Sigma-SAR Institute

Name

Sigma-SAR Institute

Legal name

Sigma-SAR Institute, LLC

Website

https://sigma-sar.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

SAR Data Analysis Software

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

Keywords

• SAR data analysis
• Synthetic aperture radar
• Interferometric analysis
• Earth observation software
• Ground deformation monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Ibaraki

HQ country

Japan

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sigma-SAR Analysis Platform (SSAP) Cloud Service: Cloud-based SAR data analysis service where customers upload data to the cloud and receive processed analysis results. Operates on a subscription basis with monthly quotas for analysis jobs and storage. Platform provides dashboard for monitoring usage and account status.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sigma-SAR Institute operates the Sigma-SAR Analysis Platform (SSAP), a cloud-based SaaS service that analyzes earth observation satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data. It provides amplitude imaging using proprietary noise reduction, interferometric analysis for visualizing land surface displacement between two time periods, and ground surface deformation analysis. The platform supports 13+ worldwide SAR sensors (ALOS-2/PALSAR-2, Sentinel-1, TerraSAR-X, COSMO-SkyMed, RADARSAT-2, ICEYE, SAOCOM, ASNARO-2, and others) and delivers results overlaid on land maps via a browser interface.

Product overview

Sigma-SAR Institute offers a unified SAR data analysis platform called SSAP (Sigma-SAR Analysis Platform), comprising cloud-based services for analyzing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) earth observation satellite data. The platform provides three core analytical services: Amplitude Imaging for capturing ground surface features, Interferometry Analysis for visualizing surface movements, and Ground Surface Deformation Analysis for detecting changes. Built on the Sigma-SAR core analysis engine with proprietary noise reduction and correction technologies, the platform operates through browser-based interfaces (Dashboard, Data Management, Analysis Job Management, and Results Output) accessible on PC and mobile devices. The platform supports data from worldwide SAR sensors including ALOS-2/PALSAR-2, TerraSAR-X, ASNARO-2, RADARSAT-2, COSMO-SkyMed, Sentinel-1, and others, delivering results overlaid on maps for intuitive interpretation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sigma-SAR Analysis Platform (SSAP) Cloud-based SaaS service for analyzing Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) earth observation satellite data. Provides interferometric analysis, amplitude imaging, and ground surface deformation detection with proprietary noise reduction and correction algorithms. Targets government research institutions, civil engineering organizations, and remote sensing data providers.
• Amplitude Imaging Service SAR data imaging service using proprietary noise reduction technology to generate precise, high-definition ortho amplitude images. Supports mosaicking and time-series image creation, and extracts latitude/longitude coordinates from image locations. Targets remote sensing data providers and research institutions.
• Interferometry Analysis Service Interferometric analysis of two or more time-period SAR data to generate interferograms showing land surface displacement. Supports long-term crustal deformation monitoring and time-series analysis. Targets government research and infrastructure monitoring organizations.
• Ground Surface Deformation Analysis Service Estimates ground surface deformation from changes in backscatter coefficients; for time-series analysis, calculates integrated fluctuation amounts from interferometric results. Targets infrastructure monitoring and government research customers.
• Sigma-SAR Cloud Platform (SSCP) Cloud infrastructure platform for SAR data processing. Provides the cloud-based processing environment underpinning SSAP services and was selected for the Ibaraki Space Business Support Project subsidy program.

Quantifiable outcome

• Regular interferometric analysis over long-term data enables detection of fine crustal land surface displacement

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Ibaraki PrefecturesupportingGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2024Sigma-SAR Cloud Platform (SSCP) was selected for the 'Ibaraki Space Business Support Project' (いばらき宇宙ビジネス支援事業), which subsidizes satellite data software development costs. This government endorsement provides legitimacy and potential customer introductions in the region.
• National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2018Deep technical collaboration for national research infrastructure. Sigma-SAR provided analysis technology for AIST's InSARBrowser and LandBrowser platforms. Services included PALSAR data analysis for interferometric phase differences and colorization of satellite radar images processed on ABCI cloud infrastructure for AI. Ongoing collaboration since 2019.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Synspective: Japanese SAR satellite operator and analytics provider combining proprietary satellite data with InSAR-based ground analysis; competes directly with Sigma-SAR in the Japan SAR analytics market.
• RS Metrics: Delivers SAR and satellite imagery-based analytics for commodities, financial, and industrial monitoring, overlapping with Sigma-SAR's SAR analytics specialization.
• SkyGeo: Provides InSAR analytics for ground subsidence and infrastructure monitoring, serving civil engineering and government clients with cloud-delivered SAR analysis similar to Sigma-SAR's positioning.
• Ursa Space Systems: Provides SAR-based analytics for infrastructure, finance, and maritime monitoring through a cloud platform, comparable to Sigma-SAR's cloud-delivered SAR analysis model.
• TRE Altamira: Specializes in InSAR-based ground deformation and infrastructure monitoring using satellite radar data, directly comparable to Sigma-SAR's interferometry and ground surface deformation analysis services.

Broad incumbents

• ICEYE: Operates one of the world's largest commercial SAR constellations and offers analytics including flood and ground monitoring, providing both data supply and analytics that overlap with Sigma-SAR's offering.
• Planet Labs: Major earth observation operator with expanding analytics capabilities across optical and SAR data, representing a much larger incumbent that could subsume Sigma-SAR-style use cases.

Emerging players

• Kayrros: Provides environmental and energy geospatial analytics using satellite data including SAR, with broader scope than Sigma-SAR but overlapping in ground deformation and asset monitoring use cases.
• SkyWatch: Earth observation data marketplace and analytics platform that distributes satellite imagery including SAR, providing comparable cloud-based delivery for analytics customers.

Others

• Satellogic: Earth observation operator with adjacent analytics offering; not a direct SAR competitor but operates in the same earth observation data and analytics ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SigmaSar

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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