Geospatial analysis and research
Automated satellite image analysis for research and business data
An automation pipeline that turns satellite imagery into structured research and business data, replacing hours of manual review and measurement per run.
- The situation
- Extracting information from satellite imagery was carried out by hand. An analyst reviewed each image, identified the relevant features, and recorded measurements into a spreadsheet. The work was slow, difficult to repeat consistently, and did not scale as the volume of imagery grew.
- What was built
- An automation pipeline that ingests satellite imagery, runs the analysis that detects and measures the relevant features, and outputs structured data ready for research and business use. It runs on a schedule and applies the same method to every image, so results are consistent from one run to the next.
- The outcome
- Work that previously took hours of manual review is now completed automatically, and the output is consistent because the same method is applied every time. Analysts spend their time interpreting the results rather than producing them.
The situation
Extracting information from satellite imagery was carried out by hand. An analyst reviewed each image, identified the relevant features, and recorded measurements into a spreadsheet. The work was slow, difficult to repeat consistently, and did not scale as the volume of imagery grew.
What was built
An automation pipeline that runs the analysis end to end.
- Scheduled ingestion of satellite imagery, so new images are processed without anyone starting the job by hand.
- Automated analysis that detects and measures the relevant features and regions in each image.
- Structured output, in which the results are written as records and metrics ready for research and business data use.
- A single, consistent method applied to every image, so results are repeatable rather than dependent on who reviewed them.
The outcome
Work that previously took hours of manual review is now completed automatically, and the output is consistent because the same method is applied every time. Analysts spend their time interpreting the results rather than producing them.