Where else Data Sphere is used

Satellite view of Gibraltar, with the Rock, the airfield across the isthmus, the harbour and ships at anchor in the bay and the strait

Gibraltar, 18 August 2026

Defence, intelligence and security

Watch sites and areas over time, with cleared access to finer and fresher imagery for government and defence users, from a UK company.

Security and intelligence from orbit→

Petrochemicals

Monitor plant, storage and pipelines, look for methane plumes in hyperspectral imagery, and use radar to watch for spills whatever the weather.

Energy infrastructure from orbit→
Satellite view of the Port of Rotterdam, with oil storage, refineries and container terminals along the Nieuwe Waterweg
Port of Rotterdam, 1 May 2026

Agriculture

Follow crop condition and land use across large areas, from free Sentinel-2 imagery up to 30 cm commercial scenes.

Smart farming with satellite data→
Satellite view of green centre-pivot irrigation circles scattered across orange sand around the town of Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia
Wadi ad-Dawasir, Saudi Arabia, 28 September 2026
Satellite view of centre-pivot irrigated fields on either side of the Arkansas River in Kansas
Arkansas River, Kansas, 4 August 2025
Satellite view of large bare and irrigated fields around Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso, Brazil, with dark strips of forest along the streams and the town at the edge
Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Maritime

Count ships at ports, anchorages and chokepoints, with radar when cloud gets in the way.

Maritime chokepoints→
Satellite view of the Bosphorus at Istanbul, with ships in the strait between the European and Asian shores and two bridges crossing it
The Bosphorus at Istanbul, 27 July 2026

Industrial activity

Check activity at plants, mines, stockpiles and ports, for investors, traders and supply-chain teams.

Commodities and mining from orbit→
Satellite view of the Port Talbot steelworks on the Welsh coast, with the blast furnaces, ore yards and the deep-water harbour beside Aberavon beach
plantPort Talbot, 4 March 2026
Satellite view of the Escondida copper mine in the Atacama desert, Chile, with pale open pits, waste dumps and processing plant on rust-brown desert
mineEscondida, Chile, 4 September 2026
Satellite view of the Mount Whaleback iron ore mine in the red Pilbara landscape of Western Australia
stockpilesPilbara, Western Australia, 6 July 2025
Satellite view of many ships at anchor in the Singapore Strait beside the container port
portSingapore Strait, 25 March 2026