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
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Oct 15,2025
Ukraine Alleges China Provides Satellite Imagery To Support Russian Strikes - FDD

... satellite imagery to the Houthi terror group in Yemen. (The Ukrainian and American militaries likewise use commercial satellite imagery, and Kyiv ...

Oct 15,2025
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... satellite. (Image credit: chuchart duangdaw/Getty Images). Satellites recorded the largest ocean swells ever seen from space, highlighting how ...

Oct 15,2025
Satellite Propulsion Systems: Powering the Next Frontier of Space Mobility - Kings Research

Explore how satellite propulsion innovations, electric systems, and in-orbit manufacturing are shaping the global space economy and space ...

Oct 15,2025
Gaza Needs Massive Boost in Emergency Aid After Ceasefire, UN Relief Chief Says

... satellite image shows trucks with aid waiting by the Egypt-Gaza border, October 15, 2025. Satellite image ©2025 Vantor/Handout via REUTERS. Share ...

Oct 15,2025
Black Butte Copper Mine: Butte Copper Mines Green Future - Farmonaut

Satellite-Based Monitoring: We utilize multi-spectral satellite imagery for mining site surveillance, environmental impact tracking, and ...

Oct 15,2025
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An order from the Danish satellite manufacturer Space Inventor for a telescope to conduct “advanced asteroseismological observations.” Orders for ...

Oct 15,2025
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Ukraine accuses China of aiding Russia with satellite intelligence during deadly drone strikes. Politics. "It remains crucial for our joint defence ...

Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Information from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has grown spotty, some researchers say. ... This image of Earth's city lights was created ...

Oct 15,2025
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Researchers have found that cheap equipment can be used to access satellite data. Researchers from UCSD and UMD discovered that nearly half of ...

Oct 15,2025
Gaza ceasefire shouldn't be considered a “peace deal” - College of Arts & Sciences, Cornell

... Image from a satellite showing a portion of the Middle East Satellite of the middle east region, seen from space: brown land, dark blue NASA ...

Oct 15,2025
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The companies said the satellite will serve as a testbed for post-quantum communication protocols in space.

Oct 15,2025
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As space technology shifts from government monopoly to commercial collaboration, demand for advanced imaging systems is surging. Satellite ...

Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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This week's image is of Storm Karen. The image was captured on 10 October by the Meteosat-12 geostationary weather satellite, 36,000km above the Earth ...

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Satellite Launches
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... satellite launches until the environmental impacts could be quantified. ... NASA has released a batch of images from the Chandra X-ray ...

Oct 15,2025
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Chinese rocket debris falls over Tibet's Amdo spewing toxic smoke - Phayul

... launches. According to China Daily, China launched an experimental satellite, Shiyan-31, aboard a Long March-2D rocket from the Jiuquan Satellite ...

Oct 15,2025
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In June 2021, the couple traveled to the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Inner Mongolia to witness the Shenzhou XII crewed mission. For the ...

Oct 15,2025
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The satellite integrates multiple sensing technologies on a single platform. It carries synthetic aperture radar for imaging through clouds and ...

Oct 15,2025
Pakistan's space agency on Wednesday announced the upcoming launch of the ... - Facebook

... Satellite Launch Centre in China, scheduled for October 19. Hyperspectral imaging is a type of advanced camera technology used in satellites to ...

Oct 15,2025
Future Missile/Space Developments Presaged; WMD Possession Underscored - 38 North

Commercial satellite imagery from July 9 indicates a ... satellites on a single booster, or geostationary launches of communications satellites.

Oct 15,2025
See launches of SpaceX rockets from across the US - AZCentral

Elon Musk's SpaceX company designs and builds rockets. See images of rocket launches from across the country ... satellite mission for Amazon.

Oct 15,2025
Pakistan to launch first Hyperspectral Satellite from China on October 19

In the agriculture sector, the satellite's hyperspectral imaging capabilities will enable precision farming through high-resolution data acquisition ...

Oct 15,2025
Watch SpaceX launch 21 communications satellites for the US military today | Space

SpaceX plans to launch 21 satellites for an advanced new U.S. military constellation this evening (Oct. 15), and you can watch the action live.

Oct 15,2025
K2 Space plans a triple-orbit mission - YouTube

Satellite manufacturer K2 Space plans to show that its satellites ... Rocket Lab launched a radar imaging satellite for a Japanese company Tuesday.

Oct 15,2025
Suparco to launch Pakistan's first 'hyperspectral satellite' on Oct 19 - Dawn

... Satellite Launch Centre in China, scheduled for October 19. Hyperspectral imaging is a type of advanced camera technology used in satellites to ...

Oct 15,2025
Adelaide University a defence research Trailblazer - The Australian

From quantum computing to satellite launches, Australia's largest defence research initiative has united academics and industry in an unprecedented ...

Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
Space Camera Market Size Worth USD 6.84 Billion by 2031 - Kings Research

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Oct 15,2025
Space Cameras Driving Exploration & Innovation - Kings Research

In 2018 alone, 328 small satellites were launched, representing 69 ... satellite imaging, deep-space missions, and planetary observation. For ...

Oct 15,2025
Satellites watch as record-breaking ocean waves carry a storm's power across the sea

Using SWOT's wide-swath imaging with radar altimetry data from Earth-observing satellites ... launches the military space debris mitigation satellite ...

Oct 15,2025
Image of the week: storm Karen | EUMETSAT

The Meteosat weather satellites provide imagery for the early detection ... Upcoming launches. What we monitor. Atmosphere · Climate · Land · Ocean.

Oct 15,2025
Milestone: Pakistan to lunch new satellite from China this month - Gulf News

... launch is set to position Pakistan among a select group of nations capable of deploying hyperspectral imaging satellites, a technology that ...

Oct 15,2025
Africa's Satellite Market to Remain 84% Government-Backed Through 2030, Space in Africa ...

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EO-MSI
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
Pakistan's First Hyperspectral Satellite to Launch from China in October - YouTube

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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
ZTE Unveils Full-Scenario AI Ecosystem at GITEX GLOBAL 2025

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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
SAR
EOS Defense Systems USA developing advanced counter UAS capabilities for layered defense

... Gilat receives $42 million in orders from a leading satellite operator for its multi-orbit SkyEdge IV platform.

Oct 15,2025
Space42 Ships First UAE-Integrated and Tested SAR Satellites to Expand its 'Foresight' Constellation

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Oct 15,2025
Pyongyang building 'Korean Berlin Wall' along DMZ, warns lawmaker in Seoul

(ICEYE/Yu Yong-weon). Satellite images obtained by a South Korean lawmaker show that the North is constructing a roughly 6-mile-long anti-tank ...

Oct 15,2025
Scientists report growing problems with Pentagon weather data - POLITICO Pro

But some scientists say information from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program has gotten spotty in the weeks since the Trump administration ...

Oct 15,2025
Suparco to launch Pakistan's first 'hyperspectral satellite' on Oct 19 - Dawn

The satellite's sensors will help monitor environmental changes, map ... Eos/Icon/Young World Cityfm89 Herald Teeli. Copyright © 2025, Dawn.

Oct 15,2025
AM Research to Unpack 3D Printing Market Trends at AM Investment Strategies

It will bring together some of the industry's top CEOs, including Marie Langer (EOS) ... AMR Satellite · AMR Data Center · AMR Satellite · AM Investment ...

Oct 15,2025
Panama's Coastal Waters Missed Their Annual Cooldown This Year - Eos.org

A satellite image of Panama shows a bloom of red, yellow, and green colors The Panama Pacific upwelling typically causes a rise in chlorophyll ...

Oct 15,2025
Key Trends Reshaping the Satellite Data Services Market: New

... ICEYE, Planet Labs Inc., Satellite Imaging Corporation, Space Exploration Technologies Corp., SpecTIR LLC, Trimble Inc., Ursa Space Systems Inc ...

Oct 15,2025
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle - GKToday

PSLV-C54 (2022): Successfully launched EOS-06 (Oceansat-3) and eight nano-satellites. Through these missions, PSLV has launched over 380 ...

Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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Constellation received good news about a facility it will own in the near future ... Eos Energy (EOSE) Hits All-Time High on JPMorgan Trillion-Dollar ...

Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
N. Korea erects 10 km-long anti-tank barriers along inter-Korean border: lawmaker - MSN

... satellite imagery compiled by the Finland-based ICEYE. Expand article logo Continue reading. The North has halted extending the anti-tank barriers ...

Oct 15,2025
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... satellite industry are “quite significant. ... In the Earth Observation (EO) world, Iceye and Planet have looked to develop service solutions.

Oct 15,2025
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Oct 15,2025
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