Luke Fischer
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🛰️☕️✈️ was in the Army, spent time at Uber Elevate, Joby, and Shield Cap before co-founding SkyFi.
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The best and most efficient way to get
@planet
SkySat imagery is now available at SkyFi. We worked hard on this partnership and big thanks to the Planet team! Check it out here:
🛰️Tasking:
🛰️Archive:
Also- your customer data
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@BrianRoemmele
Give me a location and we'll task some satellites to get shots of it at SkyFi.
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@WallStreetSilv
The Wright Brothers' first flight was on December 17, 1903. In 1969, when the Apollo 11 mission was successful, the New York Times issued a retraction of their 1903 editorial, acknowledging that their prediction was off by "only" 999,996 years.
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Thrilled to announce
@SkyFi
's partnership with
@GalaxEyeSpace
! 🎉🛰️
Their multi-sensor sats + our user-friendly platform = game-changing Earth observation 🌍
First launch Q3 2024, aiming for daily global coverage by 2025 📅
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SkyFi has been nominated for a Webby for best application. It would mean a lot if you could vote for what we've built and share it. Vote here:
#WEBBYS
#webbys2024
@TheWebbyAwards
@SkyfiApp
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A buddy of mine flies for one of the major airlines and sent me this text about his encounter last night. Thoughts?? 👽
“Saw the weirdest thing last night. There were a series of lights at about 70K or higher. They seemed to be loosely circling each other in random patterns.
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🌍 Exciting news from SkyFi! 🚀 Introducing 'Insights' - the FIRST Earth Observation analytics marketplace on iOS & Android! Because we believe in meeting YOU where you are. Discover the world, one insight at a time. 🌐📲 Go here:
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Joe Morrison to the WSBW audience after asking who has tasked a satellite and only 1/10th raised their hands, “Umbra has the highest resolution SAR, best price, and if you pull out your phone and download SkyFi you can task a SAR satellite without talking to a human, asking for
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The Al-Tanf Garrison (ATG), Syria on 2 April 2023 (left image) and 24 October 2023 (right image) showing significant updates to force protection. U.S. and partner forces at ATG have been repeatedly targeted over the previous weeks with drone attacks. But why is it so important?
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Just launched: SkyFi's latest analytics tool with Satim Inc. 🛰️ Spot and classify maritime vessels like never before! 🚢 Check it out 👉
#earthobservation
#geospatial
#analytics
#maritimesecurity
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On March 4, 2024, we caught these “rafting” shots over Sabina Shoal in the Philippines’ exclusive zone – 21 vessels huddled together just 75 nautical miles off Palawan. Looks like China’s Maritime Militia is up to their usual, parking ships side by side in what’s a classic move
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At SkyFi, our satellite imagery analysis can now automatically detect and quantify swimming pools across urban landscapes, sports courts (pickleball anyone 🏓), and count cars. Find them here:
This capability offers valuable insights for sectors like
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@ameliaism
I haven’t seen the USG openings but I 100% agree. Months long pipeline, no long term incentive (equity, bonuses, promotion based on performance over time, etc). The upside is tremendous job security aka can’t be fired without insane documentation
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@JoePompliano
His 100m splits are just about 17seconds. These times are amazing!
Not long ago people would have thought this would be impossible yet here we are.
Same mindset with what we build as entrepreneurs. We are building things people thought impossible and will continue to do so.
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I love hearing how our users like
@ai6yrham
use the power of Earth observation. We are at an inflection point where more innovation is literally going to space and users will have many more tools at their disposal usually reserved for governments or the wealthy.
#remotesensing
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For all the SAR lovers out there. On this date in 1935, Scottish scientist Robert Watson-Watt received a patent on a radio device for detecting and locating an aircraft. In 1940, US Navy started calling this invention “RADAR”… RAdio Detection And Ranging
#sar
#TheMoreYouKnow
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We've partnered with
@planet
to offer up the simplest and most efficient way to get your hands on the data you need to power your business and personal needs! Launching (very) soon! Learn more:
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Met some guy at a party in Austin who had his computer out letting people task his SAR constellation for FREE! Guess the location! I, of course, gave him some UX tips and told him about SkyFi
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Drinking my morning coffee and ordering super high res SAR satellite imagery with a couple button clicks on my phone. Big release coming Monday for SkyFi 🚀
#saristheway
#sar
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Why is this plane invisible/hidden on Google Earth? Is it because...
1. Has top secret sensor equipment on it?
2. New form of stealth technology?
3. Is a foreign aircraft on a U.S. Air Force Base?
4. The result of photogrammetry (stitching images together) and a normal
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I am not going to be humble; between us and Umbra, we are pulling the industry into the future and are the best at making it easier for our customers.
This might seem simple, and yes, between
@umbraspace
and us, we made it simple and beautiful, but all of this was once thought
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Sneak peek into some of the crew at SkyFi and saying goodbye to our intern, Johnny, in the center with the red kicks! He's about to start his senior year in high school and helped us with our social and marketing efforts this summer. Thanks!
And yes, we have our own satellite
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Sentinel-2 data is free at SkyFi, access it here:
We started with the Sentinel-2 program for several reasons:
High-Quality Data
1. Sentinel-2 provides high-quality imagery, with pixel sizes ranging from 10 to 60 meters, allowing for detailed
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Enjoy the weekend but remember, hotdogs are in control $cost
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Read below! Super excited to have
@Satellogic
on SkyFi. Thanks to all the teams that made this possible! Go get some imagery and create value for the world.
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(Trigger warning)
The good thing about defense innovation is that it’s driven by requirements.
The bad thing about defense innovation is that it’s driven by requirements.
Startup: I’ve got this really amazing tech to bring to the warfighter, want it?
Warfighter: Yes
Defense
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Having an internal debate on what open data set to include next at SkyFi. What do you want?
Sentinel-1
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Landsat 8 & 9
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All of the above, now!
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Mic drop from
@umbraspace
on releasing 16cm resolution... "the highest-res commercial satellite image ever dropped".
Coming to the SkyFi app near you :)
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At least 26 ships have gathered at Iroquois Reef, within the Philippines' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ), which is 125 nautical miles from Palawan. Satellite imagery shows this activity. It is important because it indicates a potential infringement by China on the Philippines'
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Triton Island update (sound on for a good beat). With our partners,
@umbraspace
and
@Satellogic
, and while working with
@GordianKnotRay
and his team from Stanford, we uncovered some really interesting details about this island. China is building up here and being very
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(SOUND ON) We are changing the industry and sometimes need to be a bit provocative!
#remotesensing
#OSINT
@SkyfiApp
@bp22
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@ID_AA_Carmack
The amount of mass that will be launching repeatedly will be incredible. Satellites are designed with heavy mass and cube constraints but Starship will change that and there a few co's designing for that. Wild times
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🌐 Thrilled to Share: SkyFi & Umbra’s Enhanced Partnership! Start exploring here at
🚀 SkyFi’s journey in revolutionizing Earth observation takes a massive leap forward with our enhanced partnership with Umbra, a leader in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)
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Get your GLOBAL OIL INVENTORY analytics here!
Receive near real-time updates on global oil inventories with this SAR-derived analytics product. This product can measure oil storage volumes in your regions of choice. Used by traders active in oil markets
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If you want to learn about
@SkyfiApp
, why we created it, where we are going...and a ton of other interesting topics check out the below with
@APompliano
and
@bp22
#RemoteSensing
#earthobservation
My conversation with Bill Perkins (
@bp22
) is now live.
- Satellite imagery
- Oil & gas
- Trading $500M from a phone
- Elon Musk
- Dan Bilzerian
- Cheating in poker?!
WATCH:
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Sentinel-2 Open Data is now available (and free) at SkyFi!
Check it out here:
From monitoring deforestation 🌳 to disaster response 🚨, open satellite data is a game-changer for sustainable development and public safety.
#OpenData
#EarthObservation
🌍
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@mike__stumpf
Clearly not an aviation branch O-5. Motorcycles practically issued to officers/warrants at flight school
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Ok, it’s a thing. Thanks to
@ldcovert
and the rest of our friends we’ve got a bunch of interest. Sign up here to help us plan:
@therealkmgvd
@TBabb02
@PaytonBarnwell
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Pretty sure I’m the first person to order a SAR image while at a stoplight. So excited for what’s coming…
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@ID_AA_Carmack
I and the team appreciate this, John! Thanks and looking forward to hearing your feedback on some new announcements coming soon…
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This is another teaser of what's coming tomorrow with our big release at SkyFi. Name that resolution and location...
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What 50cm satellite imagery looks like through SkyFi. Pic on right is the image from the orange box on the left pic. Learn more here:
#remotesensing
#satelliteimagery
#OSINT
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Tripoli International Airport, Tripoli, Libya taken 12/16/22. Requested and received full png, tiff, associated meta data via
@SkyfiApp
in an hour this morning for ~$20. Things are about to get a lot easier in the EO world in a couple days!
#earthobservation
#satelliteimagery
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A few things that continue to amaze me in the geospatial industry-
1. Lack of APIs. Yes, manual project-based work doesn't require an API, but scaling your product to the masses does. The market will stay artificially constrained until APIs are robust.
2. Companies who give up
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The SpaceX launch of Maxars long delayed first two of six Legion satellites window opens today at 1:36pm central. These satellites have been in development since 2017 and are years behind launch schedule. Lots of eyes on these satellites 👀
When/if all six are launched it’ll
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Through SkyFi and Umbra,
@PeterTFretwell
was able to capture a SAR image (thanks to Umbra's industry-leading resolution and pricing!) of the Atka Bay colony Emperor penguins. This is amazing, but many are probably asking "so what?". Here's the so-what and why tracking Emperors is
High resolution SAR imagery of emperor penguin colonies in winter could be a game changer for understand their populations. Here is a 45cm resolution Umbra image of the Atka Bay colony in August this year. Probably the first time we have ever had a useable winter satellite image.
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You talked, we listened! App updates that just hit for SkyFi. Start using them here at
Sample Image Section: We've updated our descriptions for sample imagery. Super High Resolution and Open data samples are added to the Sample Preview page.
Improved
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What can elephants teach us about geospatial technology? Probably nothing but this is a dope pic I took yesterday…
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Overheard in a SkyFi meeting today: "Fuck it, let's just do it" -
@therealkmgvd
Startups thrive on "doing stuff". It's not just about ideas, but about making them happen and usually a 70% solution is just fine to get the ball rolling with customers.
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With SkyFi, to make it easier to find SAR and balloon imagery, just filter for
@umbraspace
or
@urbanskyimaging
in the commercial or open data tabs and zoom out for better visualization. Same thing already works in the web app. Head to to check it out.
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At SkyFi, we've released hyperspectral analytics. Our new suite is here, and it's better than anything out there. It's complicated tech, but we made it easy—I'll explain in a thread but go here to check it out now-
1⃣Upload your imagery
2⃣Our magic
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Trying to get community help to identify the two ships parked on the lighter gray pier. This is Ream Naval Base on 27 Feb and it looks like the 2 PLAN corvettes that were there in early January have returned.
A U.S. State Department spokesperson said at that time that
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Some super cool products are coming next week at SkyFi... game-changing, if I might say so myself!
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If you are even remotely wanting to get in better shape I encourage you to get a Dexa scan. It's like a nice punch in the face that will tell you, Yes, you do need to get in better shape. Instead of social credit scores we should have Dexa scan results in all profiles in the
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New product drop at SkyFi: You can now gain a comprehensive understanding of the various categories of land use in any area of interest globally, over a 120-day period. With a single order, you can get a snapshot view of the current land use, or place multiple orders to track
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I mean, getting a push notification that my image from space has delivered within an hour of submission is friggin cool!
#osint
#Sentinel2
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This small screenshot is from February 2022 of Yelnya, Russia, and the massive troop build-up before the war started in Ukraine. I didn't need a media channel or reporter to tell me what was happening, I saw it for myself.
#earthobservation
#truth
#war
#skyfi
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.
@solreader
first impressions are great. A wearable e-reader that’s intelligently designed and comfortable.
Feels very immersive and after reading for 30min I realized I hadn’t checked my phone for alerts/messages…probably the longest stretch that’s happened in awhile :)
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Excited to announce the launch of SkyFi's Insights, our analytic marketplace!
Check it out here:
Transforming the way you interact with Earth observation data, our platform offers a super simple way to get the answers you need. Turn raw data into
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Check out this
@SuperclusterHQ
launch tracker that
@SkyfiApp
is sponsoring. On 11 April at 1:48am (UTC -5), SpaceX will launch a rideshare mission carrying multiple spacecraft that all need to get to the same orbit and are small enough to ride together.
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Talking about solutions in dimly lit rooms in DC is my favorite 😎.
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We got your back
@USArmy
. Sign up here as we continue to build the momentum with over 70 sponsors already registering to help for what we are calling “Austin4America”.
@TBabb02
@PaytonBarnwell
@therealkmgvd
@ldcovert
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It feels like most customers are so used to the painful processes that exist elsewhere that they don’t want to believe it can be easy. Probably our biggest problem is closing that awareness gap. Yes, it’s super easy and you shouldn’t have to feel like you are at a used car
@bp22
@dominocielo
@umbra
I needed 30cm optical for the analysis. I found a cloudless archive image and ordered it on
@SkyfiApp
in well under a minute. Dear everyone...you can get 30cm for a ~$100 in a few clicks 🤯
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One thing I've been shocked at is the willingness of geospatial companies to give up customer names, use cases, blood of their firstborn (ok, maybe that's not true) to their "partner" satellite companies.
We took a redline approach and don't give up customer names. We invested a
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If I had a nickel every time I’ve heard a satellite operator say “our API is almost ready” well, I’d have a lot of nickels
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We started SkyFi with the mission to bring transparency to the world. Images like the ones below can help citizens of the Earth realize the damage we are doing every day. Take action!
Inmensidad de ropa que llega a
#Iquique
desde distintas partes del mundo termina en el Desierto.
1) Foto satelital adquirida por
@SkyfiApp
2) Foto de
@MartinBernetti
@AFP
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I took this picture in Kenya a couple of months ago, and it's probably my favorite picture ever. We also just wrote a blog about using Earth observation technology to help with elephant conservation. Check it out here:
While African countries and
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If every satellite company had the mindset of
@umbraspace
the world would be better off. Of course, you can purchase Umbra's SAR at with a couple button clicks right now. 🛰️. Also just referring to Gabe as "lord of the skies" from now on.
Awesome
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Nothing better than the smell of fresh imagery in the morning
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And we’re back!!! Come say hi to us at booth 2211 at GEOINT
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And what is hyperspectral you may ask? Hyperspectral satellites offer detailed spectral information for every pixel in an image, enabling precise identification of materials, substances, or conditions on Earth. Ideal for environmental monitoring, agriculture, mineral detection,
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Having satellites in space without a functioning api to scale your product be like…
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Custom Hyperspectral (barcode from space) Services at SkyFi-
I’m pumped to offer exclusive early access to our hyperspectral analytics capabilities in the SkyFi app. We say “barcode from space” because with this technology you can identify almost
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Isfahan, Iran. Google Maps on the left, Satellite imagery tasked on my phone on right. Image taken 7 February near the nuclear facility attack that occurred recently. Seasonality, metadata, richness, recency, and flexibility are some of the differences between Google and SkyFi.
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At the CrossFit Health Summit in Austin super refreshing to hear the panel mention how
@TrueMedPayments
is helping enable health care through fitness! Amazing work
@calleymeans
!
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Already testing the next release with SkyFi. What could it be...
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After 24 hours using Superhuman's new "Ask AI" I can say I'm thoroughly impressed. Asking questions and getting answers without hallucinations has definitely sped up my work flows. Kudos to
@rahulvohra
and
@Superhuman
team!
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