EarthDaily Analytics

EarthDaily Analytics (EDA) operates as a vertically integrated entity in the Earth Observation (EO) market, providing geospatial data and analytics services. The company emerged in April 2021, formed by private equity firm Antarctica Capital from the assets of the insolvent UrtheCast. This strategic acquisition allowed the company to continue the development of UrtheCast's planned satellite constellation while retaining key personnel and intellectual property. The management team is led by President and CEO Don Osborne, a veteran with over three decades of experience in the satellite and aerospace sectors, including senior executive roles at MDA (a Maxar Company) and EMS Technologies.

The core of EDA's business model is a two-pronged approach combining upstream satellite data collection with downstream data processing and analytics. The company is deploying the EarthDaily Constellation, a fleet of 10 satellites designed to capture daily, scientific-grade imagery of the Earth's landmass across 22 spectral bands at a 5-meter resolution. This high-cadence, multispectral data is a key differentiator, providing a consistent stream of information for monitoring broad-area change. The first satellite of this constellation was successfully launched in June 2025, marking a critical milestone towards becoming fully operational. To support this, EDA secured $60 million in debt financing in July 2025 to complete the constellation's deployment.

Revenue is generated by providing this data and derived analytical insights as a service to a diverse client base. Key markets include agriculture, forestry, insurance, mining, market intelligence, and government and defense sectors. For instance, in agriculture, its EarthDaily Agro division (formerly Geosys) leverages over 30 years of experience to offer AI-powered crop health monitoring and yield optimization. The company's proprietary EarthPipeline is a cloud-based, automated processing engine that transforms raw satellite imagery into analysis-ready data, which is then fed into various products and platforms. This end-to-end system allows clients to integrate actionable intelligence directly into their workflows for applications such as risk mitigation, resource management, climate impact assessment, and operational efficiency improvements. The company has also expanded its capabilities through strategic acquisitions, such as combining with analytics specialist Descartes Labs in October 2024 to enhance its AI-driven offerings.

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