Use cases
Space technology use cases
Space technology use cases show what Earth observation, satellite navigation (GNSS), satellite communication and AI can do for a task your organisation already has. This library collects 30 of them, from mapping urban heat to timing for power grids. Each page explains how the use case works, what it delivers, where its limits are and which sources back it.
30 use cases
01Public tasks
Cities and regions
Climate adaptation, planning and emergencies: seven tasks of municipalities, regions and public administrations.
How can satellite data show where a city overheats?
How do satellites help map flood risk and warn early?
What can satellite data contribute to a city's emissions and climate monitoring, and where are its limits?
How can a city monitor green spaces and tree health from satellite data?
How can satellite data track land take and urban expansion?
What can satellites tell a city about its air quality?
How do satellites help emergency services after a disaster?
02Industries
Energy and utilities
From choosing a site to running a grid and selling systems to customers.
How can satellite imagery find rooftops suited to solar panels?
Which data can help automate the sales of renewable energy systems? An anonymised client project of LETO SPACE.
How does satellite data help choose sites for solar parks, wind farms and plants?
How can operators monitor pipelines and grid corridors with satellite data?
How do satellite data improve solar power forecasts, and where do they help with wind?
Why do power grids depend on GNSS timing?
03Industries
Construction and real estate
Ground, sites, machines and the climate risk of buildings.
How does InSAR detect ground movement under infrastructure?
Can satellite imagery track construction progress?
Which data sources can show activity at outdoor storage sites? An anonymised client project of LETO SPACE.
How does GNSS guide construction machines and surveying?
How can satellite data assess flood and wildfire risk for properties?
04Industries
Mobility and logistics
Ports, rail, fleets and the positioning signals that operations depend on.
Which data sources can show the state of the ports and hubs a supply chain depends on? An anonymised client project of LETO SPACE.
How can rail operators monitor track and trackside vegetation from satellite data?
How do you track vehicles and vessels where there is no mobile network?
How can a business protect operations that depend on GNSS against jamming and spoofing?
05Industries
Reporting, finance and insurance
Sustainability reporting in industry, and the view of investors and insurers on assets and events.
Which CSRD data points can be filled automatically, and can satellite data contribute? An anonymised client project of LETO SPACE in industrial manufacturing.
How can investors monitor the environmental impact of assets in a portfolio?
How can insurers verify claims after floods or storms with satellite data?
06Industries
Agriculture, forestry and environment
Fields, forests, habitats and water.
How do satellites help farmers monitor crops and apply inputs precisely?
How can satellite data detect forest damage and deforestation?
What can satellite data show about habitats and water quality?
07Use cases
Across industries
Two use cases that apply in every sector.
How can sensors in remote places send data via satellite?
How does AI turn satellite images into usable information?
08Next steps
Your sector is not listed?
Education, healthcare, media, retail, tourism, information systems: talk to us about your use case.
Many tasks in these sectors draw on the same capabilities as the use cases above: observing places over time, locating people and goods, and connecting sites without a ground network. In an initial call we look at your task and tell you whether space technology can help with it.
- What are space-enabled solutions?A short definition of the field and its technologies.
- IndustriesUse cases and client projects by sector.
- SpacegraphOur discovery platform for finding solutions and providers for a use case.
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