SkyFi Satellite Imagery and Analytics Platform

SkyFi is a satellite imagery and geospatial analytics company founded in 2021 and based in Austin, Texas, United States (legal name Optisense Inc.). It aims to make Earth observation data easy to find, order and analyse for companies that previously needed contracts with individual satellite operators.

The platform aggregates imagery from more than 300 geospatial sources and analytic partners into one searchable catalog, available through a web app, a mobile app and a developer API. Users order archive or new tasking captures, run built-in analytics such as object detection and stockpile measurement, and use Rowan, an AI navigator that handles search, tasking and analytics in a chat. Customers shown on the site include PwC, KPMG, Macquarie, Nutrien and Bayer.

• Imagery marketplace: archive and new tasking orders across many commercial satellite providers.
• Built-in analytics: object detection, hyperspectral signature analysis and commodity stockpile measurement.
• Rowan AI navigator: plain-language search, tasking and analytics in one conversation.
• Areas of Interest: saved areas with recurring orders and monitoring.
• Developer API: programmatic access plus WMTS streaming for Pro subscribers.
• Open data and ATAK plugin: free open datasets and a plugin for mobile situational awareness.

• Monitoring crop condition and flood extent over Mekong Delta farmland for agribusiness and insurers.
• Tracking construction progress at industrial parks and ports for developers and lenders.
• Measuring stockpiles of coal, aggregates or commodities for traders and logistics firms.

Self-service ordering without long-term contracts; archive images start at USD 15 and analytics at USD 5 per the site. One catalog replaces separate negotiations with many satellite providers. Rowan lets non-specialists get answers in plain language. Developer API and plugins fit existing workflows.

Demand for commercial Earth observation is shifting from custom government programs to self-service data and AI-driven analytics for finance, energy, agriculture and insurance. In Southeast Asia, agriculture, flood monitoring and infrastructure planning create demand for accessible satellite imagery, and AI assistants lower the skill barrier.

Founded 2021, Austin, Texas. Site lists partners including Vantor, Planet, ICEYE US, Umbra, Satellogic, Pixxel and Kpler. Claims users in 179 countries.