Satellite Imaging Corporation

What Satellite Imaging Corporation does

Satellite Imaging Corporation (SIC) is a privately held, Houston, Texas–headquartered value-added reseller (VAR) of commercial satellite imagery, founded in 2001 and operating with a stated 1–10 employee footprint. The company distributes data from more than 30 satellite sensors across MAXAR (WorldView, WorldView Legion, GeoEye, IKONOS), Airbus Defence and Space (Pleiades, SPOT, FORMOSAT), Planet Labs (Dove, RapidEye), 21AT (TH-01), and others, with resolutions from 15cm HD to 30m, and adds value through atmospheric compensation (ATCOR), orthorectification, tri-stereo DEM and HDTM generation (down to 50cm/15cm), spectral analysis (WorldView-3 SWIR for mineral mapping), GIS vector extraction, and AI/ML-enabled Computer Vision services such as building-footprint extraction, change detection, and predictive analytics.

SIC serves a horizontal mix of enterprise and government customers across energy and mining, engineering and construction, defense and security, environmental management, natural resources, media, and tourism, supporting use cases that include flood risk hydrological modeling, precision agriculture mapping, and defense mission planning. Revenue is generated entirely through custom, quote-based engagements priced on AOI, resolution, sensor, and processing complexity — combining one-time imagery licenses with professional services and ongoing consultancy — via direct sales (phone, email, website forms) and an interactive AOI selection tool, with international reach delivered through a multilingual website in English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian.

Business mechanics are that of a boutique VAR/process-services shop: no disclosed funding rounds, no M&A activity, no senior leadership team beyond a named customer-service/sales contact (Leopold J. Romeijn), and no API or self-serve product. Strategic posture is rooted in maintaining multi-operator VAR relationships and progressively wrapping more AI/ML and processing depth around commodity imagery rather than launching proprietary satellites or platforms.

Name

Satellite Imaging Corporation

Legal name

Satellite Imaging Corporation

Website

https://satimagingcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Satellite Imaging Corporation is a Houston-based value-added reseller (founded 2001) of commercial satellite imagery from MAXAR, Airbus, and Planet Labs, offering geospatial processing, 3D terrain modeling, spectral analysis, and AI/ML-enabled GIS services to enterprise and government customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Satellite Imagery Sales: Sales of high-resolution archived and new satellite imagery from multiple satellite sensors including WorldView, Pleiades, GeoEye, and others. Customers specify area of interest (AOI), resolution requirements, and acquisition parameters.
2. Image Processing Services: Value-added processing services including atmospheric compensation (ATCOR), orthorectification, feature extraction, and image mosaicking. Custom project quoting based on processing complexity and volume.
3. 3D Digital Terrain and DEM Products: Digital Elevation Models and 3D terrain visualization products derived from stereo and tri-stereo satellite imagery. High-definition 50cm HDTM and 15cm HD products for various applications.
4. GIS Data and Vector Extraction: Extraction of geospatial vector data layers from orthorectified satellite imagery for GIS applications. Includes KML/KMZ formats for Google Earth integration.
5. Consultancy Services: Ongoing satellite remote sensing and GIS consultancy services including set-up of reliable source coordinate databases, exploration and development project support, and AI/ML implementation consulting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Satellite Imaging Corporation is a value-added reseller (VAR) that acquires high-resolution satellite imagery from multiple commercial constellations (WorldView, Pleiades, GeoEye, SPOT, Planet, and others) and delivers it alongside value-added image processing, 3D Digital Elevation Model generation, GIS data extraction, and remote-sensing consultancy. The firm processes imagery using orthorectification, atmospheric compensation (ATCOR), spectral analysis, and AI/ML-driven Computer Vision pipelines to produce GIS-ready vector layers, terrain models, and decision-support products for enterprise and government clients worldwide.

Product overview

Satellite Imaging Corporation (SIC), founded in 2001 and headquartered in Houston, TX, is a value-added reseller (VAR) of high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence products. The company delivers a comprehensive portfolio comprising satellite imagery products (from sensors including WorldView-3, Pleiades Neo, GeoEye-1, and 30+ other satellites with resolutions from 15cm HD to 30m), image processing services (orthorectification, atmospheric compensation, ATCOR), 3D terrain modeling and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs), Geographic Information Systems (GIS) with AI/ML capabilities, feature extraction, and consultancy services. These products serve diverse applications including mining/mineral mapping, oil and gas, agriculture mapping, environmental management, flood risk management, defense/intelligence, forestry/conservation, and engineering/construction. The company leverages Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision technologies for change detection, feature extraction, and predictive analytics across its geospatial solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Satellite Imagery Products High-resolution and medium-resolution satellite imagery licensed from over 30 commercial satellite sensors including MAXAR's WorldView and GeoEye constellations, Airbus Pleiades and SPOT satellites, and Planet Labs, with resolutions ranging from 15cm HD to 30m for mapping and analysis applications. Sold as archived or newly tasked imagery to enterprise and government customers.
• 3D Digital Terrain Modeling Generation of high-resolution 50cm 3D Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) and Digital Terrain Models from standard stereo (2 scenes) or tri-stereo (3 scenes) satellite imagery, including 15cm HDTM for flood risk management applications.
• Digital Elevation Model (DEM) Digital elevation models derived from stereo satellite imagery for terrain visualization, hydrological modeling, and engineering analysis applications.
• Image Processing Services Professional image processing services including radiometric and geometric corrections, atmospheric compensation, orthorectification, and mosaicking of satellite imagery for accurate mapping and analysis.
• Orthorectification Geometric correction of satellite imagery to remove distortions caused by terrain relief and sensor orientation, producing map-accurate images aligned to real-world coordinates.
• Atmospheric Compensation (ATCOR) Atmospheric and topographic correction (ATCOR) services to remove atmospheric effects from satellite imagery, enhancing image accuracy and enabling reliable spectral analysis for geological and environmental applications.
• Feature Extraction Extraction of geospatial vector data layers from orthorectified satellite imagery, including building footprints, roads, land cover classifications, and other GIS features for mapping applications.
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Comprehensive GIS solutions including GIS data layers, maps for agriculture and disaster management, and AI/ML-driven building footprint extraction using satellite imagery in Computer Vision environments.
• Consultancy Services Ongoing satellite remote sensing and GIS consultancy services including set-up of reliable coordinate databases, exploration and development project support, and AI/ML implementation consulting.
• Mining and Mineral Mapping Solutions Mineral mapping and geological interpretation using WorldView-3 SWIR with 8 spectral bands and 3.7m spatial resolution for spectral signature detection and mineral deposit identification in mining operations.
• Oil and Gas Solutions Satellite remote sensing applications for oil and gas exploration, development, production, and pipeline planning, including reservoir assessment, oil leak detection, and environmental monitoring.
• Agriculture Mapping Solutions Precision agriculture mapping including vegetation index maps, soil zone indices, tree grading maps, and crop health monitoring using multispectral satellite imagery for agricultural operations.
• Defense and Intelligence Solutions Strategic and tactical intelligence solutions for defense agencies, military contractors, and law enforcement, including combat mission planning, simulation development, crime mapping, and homeland security applications.
• Flood Risk Management Solutions Urban flood risk management using 50cm HDTM with breaklines for hydrological modeling, flood forecasting, and early warning systems driven by climate change analysis, including Tri-Stereo 30cm satellite imagery acquisition.
• Environmental Management Solutions Environmental monitoring solutions including urban planning, conservation, land cover and change detection, natural disasters response, and natural hazard assessment using satellite imagery and AI analytics.
• Engineering and Construction Solutions Solutions for construction site selection, 3D urban and terrain modeling, airport mapping databases, cadastre and land records, and urban land development planning.
• Forestry and Conservation Solutions Forest monitoring including Amazon rainforest coverage, deforestation tracking, and wildlife conservation efforts using Artificial Neural Network processing and spectral analysis.
• Google Earth Support Files (KML/KMZ Delivery) Satellite image files and extracted vector data delivered in KML and KMZ formats for importation into Google Earth Pro for visualization and analysis workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15cm HD satellite imagery resolution available for specialized applications
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MAXAR (formerly DigitalGlobe)coreTechnology or IntegrationSatellite Imaging Corporation is a value-added reseller (VAR) of MAXAR satellite imagery and data products. SIC offers WorldView-1, WorldView-2, WorldView-3, WorldView Legion, GeoEye-1, IKONOS, and QuickBird imagery with full processing services.
• Airbus Defence and SpacecoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial value-added reseller of Airbus satellite products including Pleiades-1A, Pleiades-1B, Pleiades Neo, SPOT-6, SPOT-7, and FORMOSAT-2 imagery.
• Planet LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationProvides Dove constellation (3m resolution), RapidEye (5m), and other Planet satellite imagery through SIC's distribution network.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ICEYE: SAR constellation operator with global tasking and analytics. Comparable to SIC in serving flood risk, infrastructure, and government/defense monitoring use cases from a different sensor modality.
• Capella Space: SAR satellite operator offering high-resolution all-weather imagery. Capella overlaps SIC's defense, infrastructure, and change-detection use cases with a complementary sensor type (SAR vs. optical).

Direct peers

• EagleView: Provides high-resolution aerial imagery and derived analytics (property, construction, insurance, government). EagleView competes with SIC in roof/building footprint extraction, urban modeling, and GIS feature extraction use cases.
• BlackSky: Operates its own high-revisit imaging constellation and offers tasking plus AI-driven analytics. BlackSky is a direct competitor to SIC in the tasking/imagery-plus-analytics market and also a sensor provider whose data SIC distributes.
• Satellogic: Owns and operates a constellation of sub-meter and multispectral Earth observation satellites, and SIC resells Satellogic imagery. Satellogic sells both directly and through partners, overlapping SIC's resolution and pricing tier.
• Planet Labs: Operates the Dove and PlanetScope high-cadence constellations and also offers derived analytics. SIC distributes Planet imagery as a VAR while Planet Labs increasingly sells processed geospatial insights direct to agriculture, defense, and civil government customers.

Broad incumbents

• MAXAR Technologies (Vantor): Owner/operator of the WorldView and GeoEye constellations. SIC is a VAR of MAXAR imagery, so they are simultaneously partner and direct competitor — MAXAR sells the same high-resolution data direct to enterprise and government customers, but at much larger scale.
• ESRI: Dominant GIS platform provider (ArcGIS). ESRI is an adjacent peer because SIC's GIS data, feature extraction, and DEM products feed directly into ArcGIS workflows; both compete for the same enterprise mapping and analytics budget.
• Airbus Defence and Space: Owner/operator of the Pleiades and SPOT constellations. SIC resells Pleiades-1A/1B, Pleiades Neo, and SPOT-6/7 imagery, competing head-to-head against Airbus's direct OneAtlas and digital imagery services.

Others

• Google Earth Engine: Cloud-based geospatial platform hosting massive satellite imagery archives and analytical tools. It is an enabling/competing platform for the same change-detection, environmental, and agriculture analytics SIC performs for customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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