SkyWatch Geospatial Data Platform

SkyWatch Space Applications Inc. states that its mission is to democratize remote-sensing data through a simple user experience. Its founding team met at the NASA Space Apps Challenge in 2014 and launched a geospatial data API in 2016, and the company is headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada according to its July 2026 release.

The platform offers EXPLORE, HUB, MAP, BUILD and CONNECT products that give one catalog of optical, radar and aerial data from 700+ sensors, with a developer API reaching 400+ providers. Organizations can compare options with pricing shown up front, procure and share imagery, and deliver it into ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Enterprise through Content Store.

• Imagery catalog: optical, radar and aerial data from many providers in one search.
• Guaranteed tasking: Planet, Airbus and Vantor assured tasking options in HUB.
• Stereo 3D: Vantor and Airbus stereo imagery for elevation models.
• Aerial archive: Vexcel, Eagleview and Nearmap ortho products.
• Content Store for ArcGIS: buy and publish imagery to ArcGIS Online, Pro and Enterprise.
• Monitor AOI and Order Again: saved areas with email alerts and one-click reorder.

• Land-use and urban change mapping for provincial planning departments using ArcGIS.
• Plantation and forestry monitoring with recurring imagery orders.
• Elevation modelling and site assessment for infrastructure contractors using stereo imagery.

One account replaces separate purchases from many imagery providers. Pricing is shown up front before ordering. Central governance enforces access, licensing and procurement rules. Billing can go to an Esri Enterprise Agreement or a separate purchase order. Monitor AOI sends alerts when matching new imagery appears.

GIS teams increasingly buy commercial imagery on demand inside the tools they already use, and procurement governance is becoming part of the data stack. In Vietnam and Southeast Asia, government GIS departments, utilities and plantation operators using ArcGIS can access imagery without separate vendor contracts.

Headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario per the July 2026 release. Founding team met in 2014; geospatial data API launched in 2016. Partners include Nearmap, Vexcel, Planet, Airbus and Vantor. Site cites 150K+ users.