Strategy consulting for space-enabled solutions
We help cities, regions and companies choose, procure and introduce space-enabled solutions.
LETO SPACE is a strategy consultancy for Earth observation, satellite navigation, satellite communication and AI. We guide cities, regions and companies from the first question through requirements and provider selection to a solution in operation, and we develop the discovery platform Spacegraph.
- Terrain, river and parcels
- Where the ground heats up most
- Parks, trees and green cover
- High heat, little green: act here first
Organisations we have worked with
01The challenge
Satellite data is available. Putting it to use is the hard part.
Satellite data and space-enabled services are available and increasingly affordable. What holds organisations back is finding the right solution, translating it into their own requirements and procuring it.
02How we work
From the first question to a solution in operation.
Our consulting covers four stages, from finding the use case to introducing the solution. You can start at any stage, and each passes its results to the next.
- Station 1 Find
Find the use case
Where satellite data and AI can help with a task you already have, and where they cannot.
- Station 2 Specify
Specify what you need
Requirements that providers can answer, written with the people who will use the solution.
- Station 3 Procure
Procure the right solution
A market scan, a tender and a clear comparison of the offers.
- Station 4 Introduce
Introduce it into daily work
A pilot with KPIs agreed at the start, provider steering and training for the team that runs the solution.
In our consulting work we are vendor-neutral.
- Our consultingFour practice areas from a business problem to a solution in operation, and the choice between buying, partnering and building.
- Skills and workshopsInnovation workshops and training for the people who will run the solution.
03Who we help
Four kinds of client, one question each.
Which solutions exist for heat, flooding, emissions and land use, and how do we specify, procure and fund them?
Where does space data add value to sales, planning, operations and reporting, and how do we get from an idea to a pilot?
What does our funded portfolio contain, and what evidence supports programme design?
How do buyers outside the space sector find us?
04Our work
Cities and climate: where we speak the language of administrations and tenders.
Cities and regions are our main field of work.
How we help cities and regions
Spacegraph, our discovery platform
Spacegraph helps cities, regions and companies find space-enabled solutions through a marketplace, market intelligence and the Spacegraph AI Compass. The AI Compass prototype won the "Accelerate Urban Green Transition" challenge of the ESA Acceleration Days 2025. ESA supports Spacegraph through a cooperative agreement, in coordination with the European Commission's DG CLIMA and the Covenant of Mayors.
Feedback on Spacegraph from organisations in Italy, Ireland and Croatia. The statements refer to the platform, not to our consulting.
Spacegraph
- Supported by
- In coordination with
AI Compass
Which solutions can map our flood risk?
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Solutions
Flood extent mapping
Provider D
Maps flooded areas from radar satellite images.
Flood risk API
Provider E
Flood hazard and exposure data for property portfolios, delivered by API.
Flood early warning
Provider F
Forecasts river levels and alerts emergency services.
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Feedback on Spacegraph
A truly innovative solution for public administrations. It provides rapid answers to policymakers and takes environmental and territorial challenges as its starting point […]
City of TrevisoItaly 
AI signposting to relevant data repositories and tools is really valuable.
CodemaIreland 
High potential. An interesting tool for everyone.
REGEACroatia
05Projects
Projects with companies in four sectors.
All four are real client projects, shown without client names. All four use Earth observation and AI, and the mobility and logistics project also uses satellite navigation and satellite communication.
- Energy and utilitiesP-01 SellAutomating the sales of renewable energy systems.
- Construction and real estateP-02 PlanSupply-chain planning through analysis of global outdoor storage sites.
- Mobility and logisticsP-03 OperateMonitoring global traffic hubs for critical logistics processes.
- Industrial manufacturingP-04 ReportAutomatic enrichment of an industrial company's CSRD reporting.
06Products
Tools we built from our market work.
Alongside our consulting we develop three products: Spacegraph, R&D Compass and LETO Academy. Building them keeps us close to what providers offer and to what cities and research programmes need.
- SpacegraphDiscovery platform
- R&D CompassProof of concept
- LETO AcademyCapacity building
07Learn
What space technology can do.
A selection from our use-case library. Each page answers one question, names its sources and states the limits.
- Use-case libraryThe full library, one question per page.
- What are space-enabled solutions?A short definition for readers new to the topic.
| Ref | Use case | Technologies | Open |
|---|---|---|---|
| UC-01 | Mapping urban heat islands with satellite data How thermal satellite data shows where a city overheats, which data and satellites it uses, what a heat map delivers and where its limits are. | ||
| UC-02 | Flood risk mapping and early warning with satellite data How satellites support flood risk mapping, flood forecasts and the mapping of flooded areas, which Copernicus services a city can use and where the limits are. | ||
| UC-14 | InSAR ground motion monitoring with satellite radar What InSAR is, how radar satellites measure millimetre ground motion under infrastructure, and what the free European Ground Motion Service offers. | ||
| UC-21 | Fleet tracking by satellite beyond mobile coverage How vehicles, containers and vessels are tracked without a mobile network: GNSS for the position, satellite links for the transmission, and the limits of both. | ||
| UC-29 | Satellite IoT use cases: connecting remote sensors How remote sensors send data via satellite: gateways with satellite backhaul, direct-to-satellite IoT and NB-IoT over satellite, with delays and limits. | ||
| UC-30 | AI satellite imagery analysis and GeoAI How AI turns satellite images into information: object detection, land cover classification, change detection and geospatial foundation models, with limits. |
08Team
The people behind the work.
Founder and managing director Patrick Pils works with a core team and brings in a network of subject-matter experts for projects.
- About LETO SPACEFounder, team, milestones and the organisations we have worked with.
- Press kitLogos, portrait and company descriptions in English and German.
09LinkedIn
Latest from our LinkedIn page.
Events, projects and our view of the market, as posted on the LETO SPACE company page.
Contact
Find, specify, procure and introduce the solution that fits your problem.
Book a call, or send us a message if you prefer to write.
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Tell one of our experts about your project. Together we work out where you stand, whether satellite data and AI can help and what a sensible next step would be.
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