule fog and cloud layer extending all the way into the Bay Area, keeping temperatures much ...

Dec 8,2025
RTX's Raytheon's strategic collaboration with AWS - SatNews

... intelligence. “Our ... Access daily or weekly satellite news updates covering all aspects of the commercial and military satellite industry.

Dec 8,2025
Gennaro Cuofano's Post - LinkedIn

Satellite imagery reveals the physical footprint of AI's infrastructure race: xAI, Microsoft, OpenAI, Amazon, and Meta are each building massive ...

Dec 8,2025
Has the ICC just advanced accountability for wartime environmental damage? - CEOBS

In addition, the policy's operational guidance, encouraging the use of satellite imagery, environmental sampling, and ecological assessments ...

Dec 8,2025
Data drives progress in #AirQuality management. From satellite imagery to pollution ...

World Bank Publications (@WBPubs). 140 views. Data drives progress in #AirQuality management. From satellite imagery to pollution monitors, ...

Dec 8,2025
Enough with the rain and cloud cover, when will sunshine return? - WSB Radio

The visible satellite imagery below shows the northerly winds ushering in drier air to the Tennessee Valley and North Georgia. Cloud Cover. Over ...

Dec 8,2025
Satellite Launches
Klarna launches global AI climate adaptation initiative

Applications spanned areas including climate-smart agriculture, early-warning systems, satellite-imagery analysis and generative AI voice tools.

Dec 8,2025
Live updates ahead of SpaceX rocket launch from KSC Monday afternoon - Florida Today

... launch a batch of 29 Starlink internet satellites. Liftoff of this ... SpaceX shared these onboard images captured during a recent Starlink ...

Dec 8,2025
Hungry Hippo Fairing Successfully Qualified: Rocket Lab Clears Significant Milestone on ...

Rocket Lab is a leading space company that provides launch services, spacecraft, payloads and satellite components serving commercial, government, and ...

Dec 8,2025
Iceye's Latest Raise Values Company at $2.8 Billion - Via Satellite

Launch · Technology · Digital Magazine; Interactive ... imagery, while nations seeking full control can deploy their own turnkey satellite missions.

Dec 8,2025
Paramount launches hostile takeover bid for Warner Bros. Discovery at $30 per share, trying ...

(Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) ... Satellite stocks rose early Monday, riding a wave of excitement about recent reports that Tesla CEO Elon Musk's ...

Dec 8,2025
Space Force Awards Muon Space $44.6M in SBIR Funding for 3-Satellite Mission

It will serve SBEM priorities of cloud characterization and theater weather imagery. ... satellite launch earlier this year. It also builds on Muon's ...

Dec 8,2025
SpaceX satellites contaminate Hubble images, study says - Chron

... satellites in orbit. They found that if the proposed satellites are ultimately launched, resulting in 560,000 satellites in orbit, their trails ...

Dec 8,2025
ESA - Galileo launch history - European Space Agency

... Images. About ESA. The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe's ... satellites per plane for added resilience. On 17 December, two Galileo ...

Dec 8,2025
SpaceX to launch another batch of Starlink satellites - Spectrum News 13

The Falcon 9 rocket will lift off from Launch Complex 39A, carrying over two dozen satellites. The 32nd launch. SpaceX said the Starlink Group 6-92 ...

Dec 8,2025
Space-Based Intelligence Initiatives - Trend Hunter

Space-Based Intelligence - The Finnish company ICEYE, a provider of synthetic aperture radar satellite imaging, has announced the completion of a ...

Dec 8,2025
Light from satellites will ruin majority of some space telescope images, study says

The problem has grown in recent years: More satellites have been launched within the last four years "than in the previous 70 years of space ...

Dec 8,2025
Blastoffs! SpaceX Launches Starlink Satellites Twice In Less Than 4 Hours - Yahoo

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 29 Starlinks from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. About 4 hours later, SpaceX launched another batch of Starlink ...

Dec 8,2025
Musk suggests this underrated AI business could be a big driver of SpaceX's valuation

With SpaceX's valuation expected to skyrocket, its CEO largely credits satellites, rocket launches — and the company's plan to solve a major ...

Dec 8,2025
Not so fast, Netflix. Paramount launches hostile bid for Warner Bros. Discovery - VPM News

Paramount has launched ... Astronomers have long been concerned about reflections from satellites showing up in images taken by telescopes and other ...

Dec 8,2025
Space-based assets crucial for defence, lot of technology being developed: ISRO chief

... imaging satellite developed in collaboration with the US' National Aeronautics and Space Administration. In November, ISRO's Launch Vehicle Mark-3 ...

Dec 8,2025
TEKEVER launches ATLARCTIC project with ESA to transform Maritime and Arctic Surveillance

ESA-backed study under the InCubed programme to design a compact X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite for Arctic and North Atlantic ...

Dec 8,2025
EXCLUSIVE: Danish Presidency cuts EU space law 'red tape' around cyber rules | Euractiv

The launch of SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with 22 Starlink satellites is viewed from Huntington Beach at dusk after taking off from Vandenberg Space ...

Dec 8,2025
Chinese Carrier, Destroyers Show Force Along Japanese Archipelago

The state-run Global Times reported, analyzing satellite imagery, that “Japan is rushing to expand military facilities on Mageshima, an uninhabited ...

Dec 8,2025
SpaceX Falcon 9 to launch 29 satellites from NASA's Kennedy Space Center: Watch live

SpaceX is set to launch nearly 30 Starlink Satellites into low-Earth orbit from NASA's Kennedy Space Center on Monday afternoon.

Dec 8,2025
The SWOT satellite took the first "X-ray" of a tsunami from space - Evidence Network

The protagonist of the story is SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography), the satellite launched in 2022 with the aim of measuring the height of ...

Dec 8,2025
EO-MSI
Satellite pics reveal NINE US warships in Caribbean as tensions with Venezuela escalate

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Dec 8,2025
Enhancing monocular height estimation via sparse LiDAR-guided correction - ScienceDirect

For instance, the WorldView1 satellite series can now offer sub-meter ... Ghamisi and Yokoya, 2018a, Li et al., 2023). Yet, like traditional ...

Dec 8,2025
CAIR Condemns Neo-Nazi Rally in Arkansas

Chapters & Satellite Offices. Find a CAIR office near you ... neo-Nazi groups openly spewing their hateful message in Arkansas or anywhere else.

Dec 8,2025
AST SpaceMobile Aims to Launch FM2, Its Second Prototype Satellite, in January | PCMag

“As part of its proactive efforts to secure sufficient launches for its satellite constellation ... Legion Go Review · NordVPN Review · Nvidia GeForce ...

Dec 8,2025
Porsches across Russia stop working due to mystery satellite issue - Yahoo Finance

Apple target raised: Evercore ISI says Intelligence to be a ...

Dec 8,2025
US satellite firm 3D-maps one of China's most strategic naval bases

Vantor, formerly known as Maxar Technologies, mapped China's Yulin Naval Base using a new AI-enabled 3D imaging technology.

Dec 8,2025
First Andes Silver Provides Exploration Program Update, Santas Gloria Project, Peru

WorldView 3 ("WV-3") satellite successfully captured image and spectral data over Santas Gloria: 100% clean, unobstructed capture, translating to ...

Dec 8,2025
First Andes Silver Provides Exploration Program Update, Santas Gloria Project, Peru

Phase 1 soil sampling ("Phase 1") has been completed ahead of schedule, and under budget: · WorldView 3 ("WV-3") satellite successfully captured image ...

Dec 8,2025
NeoGenomics highlights myeloid CGP study revealing rare fusions | NEO Stock News

--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- NeoGenomics, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEO), a leading provider of oncology diagnostic solutions that enable precision medicine, ...

Dec 8,2025
TSX Value Picks Including Constellation Software That Investors May Be Undervaluing

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Dec 8,2025
Ukraine's Contra Drone develops C-UAS ground robotic system NEO - Unmanned airspace

Pravda reports that Oboronka, a defence industry project created by Mezha.Media, has learned the ground robotic system called NEO is equipped with ...

Dec 8,2025
TotalEnergies merges UK upstream with NEO NEXT+, leading producer | TTE Stock News

... Satellite · Top ... UK: TotalEnergies Merges Its Upstream Business with NEO NEXT, Creating the Largest Independent Oil and Gas Producer in the UK.

Dec 8,2025
Starlink India pricing revealed: How much does the monthly plan cost and what are the benefits?

Starlink, SpaceX's satellite internet service, has launched its residential plan in India at ₹8600/month with ₹34000 hardware ... NeoBihar ChunaviPhone ...

Dec 8,2025
SpaceX Launches New Batch of Starlink Satellites From California | Stunning Vandenberg Liftoff

... satellite constellation! #SpaceX #Starlink #Falcon9 #Vandenberg #SpaceLaunch #ElonMusk #SatelliteInternet #Astronomy ... neo•1.1M views.

Dec 8,2025
SAR
Cobham Satcom to Acquire Gatehouse Satcom - Via Satellite

Latest News. Connectivity Cobham Satcom to Acquire Gatehouse Satcom · Finance Iceye's Latest Raise Values Company at $2.8 Billion · Government/ ...

Dec 8,2025
Iceye's Latest Raise Values Company at $2.8 Billion - Via Satellite

Iceye raised 150 million euro in new funding led by General Catalyst, with the latest raise valuing the satellite company at 2.4 billion euro ...

Dec 8,2025
Hidden shafts beneath Egypt's Giza pyramids are 'confirmed' by scientists | Daily Mail Online

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Dec 8,2025
Space-Based Intelligence Initiatives - Trend Hunter

Space-Based Intelligence - The Finnish company ICEYE, a provider of synthetic aperture radar satellite imaging, has announced the completion of a ...

Dec 8,2025
First photos from the Polish satellite #nightsky #iceye - YouTube

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Dec 8,2025
Iceye Raises Financing - FinSMEs

Iceye, a Helsinki, Finland-based company which speializes in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite systems, raised an undisclosed amount in ...

Dec 8,2025
Structure's Obesity Pill Delivers Weight-Loss 'Homerun' in Study - Bloomberg.com

ICEYE SAR Satellite over the US. Satellite Startup Iceye Raises at $2.8 Billion Valuation As Europe Boosts Defense Spending. Top Reads. Games Wall ...

Dec 8,2025
Tender: NASRDA Seeks Partners for Advanced Satellite Development and Testing Facility

... satellite, a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite, and ... An electronic copy of the submission should be sent to: eos.project@nasrda.gov.ng ...

Dec 8,2025
What is Anvesha? All about India's new hyperspectral eye to be launched by PSLV-C62

Anvesha, also called EOS-N1, is a satellite built by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO)

Dec 8,2025
ICEYE secures new funding to boost capabilities valued by re/insurance market

ICEYE, a world leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite systems, has secured €150 million in new funding and a €50 million secondary ...

Dec 8,2025
Italy Acquires Additional Logistic Support Vehicles from IDV - DEFCROS News

Portugal Procures Iceye SAR Satellite as Company Launches Five Additional Satellites. 08/12/2025. Türkiye's 8×8 T-155 Panter Self-Propelled Howitzer ...

Dec 8,2025
3 things to know about Iceye's €150M raise at €2.4B valuation — TFN - Tech Funding News

Finnish satellite developer Iceye has raised €150 million in a new equity round led by General Catalyst and an additional €50 million secondary ...

Dec 8,2025
Poland's PIAST satellite captures first image - TVP World

... satellite constellation. ... Unlike Poland's MikroSAR satellite project, which is a joint venture with Finnish tech firm ICEYE, the PIAST project is ...

Dec 8,2025
Navy's Frigate Program Revived—In a Limited Capacity - DEFCROS News

... Constellation-class vessels. Challenges in Shipbuilding ... Portugal Procures Iceye SAR Satellite as Company Launches Five Additional Satellites.

Dec 8,2025
ICEYE, Portuguese Air Force announce direct satellite procurement - Evertiq

ICEYE will deliver a state-of-the-art SAR satellite to the Portuguese Air Force. ICEYE's SAR technology provides unique advantages, including ...

Dec 8,2025
Dr Schwer: "No one kills drones like EOS" - Electro Optic Systems

... satellite. This is preferably done from the ground – either stationary or mobile – but can also be done from space in the future, if desired. EOS ...

Dec 8,2025
7NEWS Exclusive: Australia's billion-dollar drone defence system demonstrated

... EOS' Slinger counter-drone remote weapon system part of the demonstration ... Satellite Laser Ranging · Space Sustainability · Precision Optics · WORK ...

Dec 8,2025
Brazil Hosts First Maritime Unmanned Systems Exercise - DEFCROS News

Portugal Procures Iceye SAR Satellite as Company Launches Five Additional Satellites · DEFCROS News - 08/12/2025 0. Acquisition of Synthetic Aperture ...

Dec 8,2025
Portugal Procures Iceye SAR Satellite as Company Launches Five Additional Satellites

Portugal's Air Force signed with Iceye for its first owned SAR satellite, enhancing maritime security and monitoring capabilities.

Dec 8,2025
ICEYE Strengthens Sovereign SAR Satellite Capability with New €150M Funding

ICEYE, the world leader in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite systems announced new financing, led by General Catalyst with broad ...

Dec 8,2025
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