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
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!
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
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
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.
Work With the Commercial Innovation Center
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Commercial Innovation in the News
- Commercial Imagery
- Satellite Launches
- EO-MSI
- SAR
- HSI
- RF
- SSA
Commercial Imagery
What we know of the countries backing US military moves in the Caribbean | CNN
... satellite imagery obtained by CNN. The gunship can carry Hellfire missiles but is primarily armed with large-caliber cannons. The AC-130J seen in ...
Radio - A new satellite, Sentinel-6B, has been successfully launched to provide crucial data ...
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Maps: Tracking Tropical Cyclone Fina - The New York Times
Satellite imagery can help determine the strength, size and cohesion of a storm. The stronger a storm becomes, the more likely an eye will form in ...
Safran + the Technology Innovation Institute plan to lead the next evolution in GEOINT
... geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) platform. ... Access daily or weekly satellite news updates covering all aspects of the commercial and military ...
DC Water announces second source of drinking water after vulnerable Potomac River
“You can see it in the satellite imagery.” The receiving water is processed upriver at the Aqueduct located on MacArthur Boulevard. In fact ...
Amazon has officially entered the satellite-internet arena with Amazon Leo, positioning itself ...
Photo by The Tropixs on November 19, 2025. May be an image of satellite.
USC's Dr. Darren Ruddell Helps Lead USGIF's New Education Working Group
By combining geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing, satellite and aerial imagery, and advanced data analytics, GEOINT offers a ...
Real-time welfare monitoring in action: Lessons from the ground
Researchers are testing frontier approaches using novel data sources such as satellite imagery, mobile phone metadata, and digital trace data.
NASA's Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite. 5 min ... The High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera aboard ...
Pressure points: Taiwan and the Taiwan Strait - ASPI
The analysis draws on open-source data, satellite imagery, military imagery, governmental reporting and other resources to deliver an accurate and ...
Space debris hitting Chinese spacecraft could call for int'l collaboration - The Akron Legal News
... satellite weapon? Satellites provide significant benefits to militaries. They help with reconnaissance and intelligence ... satellite. Similarly ...
Defence Blog - Satellite image captures L-15 debut at Dubai Airshow - HarpGamer
BlackSky, a U.S.-based space intelligence company headquartered in Herndon, Virginia, released a detailed satellite image on November 19 showing ...
"Satellite Radar Imagery Analysis for Ground Hazard Risk Monitoring in " by Sumanth Varma Byrraju
Satellite radar technologies, including Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (InSAR), offer an effective means to monitor geohazard risks across ...
Melania Trump and Usha Vance meet with military families in first joint visit - BBC
As the shutdown continues with no deal in sight, some federal employees are going without pay. US & Canada · Satellite image of the White House ground ...
California Beach Widths Show Resilience - environment coastal & offshore - Eco Magazine
... satellite imagery. The study excluded rocky coasts, ocean cliffs, or other places without beaches. The findings were a surprise to the research ...
Midland forecast calls for rain showers, possible storms this weekend
This satellite image from the National Weather Service shows thick clouds across much of Texas late Wednesday afternoon. This system should clear out ...
Su-57 With New Upgrade Options, Russia Claims First Foreign Delivery Has Already Occurred
Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies A Maxar satellite image taken June 8 after the attack shows damage to one and possibly two Su-57 Felon ...
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine strike on Novorossiysk snarls Russian Black Sea oil exports
Ukraine war latest: Ukraine strike on Novorossiysk snarls Russian Black Sea oil exports. Satellite image showing damage to oil and port infrastructure ...
Bengaluru's Grahaa Space Prepares to Launch Nano Satellite by November End | AIM
Grahaa Space builds payloads, inter-satellite links and onboard processing systems to support live geospatial data. Solaras S2 will serve as a ...
UWA researchers at the top of their fields
... satellite imaging and large-scale multimodal AI systems. His innovations support capabilities in defence and homeland security, crime prevention ...
Satellite Launches
York Space Systems Launches IPO On Revenue Growth Trajectory - Seeking Alpha
yucelyilmaz/iStock via Getty Images. York Is Growing, But Revenue Is Highly ... launch providers to satellite solutions and services. The firm ...
NASA Releases Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS Passing by Mars - The New York Times
Combined images from the four satellites that comprise the PUNCH ... At least one space launch was put on hold, as satellite operators and ...
Rocket Lab launches hypersonic test flight for US military (photo) - Space
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches 29 Starlink satellites from Florida on Nov. 18, ... images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from across the solar ...
Spire Global ships 9 satellites to launch site - SatNews
With more than 200 satellites launched across more than 40 launch campaigns, Spire's vertically integrated approach – designing, manufacturing ...
NASA reveals new images of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS from across the solar system - Space
... Satellites · Astronomy · Solar System · The Sun · Asteroids · Mars · Comets ... launches hypersonic test flight for US military (photo) · A DJI Mini 4K ...
A Higher Orbit: How Canada can build and finance a bolder space strategy - RBC
Between the Guowang and Qiafan constellations, China is planning to launch more than 25,000 satellites. ... satellite imagery, IoT networks, and global ...
Without US satellites, 'we go dark', tells climate monitor - Phys.org
NASA, SpaceX launch US–European satellite to monitor Earth's oceans. Nov ... NASA releases detailed images of rare interstellar comet passing ...
3 Chinese astronauts stranded after craft used as rescue - NewsNation
... Satellite Launch Center in northwestern China, Thursday, April 24, 2025 ... images of 3I/ATLAS comet. 28 minutes ago Video. When will the ...
HAL-L&T build first industry-made PSLV rocket; Oceansat launch scheduled early next year
Images used for representation. Synopsis ... Read more news on. satellite launch opportunities · hal · Larsen & Toubro · ISRO PSLV · Oceansat launch ...
AWS's Crosier Talks Accelerating Intelligence With the Space-Based Cloud - Via Satellite
That's almost doubling the capacity of the satellite by processing on orbit and downloading only the imagery that's actually useful. We did ...
More photos of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS are coming. Watch NASA unveil them - USA Today
The images have been collected from the U.S. space agency's fleet of ... Netflix, which also provides some live NASA coverage, including rocket launches ...
NASA's Mars Spacecraft Capture Images of Comet 3I/ATLAS
NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite. 5 min ... images and the Perseverance rover caught a faint glimpse as well.
Comet 3I/ATLAS Image Gallery - NASA Science
A gallery of images from NASA missions observing the rare, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS ... NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth ...
China launches new satellites for space environment exploration - PHOTOS - News.az
The rocket lifted off at 12:01 p.m. Beijing Time from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, deploying the Shijian-30A, ...
Eagleview Launches an Early Access, Free Imagery API Trial to Power the Next Generation of ...
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View Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Through NASA's Multiple Lenses
NASA, European Partners Set to Launch Sentinel-6B Earth Satellite. 5 min ... images as the comet continues to pass through our solar system.
When State Neglect Turns Weather into Revolution | Yale Insights
In a new study, Professor Mushfiq Mobarak and co-author Sultan Mehmood analyze newly uncovered satellite imagery of the 1970 Bhola cyclone, ...
The Safety Net Is Snapping: Satellites Reveal Accelerating Decay of “Doomsday Glacier”
Using 20 years of data (2002–2022) from satellite imagery, ice-flow velocity measurements, and on-site GPS instruments, the researchers tracked ...
OGCI launches step-by-step guide to help oil and gas companies reduce methane emissions
LONDON, November 19, 2025 – The Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI) has released a first of its kind Satellite Methane Detection Response ...
Why Planet Labs (PL) Stock Is Up Today - StockStory
Shares of earth imaging satellite ... The news came as the broader space industry experienced robust growth, with a rising number of satellite launches ...
EO-MSI
Nanosatellite and Microsatellite Market to Reach $13.65B by 2031 | (CAGR 19.93%)
This strengthens BlackSky's real-time satellite imaging and analytics capabilities. ... nanosatellite constellation developer focused on Very ...
Peakstone Sells Westminster Vantor HQ For 65% Loss - Bisnow
A satellite image company's Westminster headquarters sold for $32M. ... It houses the headquarters of Vantor, formerly Maxar Intelligence, a global ...
Future Wars Will Look Like Ukraine - Trench Art | David Axe
In Spain, Germany dispatched the Condor Legion—pilots, engineers and ... Satellite networks become lifelines for entire brigades. Navigation ...
Bangladesh at the edge of a storm: Sudden madrasa shutdown near Dhaka signals ... - Weekly Blitz
Bangladesh at the edge of a storm: Sudden madrasa shutdown near Dhaka signals deepening ISI terror footprint in South Asia ... satellite groups active ...
Su-57 With New Upgrade Options, Russia Claims First Foreign Delivery Has Already Occurred
Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies A Maxar satellite image taken June 8 after the attack shows damage to one and possibly two Su-57 Felon ...
Checking In on What's Left of Iran's Nuclear Weapons Program - National Review
... satellite image shows the Natanz nuclear facility after an airstrike in Iran, June 15, 2025. (Maxar Technologies/Handout via Reuters). Share. By Jim ...
The Universities Space Research Association Applies Meta's 'Segment Anything Model ...
... PlanetScope satellite imagery (available through NASA's Commercial Satellite Data Acquisition Program) and data from the USGS 3D Hydrography Program.
Germany: Cabinet Approves First German Space Security Strategy - Stratfor
Worldview- News at demand · Americas · Asia-Pacific · Eurasia · Europe · Middle ... The 48-page strategy document calls for joint projects with allies, ...
Satellite Imagery Reveals High-Altitude UAV Testing Facility in Tibet - DEFCROS News
Recent satellite imagery has uncovered the establishment of a high-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) testing facility by China in Tibet, ...
War in Sudan Is So Horrific, Blood Is Visible From Space - The Root
Maxar satellite images from El Fasher, Sudan show bright-red patches around homes highly likely blood pointing to mass civilian killings by UAE ...
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Neo-Nazi Leader Plotted To Have Santa Claus Hand Out Poisoned Candy To Kids
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Germany Detects an Increase in Russian Attempts to Intercept Signals From Satellites
The military “cat-and-mouse game” looks like this: a Russian satellite suddenly changes its orbit and heads to a position from which it can get a ...
UN nuclear head renews call for Iran to allow inspections at key sites - AL-Monitor
A satellite image released by Maxar Technologies showing the Iranian nuclear site of Natanz after Israeli ... This handout satellite picture provided by ...
Peakstone Realty sells Vantor campus near Denver at $60M discount
Maxar headquarters, which now goes by Vantor, on May 16, 2022, in ... Vantor is a global satellite imaging company and spatial intelligence firm.
Artificial Intelligence Influence on Solar Energy Market Driving Revenues Projected to ...
Companies active in the markets this week include: PowerBank Corporation (NASDAQ: SUUN) (NEO ... Satellite, and AscendX Aerospace who are existing or ...
New global satellite dataset for humanitarian routing and tracking infrastructure change
The new HeiGIT dataset closes this gap by combining 3–4 meter resolution PlanetScope imagery (2020–2024) with deep-learning models to analyze 9.2 ...
Artificial Intelligence Influence on Solar Energy Market Driving Revenues Projected to ... - Barron's
PowerBank Corporation (NASDAQ: SUUN) (NEO: SUNN) and Smartlink AI ... Satellite, and AscendX Aerospace who are existing or planned suppliers. -- ...
UN Watchdog Says Iran's Bombed Nuclear Sites Are Safe to Inspect - Bloomberg
The Isfahan Nuclear Technology and Research Center after US strikes, on June 22. Photographer: Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies/Getty Images.
Artificial Intelligence Influence on Solar Energy Market Driving Revenues Projected ... - StreetInsider
With AI, design platforms can instantly analyze satellite imagery, shading, roof geometry, and energy consumption patterns to create highly customized ...
SAR
CEO Interview with German ntv | News - EOS-Aus.com
The article also explores EOS' work in the space domain, including the use of high energy lasers to disable satellite sensors from the ground. Dr ...
Falcon 9 Launches Five Polish Satellites in Historic Space Mission - Gabon Review
One military satellite produced by ICEYE, a Polish-Finnish company specializing in radar imaging technology, which is crucial for reconnaissance ...
AWS's Crosier Talks Accelerating Intelligence With the Space-Based Cloud - Via Satellite
One example is how Iceye is using generative AI to enhance the synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data from their satellites. The cloud enables the AI ...
Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. Announces Proposed Convertible Senior Notes Offering
... Satellite · Closings and Delays · School Closing Predictions · Power Outages ... Eos Energy Enterprises, Inc. Announces Proposed Convertible Senior ...
EOS Climbs 14.53% In Rally - Investing.com Australia
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Germany Detects an Increase in Russian Attempts to Intercept Signals From Satellites
Recently, the German concern Rheinmetall and the satellite manufacturer ICEYE established a joint venture to produce satellites in Germany. Share ...
Key Driver of Extreme Winds on Venus Identified - Eos.org
... satellite and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Akatsuki satellite, which both studied Venus's atmosphere by detecting how it bends radio waves ...
Abu Dhabi's FADA Gears Up For SAR Satellite Work | Aviation Week Network
The UAE space company has been deploying its own SAR constellation working with Iceye. A similar plan is unfolding for other elements of the Earth ...
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Mizuho raises Spire stock price target to $96 on solid growth outlook
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Spire Global ships 9 satellites to launch site - SatNews
... Spire-built satellites for customers and one constellation replenishment satellite supporting the company's operational data missions. All the ...
The National Space Science and Technology Center and Thales Alenia Space cooperate in ...
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Spire Global ships nine satellites to California launch site - StreetInsider
Seven satellites were built for customers, while one satellite will replenish the company's operational constellation. All satellites were ...
Next-generation satellites from Spire Global prepared for SpaceX Falcon 9 Twilight mission
The HyMS satellite is engineered to gather high-resolution atmospheric measurements including temperature, humidity, and precipitation, contributing ...
Senior Software Engineer (SpaceOps Team) at Spire Global – Vienna, Virginia - JobTarget
Build applications for monitoring ground station and satellite status and control satellite operations. Develop software to provide automatic fault ...
Spire Global, Inc. Ships Nine Satellites to Launch Site - MarketScreener
In addition to the HyMS demonstrator, the Falcon 9 Twilight launch will include seven Spire-built satellites for customers and one constellation ...
Spire Global ships nine satellites for SpaceX Falcon 9 launch - Investing.com
... satellite deployment despite its stock having fallen nearly 48% year-to-date. Among the satellites is Spire's Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder ...
Spire Global (SPIR) Set to Launch Advanced Weather Satellites with SpaceX - GuruFocus
Key Takeaways: Spire Global (SPIR) is advancing atmospheric observation with its new Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) satellite.
Spire Global Ships Nine Satellites to Launch Site - Yahoo Finance
The mission includes the Company's Hyperspectral Microwave Sounder (HyMS) satellite demonstrator, a compact, space-ready sensor built to advance ...
Analysts Are Bullish on Top Utilities Stocks: Central Puerto SA (CEPU), Spire (SR)
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