Satellites & Earth observation
Vake
Vake is a Norwegian satellite analytics company using machine learning and satellite imagery to detect, identify and track vessels.
- Satellite ground stations
- Earth observation
- Maritime surveillance
- Satellite data
- Vessel detection
- Space industry
- International space
- Space companies
- Aerospace
- Satellites
- Satellite manufacturing
Vake is a Norwegian company that analyses satellite imagery to detect, identify and track vessels. Shifter reported that its work includes identifying illegal fishing and that it would continue operating independently after KSAT became its majority owner. Vake’s platform provides maritime information through a web interface and an application programming interface.
Milestones
- 20 March 2024
KSAT announced a majority acquisition of Vake, retaining the company as an independent operation while integrating its capabilities into satellite services.[1][2]
Sources
Coverage of Vake
Space industry
KSAT plans to use PierSight satellite data to track ships
PierSight’s announcement describes evaluation through Vake under a letter of intent, with commercial data supply dependent on a future satellite launch.
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