Servir Global

What Servir Global does

SERVIR Global Collaborative is a non-profit alliance of six independent regional hubs that applies satellite Earth observation and Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) to deliver climate-resilience, food and water security, ecosystem management, and disaster-preparedness tools to government agencies, local communities, and development institutions in more than 50 countries across Africa, Asia, Central America, and South America. Founded in 2005 through a partnership between NASA and USAID, the organization was originally branded 'SERVIR' (Spanish for 'to serve') and operates under a 'connecting space to village' mandate that combines satellite imagery, predictive modeling, and local place-based knowledge into co-developed decision-support tools.

The portfolio is organized around regional hubs hosted by implementing research institutions: SERVIR Amazonia / Tropical South America (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Cali), SERVIR Central America (CATIE, Costa Rica), SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya (ICIMOD, Kathmandu), SERVIR Southeast Asia (ADPC, Bangkok), SERVIR West Africa (consortium of CERSGIS in Ghana, CSE in Senegal, ICRISAT in Mali), and SERVIR Eastern and Southern Africa (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, Nairobi). Each hub delivers specific service offerings — 48-hour flood forecasting in Nepal, satellite-derived water mapping for pastoralists in Senegal, remote forest monitoring in Ghana and Peru, and integrated river monitoring for flood alerts in Ecuador — all underpinned by GeoAI models for early warning, wildfire risk mapping, agricultural monitoring, deforestation analysis, and multi-hazard risk assessment. SIG-NAL (Spatial Informatics Group – Natural Assets Laboratory) provides shared technical backbone support across hubs, with a formalized private-sector technology stack including AWS, Google Cloud, Esri, Maxar, Planet Labs, Development Seed, and Mapbox.

SERVIR is grant-funded rather than commercially priced; services are delivered through partnerships and consortium agreements with national agencies, research institutions, NGOs, and intergovernmental bodies. After two decades under NASA-USAID sponsorship, the partnership concluded in 2025 and the hubs reorganized as the independent SERVIR Global Collaborative, with subsequent philanthropic support from the Fund for Science and Technology (FFST, April 2026) to advance GeoAI capabilities for climate resilience and sustainable development.

Name

Servir Global

Legal name

SERVIR Global Collaborative

Website

https://servirglobal.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SERVIR Global Collaborative is a non-profit alliance of regional hubs that applies satellite Earth observation and GeoAI to deliver climate resilience, food and water security, and ecosystem management tools to governments and communities across 50+ developing countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Analytics and Climate Resilience Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Environmental Consulting Services (54162), Space Research and Technology (927110)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Remote Sensing & Geospatial MRV (Satellite, Aerial, LiDAR, SAR) (EUABACAF), Humanitarian-Development-Peace Nexus & Resilience Programming (BPADAEAK)

Keywords

• Geospatial analytics services
• Earth observation platforms
• Climate resilience solutions
• Disaster early warning systems
• Environmental monitoring services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: SERVIR was originally funded through a partnership between NASA and USAID (concluded in 2025). The SERVIR Global Collaborative continues through grants from organizations like the Fund for Science and Technology (FFST) to advance climate resilience and geospatial innovation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SERVIR Global Collaborative is an alliance of independent regional hubs that translate satellite Earth observation data and Geospatial Artificial Intelligence (GeoAI) into locally co-created, decision-ready tools for climate resilience, food and water security, disaster preparedness, ecosystem management, and air quality monitoring. The core offering is delivered through six regional hubs (Amazonia, Central America, Hindu Kush Himalaya, Southeast Asia, West Africa, and Eastern and Southern Africa) supported by SIG-NAL technical backbone, serving more than 50 countries across Africa, Asia, Central America, and South America.

Product overview

The SERVIR Global Collaborative is an alliance of regional hubs that delivers a portfolio of geospatial platforms and satellite-derived services rather than a single unified software product. The core offering is a network of locally-led decision-ready geospatial platforms — SERVIR Amazonia, SERVIR Central America, SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya, SERVIR Southeast Asia, SERVIR West Africa, and SERVIR Eastern and Southern Africa — supported by SIG-NAL (Spatial Informatics Group – Natural Assets Laboratory). Each hub operates its own web presence and delivers tailored solutions including 48-hour flood forecasting, satellite-derived water mapping, remote forest monitoring, and river monitoring. GeoAI capabilities for early flood warning, wildfire risk mapping, agricultural monitoring, deforestation analysis, and multi-hazard risk assessment underpin the entire platform network. The Collaborative spans more than 50 countries across Africa, Asia, Central America, and South America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SERVIR Amazonia (now SERVIR Tropical South America): Regional hub implemented by Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT in Cali, Colombia
• SERVIR Central America
• SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya
• SERVIR Southeast Asia
• SERVIR West Africa
• SERVIR Eastern and Southern Africa

Products and services

• SERVIR Amazonia (now SERVIR Tropical South America) Hub Regional hub in Cali, Colombia, implemented by the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) with consortium partners, delivering geospatial solutions for the Amazon and broader tropical South America region.
• SERVIR Central America Hub Regional hub in Costa Rica, implemented by the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE), delivering geospatial solutions across Central America.
• SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya Hub Regional hub hosted by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) in Kathmandu, Nepal, delivering geospatial solutions for the Hindu Kush Himalaya region.
• SERVIR Southeast Asia Hub Regional hub hosted by the Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) in Bangkok, Thailand, with consortium partners including RECOFTC, delivering geospatial solutions across Southeast Asia.
• SERVIR West Africa Hub Regional hub consortium implemented by the Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS) in Accra, Ghana; Centre de Suivi Écologique (CSE) in Dakar, Senegal; and the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in Bamako, Mali.
• SERVIR Eastern and Southern Africa Hub Regional hub implemented by the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Nairobi, Kenya, delivering geospatial solutions across Eastern and Southern Africa.
• SERVIR Geospatial Platforms (GeoAI Decision-Support Tools) Decision-ready geospatial platforms delivered by regional hubs that translate satellite Earth observation data and GeoAI into actionable tools for climate resilience, food security, water management, ecosystem protection, and air quality monitoring.
• 48-Hour Flood Forecasting (Nepal) A flood forecasting and early warning service deployed in Nepal through the SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya hub, providing 48-hour flood forecasts to enable community evacuation warnings.
• Satellite-Derived Water Mapping (Senegal) A water resource monitoring service deployed in northern Senegal through the SERVIR West Africa hub, providing satellite-derived water maps to support pastoralist decision-making during dry seasons.
• Remote Forest Monitoring (Ghana and Peru) A forest monitoring and enforcement support service deployed in Ghana (through SERVIR West Africa) and Peru (through SERVIR Amazonia) to detect deforestation, illegal logging, and mining activity in protected areas.
• River Monitoring and Flood Alerting (Ecuador) An operational flood forecasting and alerting service integrated into Ecuador's national hydrometeorological service through the SERVIR Amazonia hub.

Quantifiable outcome

• 48-hour flood forecasts deployed in Nepal, enabling community warnings before rivers overtop
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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AI capability6 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NASAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025NASA was a founding partner with USAID in establishing SERVIR in 2005. NASA provided Earth and climate data and science/technical support. The NASA-USAID partnership concluded in 2025 after 20 years of collaboration.
• USAIDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025USAID was a founding partner with NASA in establishing SERVIR in 2005. USAID's mission was to build healthy, resilient communities worldwide. The USAID-NASA partnership concluded in 2025 after 20 years of collaboration.
• SIG-NAL (Spatial Informatics Group - Natural Assets Laboratory)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSIG-NAL provides technical backbone support to the SERVIR Global Collaborative, serving as the technical support organization for the independent regional hubs.
• ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntergovernmental collaborator working with SERVIR Southeast Asia hub on regional environmental management.
• Mekong River Commission (MRC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntergovernmental organization collaborating on water resource management and monitoring in the Mekong region.
• Mercy CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational NGO collaborating on development and resilience initiatives with SERVIR regional hubs.
• UN ESCAP (United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN regional commission collaborating on sustainable development and environmental initiatives.
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency collaborating on food security, agriculture, and natural resource management with SERVIR hubs.
• World Food ProgrammeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency collaborating on food security and resilience initiatives with SERVIR regional hubs.
• Alliance of Bioversity International and CIATcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for SERVIR Amazonia (Cali, Colombia) and SERVIR Eastern and Southern Africa (Nairobi, Kenya) hubs with consortium of partners.
• CATIE (Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for SERVIR Central America hub in Costa Rica and consortium member for SERVIR Amazonia.
• ICIMOD (International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for SERVIR Hindu Kush Himalaya hub in Kathmandu, Nepal.
• Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for SERVIR Southeast Asia hub in Bangkok, Thailand with consortium of partners.
• CERSGIS (Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for SERVIR West Africa hub in Accra, Ghana.
• CSE (Centre de Suivi Écologique)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for SERVIR West Africa hub in Dakar, Senegal.
• ICRISAT (International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerImplementing partner for SERVIR West Africa hub in Bamako, Mali.
• Spatial Informatics Group (SIG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub consortium member providing spatial informatics expertise and technical support.
• Conservación Amazónica (ACCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub consortium member for SERVIR Amazonia focusing on Amazon conservation.
• Fundación EcoCienciaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub consortium member for SERVIR Amazonia focusing on Ecuadorian environmental science.
• IMAFLORA (Instituto de Manejo e Certificação Florestal e Agrícola)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub consortium member for SERVIR Amazonia focusing on forest and agricultural management certification.
• RECOFTCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHub consortium member for SERVIR Southeast Asia focusing on community forestry in the Asia-Pacific region.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Global Forest Watch (World Resources Institute): WRI's online platform for monitoring forests using satellite data, providing near-real-time alerts on deforestation — directly comparable to SERVIR's remote forest monitoring in Ghana and Peru and its ecosystem MRV work.
• NASA Harvest: NASA's global food security and agriculture program, applying satellite Earth observation to crop monitoring, yield estimation, and agricultural decision-support — overlapping directly with SERVIR's Agriculture and Food Security service area.
• Digital Earth Africa: An Africa-focused operational platform providing Earth observation data and analytics for sustainable development — directly comparable in mission, technology stack, and target geographies to SERVIR's African hubs.
• Group on Earth Observations (GEO): Intergovernmental partnership coordinating global Earth observation efforts, including the GEOSS framework for which SERVIR was recognized as a model in 2007 — a peer-level coordination and standards body in the same Earth observation ecosystem.
• UN-SPIDER: United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response — a UN-coordinated initiative using satellite EO for disaster preparedness, directly comparable to SERVIR's Weather Resilience and flood forecasting services.

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Dominant commercial GIS software and mapping platform, providing tools used by SERVIR hubs. Comparable as a geospatial platform serving government, environmental, and development customers worldwide.
• Planet Labs: A leading commercial satellite imagery and Earth observation data provider, supplying data to SERVIR. Comparable as an EO infrastructure provider serving global development, agriculture, and environmental monitoring markets.
• Maxar Technologies: Commercial provider of high-resolution satellite imagery and geospatial intelligence — supplies Earth observation data to SERVIR and competes in the same disaster response, agriculture, and environmental monitoring use cases.

Emerging players

• CGIAR: Global agricultural research partnership that hosts the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (which implements two SERVIR hubs). CGIAR increasingly integrates Earth observation into its work, with significant overlap in food security and climate adaptation.
• Conservation International: Global environmental NGO using Earth observation and geospatial tools to monitor ecosystems, forests, and biodiversity — overlapping with SERVIR's Ecosystems service area and partner network (e.g., Conservación Amazónica ACCA).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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