What GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (UK) HOLDINGS LTD does

Geospatial Intelligence (UK) Holdings Ltd is the UK-incorporated holding entity of Geospatial Intelligence Pty Ltd, an Australian-founded (2002) private geospatial intelligence company headquartered in Canberra with a London registered entity. The company provides location intelligence, GeoAI, remote sensing and spatial data analytics to defence, government and commercial organisations, combining multispectral optical and SAR satellite imagery, satellite AIS (260,000+ ships tracked via a decade-long exactEarth relationship), satellite ADS-B, open-source intelligence and machine learning into multi-sensor fused operational intelligence.

Its core product offering centres on three proprietary platforms: Mercury (AI-enhanced real-time OSINT with NLP-driven entity extraction, sentiment analysis, multilingual translation and geospatial correlation), Osprey (a browser-based cloud geospatial processing platform with pay-per-pixel billing, supporting optical, multispectral and SAR imagery with AI segmentation, object detection and feature extraction), and Atlas (web-based near-realtime global aircraft surveillance combining satellite ADS-B, the proprietary VECTOR position estimation capability and GNSS interference analysis). Supporting services include custom software development, AI/ML machine intelligence, application development across ArcGIS, QGIS, Luciad, GDAL and GeoServer, professional training, and imagery/data supply from Airbus, Maxar, Planet, BlackSky, Capella, Satellogic and Synspective.

The business operates a hybrid revenue model combining quote-based one-time and project satellite imagery licensing, recurring subscription access to Mercury and Atlas, usage-based pay-per-pixel processing on Osprey, and project-based or retainer professional services for custom development, advanced analytics and training. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise and government field sales with a self-serve onboarding path for Osprey, supplemented by channel partnerships with Esri, AWS and Microsoft. Anchor customers include the Australian Defence Forces, NSW Department of Customer Services, Australian Maritime Safety Authority, the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (serving 17 Pacific Island nations), and various state-level environmental and conservation authorities.

Name

GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE (UK) HOLDINGS LTD

Legal name

Geospatial Intelligence Pty Ltd

Website

https://geoint.global

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Geospatial Intelligence is an Australian-founded (2002) private geospatial intelligence firm operating through a UK holding entity, providing AI-enhanced satellite imagery, OSINT, AIS/ADS-B tracking and multi-sensor analytics platforms (Mercury, Osprey, Atlas) to defence, government and commercial clients globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geospatial Intelligence Software & Analytics

NAICS

Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360), Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Search, Detection, Navagation, Guidance, Aeronautical Sys (3812), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Satellite Imagery & Remote Sensing Geospatial Platforms (BPAMANAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Location Intelligence, Analytics & Geospatial BI (BPAMANAE), Remote Sensing & Geospatial Vision (satellite/drone imagery) (HDAAAEAL), Remote Sensing & Earth Observation Analytics (Satellite/UAV/LiDAR, Image Processing) (EUAHAKAD)

Keywords

• Geospatial intelligence
• Satellite imagery analytics
• Open-source intelligence
• Maritime domain awareness
• AI remote sensing

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Satellite Imagery Products: Supply of multispectral optical and radar satellite imagery from leading global providers (Airbus, Maxar, Planet, BlackSky, Capella, Satellogic, Synspective). Revenue from per-scene orders, per-square-kilometre pricing, and archive vs new tasking options. Includes very-high resolution (30cm) to medium resolution (<10m) imagery.
2. Software Platforms (Osprey, Mercury, Atlas): Subscription and usage-based access to cloud platforms Osprey (pay-per-pixel), Mercury (subscription OSINT), and Atlas (ADS-B intelligence). Credit-based pre-paid model for Osprey; subscription tiers implied for Mercury and Atlas.
3. Advanced Image and Data Services: Analytical services including AI-powered imagery analysis, vessel/aircraft detection, feature extraction, classification, predictive modelling and multi-sensor fusion. Delivered as project-based or retainer engagements.
4. Custom Software Development: Custom-built geospatial applications, platforms, AI-enabled tools, and extensions for enterprise systems (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Luciad, GDAL, Geoserver). Full-lifecycle delivery from requirements through deployment and support.
5. Professional Training: Professional training programs across GIS, imagery analysis, OSINT, ISR and operational geospatial skills. Delivered instructor-led (on-site or at facilities), online/virtual, or just-in-time mobile training. Custom training pathways tailored to platforms and mission requirements.
6. Geospatial Software Solutions: Deployment, integration and optimisation of geospatial platforms (Esri, QGIS, Geoserver, Luciad, AWS, Azure) including configuration, custom extensions, training and advisory services as partners of Esri, Amazon AWS and Microsoft.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Geospatial Intelligence provides advanced geospatial analysis, high-resolution satellite imagery, AI-powered platforms (Mercury for OSINT, Osprey for geospatial processing, Atlas for ADS-B surveillance), and mission-ready technology. The company fuses satellite imagery, AIS/ADS-B tracking data, open-source intelligence and machine learning into operational intelligence products that support defence, security, sustainability, emergency response and commercial decision-making.

Product overview

Geospatial Intelligence offers a portfolio of three core SaaS platforms (Mercury for OSINT, Osprey for AI-powered geospatial processing, and Atlas for ADS-B aircraft surveillance) supported by professional services including Custom Development, Machine Intelligence, Application Development, Geospatial Software Solutions, Training, and Imagery & Data solutions. The platforms are designed to work independently or in combination, with Mercury providing real-time intelligence and event correlation, Osprey delivering browser-based AI analytics at scale, and Atlas offering near-realtime global airspace monitoring.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Mercury: Real-time OSINT platform with geospatial context that collects, enriches and organises global information using AI-driven analysis across international news, social media, government releases and specialist reporting channels.
• Osprey
• Atlas

Products and services

• Mercury High-volume, AI-enhanced open-source intelligence (OSINT) platform that collects, enriches and organises global information in real time, providing AI-powered extraction with geospatial context for analysts, planners, security professionals and decision-makers. Uses NLP for entity extraction, sentiment analysis, multilingual translation, and narrative tracking.
• Osprey Cloud-based geospatial processing platform accessible via web browser that brings advanced AI and machine learning to imagery analysis. Supports optical, multispectral and SAR datasets with AI segmentation, object detection, classification, automated feature extraction, and batch processing on a pay-per-pixel basis.
• Atlas Web-based platform delivering near-realtime global aircraft surveillance and situational awareness by combining satellite ADS-B, independent position estimation (VECTOR), GNSS interference analysis and geospatial datasets for global airspace situational awareness.
• Custom Development Custom software solutions including purpose-built geospatial applications, AI-enhanced imagery solutions, extensions and integrations for enterprise platforms (ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Luciad, GDAL, Geoserver), and secure scalable systems for cloud, hybrid or on-premise environments.
• Machine Intelligence Services AI, Machine Learning and Deep Learning services applied to remotely sensed data enabling rapid detection, classification and interpretation of features across land, sea and environmental domains. Includes vessel detection AI capable of producing detection reports over large satellite imagery scenes in seconds.
• Application Development Custom geospatial application development using languages and frameworks including Python, C/C++, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, .NET, Swift, and PHP/Laravel, with extensions for ArcGIS Pro, QGIS, Luciad, GDAL and GeoServer.
• Geospatial Software Solutions Deployment, integration and optimisation of geospatial platforms including the Esri ecosystem (ArcGIS Pro, Enterprise, Online, SDKs), open-source platforms (GeoServer, GDAL, OGC services), and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure) for real-time analysis and decision-support workflows.
• Professional Training Professional training programs across GIS, imagery analysis, OSINT, ISR and operational geospatial skills, covering fundamentals, spatial analysis, mapping, image processing, classification, GDAL and Python workflows, feature detection, and open-source intelligence. Delivered instructor-led (on-site or at facilities), online/virtual, or just-in-time mobile training.
• Imagery and Data Solutions Supply of multispectral optical and radar satellite imagery from leading global providers including Airbus, Maxar, Capella, Planet and BlackSky, with flexible purchasing options for single acquisitions, time-series monitoring, new tasking, or archive access. AIS vessel tracking data covering 260,000+ ships globally via exactEarth partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• Vessel detection reports over large very high-resolution satellite imagery scenes in seconds (e.g., 37 sq.km in 36 seconds) vs. hours for human-based analysis
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• exactEarth LtdcoreTechnology or Integration · 16 June 2020Decade-long relationship with exactEarth (Canada) providing Satellite AIS technology and data. exactEarth's system of 60+ satellite AIS receivers can locate 260,000+ ships globally. The partnership was renewed for another 3 years to provide S-AIS data to the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA).
• Harris CorporationcoreTechnology or Integration · 16 June 2020exactEarth's constellation is operated in partnership with Harris Corporation. Together they deliver real-time advanced ship tracking with global average revisit times and customer data latency of less than one minute.
• Geoimage Pty LtdcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 November 2019Partnership with Brisbane-based Geoimage Pty Ltd to process and deliver state-wide high-quality colour balanced satellite image mosaics to the NSW Government. Geoimage is responsible for processing SPOT 6/7 data into mosaic and tiled product solutions for each of the biannual captures.
• Airbus Defence and SpacecoreTechnology or Integration · 27 November 2019World-leading partnership with Airbus Defence and Space for satellite imagery supply. GI is a leading Australia & Pacific partner of Airbus. Provides access to Pléiades and SPOT constellation imagery including a 100+ billion sq km archive. Tasking of Airbus SPOT 6/7 satellites for NSW Government captures.
• EsricoreTechnology or IntegrationGI is a partner of Esri, supplying and supporting the Esri ArcGIS ecosystem including ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Enterprise, ArcGIS Online, and ArcGIS SDKs. GI helps deploy, integrate and operationalise Esri platforms for organisations.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)majorTechnology or IntegrationGI is a partner of Amazon AWS for cloud infrastructure and deployment of geospatial platforms. GI supports organisations deploying geospatial systems on AWS environments.
• Microsoft AzuremajorTechnology or IntegrationGI is a partner of Microsoft Azure for cloud infrastructure and deployment. GI supports organisations deploying geospatial systems on Azure environments.
• Planet LabsmajorTechnology or IntegrationPlanet Labs is listed as a satellite imagery provider accessible through GI's platform, alongside Airbus, Maxar, Capella, BlackSky, Satellogic and Synspective.
• Maxar TechnologiesmajorTechnology or IntegrationMaxar Technologies is listed as a satellite imagery provider accessible through GI's platform for high-resolution optical and SAR imagery.
• Capella SpacemajorTechnology or IntegrationCapella Space is listed as a satellite imagery provider accessible through GI's platform for SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) imagery.
• BlackSkymajorTechnology or IntegrationBlackSky is listed as a satellite imagery provider accessible through GI's platform for high-resolution imagery.
• SatellogicmajorTechnology or IntegrationSatellogic is listed as a satellite imagery provider accessible through GI's platform for multispectral imagery.
• SynspectivemajorTechnology or IntegrationSynspective is listed as a satellite imagery provider accessible through GI's platform for SAR imagery.
• Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGI, in collaboration with exactEarth, provides Satellite AIS technology and data to FFA for monitoring maritime activity across 17 Pacific Island nations' Exclusive Economic Zones. The contract was renewed for 3 years in 2020 to support FFA's fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Synspective: Operates a commercial SAR satellite constellation and provides geospatial analytics solutions, primarily for Asia-Pacific markets — directly comparable to GI's SAR data access and APAC defense focus.
• Capella Space: Commercial SAR satellite operator with tasking and analytics services for defense and intelligence customers; close peer in SAR imagery delivery and downstream analytics.
• BlackSky: Operates its own satellite constellation and provides AI-enabled geospatial analytics and tasking for defense and commercial customers — directly comparable to GI's imagery + analytics + defense focus.
• Spire Global: Operates a satellite constellation collecting AIS, ADS-B, and RF data and offers maritime/aviation domain awareness analytics; highly comparable to GI's Atlas and AIS-derived offerings.
• ICEYE: Owns and operates a commercial SAR satellite constellation and delivers analytic-ready imagery to defense and commercial users — directly comparable to GI's SAR + analytics offering.

Broad incumbents

• Esri: Dominant GIS platform vendor whose ArcGIS ecosystem GI integrates, customizes, and resells; comparable as both a partner and a broad incumbent whose platform competes with elements of Osprey.
• Palantir Technologies: Provides multi-source data fusion and analytics platforms (Gotham, Foundry) widely used by defense and intelligence customers; comparable to GI's multi-sensor OSINT + imagery fusion capability but at far greater scale.
• Maxar Technologies: A leading high-resolution satellite imagery and GEOINT provider serving U.S. and allied defense customers; comparable as a data + analytics source GI partners with and competes against at the application layer.
• Planet Labs: Global high-cadence Earth observation imagery provider with a growing analytics platform; competes with and supplies GI, and is comparable across both imagery distribution and GeoAI analytics.

Emerging players

• HawkEye 360: Commercial RF-sensing satellite operator providing geospatial intelligence for maritime, defense, and spectrum monitoring; partially overlapping with GI's maritime domain awareness work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 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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