Spottitt https://spottitt.com/ Satellite-based remote asset and land monitoring Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:49:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 https://spottitt.com/wp-content/uploads//2022/10/cropped-Favicon_2-removebg-preview-32x32.png Spottitt https://spottitt.com/ 32 32 Spottitt is Hiring: Business Development Manager https://spottitt.com/company-news/spottitt-is-hiring-business-development-manager/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:02:39 +0000 https://spottitt.com/?p=13963 We’re looking for a Business Development Manager who’s ready to play a pivotal role in shaping our growth story.

You’ll be the driving force behind new client relationships, opening up industries that have yet to realise the potential of satellite data, and turning opportunity into long-term success.

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Spottitt is Hiring: Business Development Manager

At Spottitt, we’re on a mission to change how organisations see the world: literally. Our satellite-powered insights help companies in energy, infrastructure, and sustainability make smarter, data-driven decisions without the need for people to physically attend sites.  And we’re just getting started.

We’re looking for a Business Development Manager who’s ready to play a pivotal role in shaping our growth story. You’ll be the driving force behind new client relationships, opening up industries that have yet to realise the potential of satellite data, and turning opportunity into long-term success.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll lead the charge in winning new enterprise customers through a consultative, solution-first approach: building trust, uncovering needs, and designing strategies that solve complex, real-world challenges.

You’ll work closely with our leadership team to refine our commercial strategy, explore new markets, and ensure Spottitt continues to push boundaries.

And you’ll represent Spottitt in the world: at industry events, with partners, and with clients who are ready to see what’s possible from space.

What we’re looking for

You’ve got a strong track record in enterprise-level, consultative sales: ideally in tech, SaaS, or geospatial solutions, and you know how to navigate long, complex deal cycles with confidence.

You’re a natural communicator, commercially sharp, and motivated by the idea of making a genuine impact in a fast-scaling, innovative environment.

While we’re able to be flexible and would like to hear from individuals across the UK, we are ideally looking for someone in Manchester who can regularly attend our City Centre offices.

Why you’ll love it here

This is a rare opportunity to join a pioneering company at the forefront of satellite analytics: and to make your mark as we expand into new industries and markets.

You’ll work alongside a collaborative, ambitious team that thrives on innovation and impact.

Your ideas and energy will directly shape how Spottitt grows.

Core purpose of the role

To define, pursue, and secure new business opportunities that support Spottitt’s growth strategy. This role is responsible for developing client relationships, identifying opportunities, and delivering tailored solutions. The Business Development Manager will leverage industry knowledge, networking skills, and commercial insight to drive revenue growth and strengthen Spottitt’s position as a trusted partner within a range of sectors.

Key Responsibilities

Business Development & Sales Growth

o  Generate new business through cold prospecting, outreach campaigns, and networking within various relevant markets.

o  Secure partnerships and expand the client base globally.

o  Develop and deliver compelling proposals and presentations, ensuring alignment with client needs and Spottitt’s capabilities.

o  Negotiate contracts and commercial terms, ensuring competitive and value-driven solutions.

Account & Relationship Management

o  Build and maintain strong relationships with senior prospects and customers, acting as a trusted advisor to clients.

o  Partner with internal delivery teams to ensure seamless project onboarding and long-term client satisfaction.

o  Identify opportunities for organic growth within existing accounts, maximising client lifetime value.

Strategic Insight & Market Positioning

o  Conduct market research to identify emerging trends and new opportunities within diverse sectors.

o  Monitor competitor activity and collaborate with the marketing team to enhance Spottitt’s positioning and brand messaging.

o  Provide input into commercial strategy, including pipeline forecasting, go-to-market planning, and service innovation.

Collaboration & Cross-Functional Engagement

o  Work closely with marketing, and delivery teams to design tailored solutions that address customer challenges.

o  Support thought leadership activities, including events, webinars, and industry conferences to strengthen Spottitt’s visibility and reputation.

Key Measures of Success

o  Achievement of individual and team revenue targets.

o  Growth of Spottitt’s client base across target sectors and geographies.

o  Consistent delivery of high-quality proposals, presentations, and contracts.

o  Client satisfaction scores, including retention and repeat business rates.

o  Contribution to accurate sales forecasting and a healthy sales pipeline.

o  Increased visibility and brand recognition through networking and thought leadership initiatives.

Ready to take the lead?

Please send your CV and a cover letter to pmichael@acolytegroup.co.uk, telling us what attracts you to this role and why you are excited to discuss this opportunity with us.

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Building a Geospatial Analytics Team In-House https://spottitt.com/company-news/inhouse-vs-outsourced-geospatial-analytics/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:34:57 +0000 https://spottitt.com/?p=13745 Should you build a geospatial analytics team in-house or outsource to specialized providers while maintaining strong GIS systems and data management in-house?

As critical infrastructure evolves under the pressure of aging assets, regulatory demands, and environmental risks, geospatial analytics is no longer a “nice-to-have” – it’s a strategic necessity.

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Building a Geospatial Analytics Team In-House:

A Guide for Linear Infrastructure Owners and Operators

As critical infrastructure evolves under the pressure of aging assets, regulatory demands, and environmental risks, geospatial analytics is no longer a “nice-to-have” – it’s a strategic necessity.

From vegetation management to climate resilience planning to regulatory compliance and more, the ability to turn asset-specific spatial data into actionable insight is key to ensuring asset reliability, safety, and sustainability.

But here’s the question:

Should you build a geospatial analytics team in-house or outsource to specialized providers while maintaining strong GIS systems and data management in-house?

Download the Guide

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This Guide Helps You Decide

Inside the guide, we unpack what it takes to successfully build and manage an internal geospatial analytics team tailored for electric utilities, pipeline operators, transportation networks, and beyond. You’ll discover:

✅ Key roles and responsibilities — from GIS Analysts to Remote Sensing Specialists to Data Scientists
✅ Infrastructure and tools required to support in-house analytics
✅ Collaboration within the team to transform raw spatial data into operational insights
✅ Strategic considerations when choosing between in-house, outsourced or hybrid approaches

This Guide Looks at the Make-up of a Successful Team

📌 Geospatial Team Lead: Coordinates resources, defines KPIs, manages data providers, and aligns analytics with business goals.

📌 Remote Sensing / Earth Observation Specialist: Selects appropriate sensors, preprocesses imagery, and extracts insight from multi-sensor data sources.

📌 GIS Analyst: Manages geodatabases, visualizes spatial datasets, and ensures data integrity.

📌 Data Scientist: Trains AI/ML models, applies statistical methods, and helps detect, classify, and predict patterns.

📌 Software Developer: Builds custom geospatial apps and integrates analytics into operational workflows.

and more

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Comparison of Infrastructure Monitoring Technologies https://spottitt.com/industry-news/comparison-infrastructure-monitoring-technologies/ Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:51:46 +0000 https://spottitt.com/?page_id=13639 Throughout years, infrastructure monitoring has progressed from manual field inspections to advanced remote sensing using satellites, drones, LIDAR, and AI-powered analytics.

Each technology brings distinct advantages and limitations, making the choice complex.

This comparison sheet offers an overview of technologies to help identify the best-fit solutions for linear infrastructure owners and operators.

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Linear Infrastructure Monitoring Technologies:

Spottitt’s Comparison Sheet

Throughout years, infrastructure monitoring has progressed from on-foot and helicopter field inspections to advanced remote sensing using satellites, drones, LIDAR, and AI-powered analytics.

Each technology brings distinct advantages and limitations, making the choice complex.

Spottitt regularly engages with infrastructure owners and operators to understand their evolving asset monitoring needs and support informed, tailored decisions.

This comparison sheet offers an overview of technologies to help identify the best-fit for linear infrastructure monitoring.

Get Access to the Full Deck

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Spottitt Metrics Factory – May Update: New Platform Developments https://spottitt.com/company-news/spottitt-may-development-update/ Thu, 29 May 2025 07:55:32 +0000 https://spottitt.com/?p=13778 Welcome to your monthly roundup of the latest updates from the Spottitt Metrics Factory platform. As always, we're working to make your asset risk analytics experience more insightful, flexible and faster.

Future Climate Data Models Now Integrated
Understanding how climate change affects infrastructure is no longer limited to the past or current. Spottitt MF now integrates future climate scenario models, based on global models developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

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Spottitt Metrics Factory – May Update: New Platform Developments

Welcome to your monthly roundup of the latest updates from the Spottitt Metrics Factory platform. As always, we’re working to make your asset risk analytics experience more insightful, flexible and faster. If you missed last month’s updates, you can find the April feature roundup here.

🌍 Future Climate Data Models Now Integrated

Understanding how climate change affects infrastructure is no longer limited to the past or current.

Spottitt MF now integrates future climate scenario models, based on global models developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The IPCC models explore a range of future climate pathways – from best-case to worst-case scenarios – depending on how global actions and policies evolve. With this integration, users can now assess asset risk and resilience using a range of future climate models, helping make forward-looking decisions grounded in climate science.

📊 Report Enhancements: Prefiltering, CSV Downloads, and Filtered Data Downloads

  • Prefilter Reports for Faster Access

When creating a new report, users can now set report prefilters that are automatically applied each time the report is loaded. This is especially helpful if you frequently use specific filters, for example, you are only interested in wind speeds over a certain thresholds, or you are looking at a particular subset of your assets, for example, just the high-voltage or high-pressure assets – saving time and reducing repetitive steps.

  • New CSV Download Format

In addition to existing formats like GeoJSON and Excel, users can now download reports in CSV format. This means you can download large datasets without worrying about hitting the 1 million Excel row number limit.

  • Download Only Filtered Data

No matter what report prefilters you set up during report creation or how you filter your data after report creation, your downloads will contain only the rows of data that you see on your screen, making data handling and sharing more efficient.

🪟 Report Split View Customization

Users now have more flexibility in how they view the reports:

  • Switching between table and map view or

  • Laying them out in a split horizontal or vertical view to be looked at together

  • Dragging the divider to resize and explore the data in the format that best fits their workflow.

📐 Integration of 3D and Non-Linear Assets

While Spottitt MF has always been able to handle 2D linear assets, it can now also handle 3D linear asset models, networks of point assets, and complex polygons. This gives you more monitoring choices, enhanced visualisation, analysis and reporting. Below is an example where Spottitt MF is handling millions of unique line and point assets.

Stay tuned for more updates next month – and as always, we love hearing your feedback. If you have suggestions, questions, or feature requests, don’t hesitate to reach out!

New to the Spottitt asset analytics platform and interested in a demo?

Fill out the form below, and we'll be in touch soon.

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All About Satellite Earth Observation Data https://spottitt.com/company-news/satellite-earth-observation-data-ebook/ Mon, 12 May 2025 11:59:32 +0000 https://spottitt.com/?page_id=13108 Welcome to Spottitt “Let’s Talk Satellite EO Data” eBook – your ultimate guide to understanding satellite-derived data types, their applications in asset monitoring, of the different types of data providers, and practical tips for navigating the challenges of using remote sensing data.

This resource is designed to help you make well-informed decisions about the use and integration of EO data, ultimately to ensure the safety and performance of your critical infrastructure.

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E-Book: Let's Talk Satellite Earth Observation Data

Welcome to our “Let’s Talk Satellite EO Data” eBook – your ultimate guide to understanding satellite-derived data types, their applications in asset monitoring, of the different types of data providers, and practical tips for navigating the challenges of using remote sensing data. This resource is designed to help you make well-informed decisions about the use and integration of EO data, ultimately to ensure the safety and performance of your critical infrastructure.

Why Download this eBook?

  • Gain Expertise: Understand the satellite data landscape, including the differences between providers, types of data, and their applications.
  • Make Informed Decisions: Learn how to factor in cost, licensing, quality checks, and more to ensure the data you acquire aligns with your monitoring project needs.
  • Overcome Challenges: Discover tips for overcoming common data acquisition hurdles that could delay or disrupt your monitoring workflow.

Get Your Copy Now

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What Is Inside the eBook

  • Satellite Data Providers
    • Explore the two primary types of satellite data providers – private and government – and learn how they differ, from pricing models to data access speed.
  • Types of Satellite and Satellite-Derived Data
    • Optical Remote Sensing Data: Understand the rich applications of optical data, commonly used for monitoring land, assets, and environments.
    • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR): Discover how SAR enables imaging through cloud cover and darkness, crucial for asset monitoring in all conditions.
    • Satellite Climate Data: Learn how satellite climate data powers tracking of climate change, disaster monitoring, and asset resiliency assessments.
    • Satellite Methane Data: Explore methane detection for tracking greenhouse gas emissions, especially relevant for oil and gas pipeline operators.
    • Satellite Elevation Data: Dive into the use of satellite-derived elevation data for topographic mapping and more.
  • Satellite Imagery Acquisition
    • Imagery types, Revisit Frequency and Scene Size: Learn practicalities related to freshly tasked and archive imagery, satellite revisit frequency and scene sizes that might impact data acquisition.
    • Factors Impacting Satellite Data Acquisition Frequency and Delivery Speed: Discover what influences the frequency of satellite data acquisition and speed of delivery back down here on Earth.
  • Ensuring Data Quality
    • Satellite Data Quality Checks: Explore the importance and the variety of vendor and analytics-ready data quality checks to ensure reliable and accurate input for your projects.
  • Cost and Licensing
    • Satellite Data Cost Factors: Get clarity on the factors that influence satellite data pricing, from resolution to tasking priority.
    • Satellite Data Licensing: Understand the licensing terms and possible restrictions of using satellite data from different providers.
  • Satellite Data Availability and Acquisition
    • Discover what are the limiting factors when it comes to EO data availability and acquisition so that you can be sure to get the right data when you need it.

Plus, other interesting facts and insights that offer an intriguing look into the world of satellite data acquisition.

Who Is this eBook for?

This eBook is designed for anyone who leverages or is looking to leverage satellite data for land and asset monitoring projects.

Whether you acquire and process data internally or collaborate with satellite analytics providers like Spottitt, this guide will help you better understand the process of input data acquisition, analysis and delivery of quality output results.

Ready to Dive Deeper?

Download the eBook today and unlock the potential of satellite-derived insights for your next monitoring project.

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Spottitt MF Monthly Update: New Features & Enhancements https://spottitt.com/company-news/spottitt-update-new-features-april/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 11:46:06 +0000 https://spottitt.com/?p=13616 At Spottitt, we’re constantly working to enhance your experience with our analytics platform, by making data visualization and reporting more intuitive, flexible, and insightful. This month, we’re introducing several updates which give you even more control and customization.

🌍 Your Free Climate Data Now Displayed as a Gradient Layer in a Map Format
Just like our other data layers, your free climate data can now be viewed on the map in a compact gradient color format. While generating a report on how each climate parameter impacts your assets is the best way to match this data to your assets and can be nice to view these data layers - helping you assess environmental exposure at a glance.

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Spottitt MF Monthly Update: New Features & Enhancements

At Spottitt, we’re constantly working to enhance your experience with our remote asset analytics platform, by making data visualization and reporting more intuitive, flexible, and insightful. This month, we’re introducing several updates which give you even more control and customization.

🌍 Your Free Climate Data Now Displayed as a Gradient Layer in a Map Format

Just like our other data layers, your free climate data can now be viewed on the map in a compact gradient color format. While generating a report on how each climate parameter impacts your assets is the best way to match this data to your assets and can be nice to view these data layers – helping you assess environmental exposure at a glance.

🎨 Choose your Favorite Colors for Each Data Layer in Event Mode

Creating reports in event mode just got more personalized! Users can now select custom colors for each family of classes (e.g green for vegetation, red for wildfire risk or other colors of your choice), giving you greater flexibility in how your reports are visualized.

📊 More Detailed Climate Data Filters

When requesting new climate data, you now have expanded filtering options. You can specify:

✅ A custom date range for your data request.

✅ The count of hours/days/months/years when a climate parameter meets a specific measurement threshold for a defined period of time.

 ✅ The count of individual events when a climate parameter meets a specific measurement threshold for a defined period of time.

 ✅ The count of days/months/quarters/years when the sum/mean/median/mode/max/min of a climate parameter meets a specific measurement threshold for a defined period of time.

This means you get exactly the data you need – nothing more, nothing less.

📑 Improved Column Order in Comparative Reports

We’ve adjusted the default order of columns when generating comparative reports. Previously, the set of metrics for the first pass was followed by the set metrics for the second pass. Now, the respective metrics for pass A and pass B appear in neighboring columns for easier comparison.

💡 Reminder: You can always re-shuffle column order after the report is created – click on the configure icon and drag & drop the columns per your order preference, or untick the box to hide a column that is not relevant.

✏ Edit Report Names After Creation

Ever created a report and realized the name could be clearer? Now, you can edit report names even after they’ve been generated – making it easier to find the report you need.

💡 Tip: Translate Spottitt MF Interface in Your Browser

Not a native English speaker? No worries! Every browser has a built-in webpage translation feature that you can use to translate the interface effortlessly.

📩 Have Questions?

If you have any questions or need assistance, simply click the yellow “Contact Us” button in the interface header (top-left corner).

We’re happy to help!

 

New to the Spottitt Platform and Interested in a Demo?

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Introducing an Upgraded Spottitt MF 2.0: What’s New? Part 2. https://spottitt.com/company-news/upgraded-spottitt-mf-streamlined-asset-risk-reporting/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 11:35:53 +0000 https://spottitt.com/?p=13253 The upgraded Spottitt platform now empowers users to customize reports in a single step, using multiple data layer types, filters, and display preferences.

Layer types refer to the specific input data leveraged for a monitoring use case.

Depending on the source data purchased through Spottitt MF, the available layer types might include but are not limited to: Optical Vegetation and Man Made Classes, Wind, Precipitation and Temperature Classes, SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) Land & Asset Motion Classes, Digital Elevation Data Classes.

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Introducing an Upgraded Spottitt MF 2.0: What’s New? Part 2.

We continue to introduce the major developments of the upgraded Spottitt Metrics Factory platform.

In the first part of this article, we presented new data sources, such as climate and weather datasets for monitoring and assessing the impact of climate patterns on asset resiliency. These datasets also enable more complex assessments of vegetation risks, such as fall-in and overgrowth hazards.

Additionally, we introduced the provision of digital elevation data, including slope and aspect characteristics, as well as the ability to build 3D models of individual conductors and their sag, and to calculate pylon and conductor vertical clearance distances using supplementary asset data.

In today’s second part of the article, we are introducing a new, more sophisticated yet streamlined approach to reporting.

Creating Reports Across Multiple Data Layer Types: A New Level of Flexibility

The upgraded Spottitt platform now empowers users to customize reports in a single step, using multiple data layer types, filters, and display preferences.

Layer Types

Layer types refer to the specific input data leveraged for a monitoring use case.

Depending on the source data purchased through Spottitt MF, the available layer types might include but are not limited to:

  • Optical Vegetation Classes: Define the specific type of vegetation you are interested in – there are seven options to choose from.
  • Optical Man Made Classes: Focus on buildings or man made surfaces, depending on your needs. 
  • Wind Classes: Access data on wind speeds and wind gusts at heights of either 10m or 100m above ground.
  • Precipitation Classes: Access data on precipitation amounts, rates and types.
  • Temperature Classes: Includes data on soil, sea and land surface temperatures.
  • SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) Land & Asset Motion Classes: Identify whether your assets are at risk due to subsidence or uplift.
  • Digital Elevation Data Classes: Provides elevation, slope and aspect data for terrain and infrastructure analysis.

Variety of Filters

Filters adapt to the chosen layer type, enabling users to match their current monitoring parameters and fine-tune their output reports to focus on the most critical risks. This flexibility allows Spottitt platform users to replicate—and go beyond—their most complex monitoring guidelines.

For example, users can filter for deciduous trees taller than 10 meters that are within 5 meters horizontal distance of power lines, have a vegetation health index (NDVI) below 0.28, and have been exposed to winds exceeding 15 m/s for more than 100 hours in 2019-2023.

The resulting report will allow a user to understand high-risk areas for tree fall in, helping prioritize vegetation clearance efforts.

Customizable Reports

Users have the flexibility to customise how their output analysis is displayed by showing or hiding various columns of data, rearranging the column sequence, ordering rows from largest to smallest or vice versa, and applying filters to refine outputs. Users can build reports containing as much or as little data as they need from the following groups of output metrics:

Asset Data Metrics: Includes information such as asset name, type, location, and more.

Raw and Calculated Metrics Associated with Each of Your Chosen Data Layers, for instance:

  • Number and location of identified risks
  • Risk area and estimated volume – handy for estimating vegetation cut volumes.
  • Length of asset impacted by the defined risk, both in percentage and absolute terms.
  • Minimum, maximum, and average hours of climate risk exposure.

Spottitt MF report creation wizard to select column visibility and order.

This is the resulting report shown in table view – only one asset with tall coniferous trees in poor health located near the line.

The good news is that no heavy winds were experienced by these assets from 2019 to 2023, inclusive.

Comparative View

This view enables platform users to compare and analyze changes in the same risks and metrics between one monitoring pass and another monitoring pass. It helps identify whether the % of the monitored corridor at risk is increasing/decreasing/remains stable.

If vegetation encroachment is the risk in question, a comparative view will estimate vegetation growth rates per asset section, or be used to audit vegetation management work completed by subcontractors.

Satellite-derived EO data, paired with automated AI-driven algorithms is an important addition to the toolbox of remotely sensed and field survey data and analytics available to asset managers looking to increase asset monitoring quality and frequency for infrastructure spread across large areas. It enables rapid, accurate, and safe risk detection and analysis, helping organizations take timely and informed actions. 

With the introduction of new data types, including climate variables and digital elevation models, regular algorithm retraining and upgrades for improved accuracy and reliability, and enhanced reporting capabilities, our upgraded Spottitt MF 2.0 platform sets a new standard for remote asset monitoring, empowering users to ensure their critical infrastructure remains safe and resilient.

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Introducing an Upgraded Spottitt MF 2.0: What’s New? Part 1. https://spottitt.com/company-news/upgraded-spottitt-mf-new-data-sources/ Wed, 22 Jan 2025 09:05:10 +0000 https://spottitt.com/?p=13303 As climate change intensifies and extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, it’s clear that understanding climate and weather variables is no longer just a ‘nice to have’ for asset owners. Recent disasters all over the globe, including the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, USA, only emphasise the necessity of integrating climate and weather data into asset monitoring workflows.

Building on our past successful climate impact analytics projects, such as updating severe weather maps for SPEN, we are thrilled to announce the coming soon launch of Spottitt Metrics Factory 2.0.

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Introducing an Upgraded Spottitt MF 2.0: What’s New? Part 1.

Spottitt’s analytics platform has long been trusted by our clients for monitoring and analyzing changes and encroachment riskssuch as vegetation – that could compromise the safety and integrity of their assets.

However, as climate change intensifies and extreme weather events become more frequent and severe, it’s clear that understanding climate and weather variables is no longer just a ‘nice to have’ for asset owners. Recent disasters all over the globe, including the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, USA, only emphasise the necessity of integrating climate and weather data into asset monitoring workflows. 

Building on our past successful climate impact analytics projects, such as updating severe weather maps for SPEN, we are thrilled to announce the coming soon launch of Spottitt Metrics Factory 2.0.

This upgraded version now includes integrated climate and weather variables, digital elevation data, alongside other developments such as new metrics, a powerful but streamlined reports creation process that can handle multiple datasets, improved algorithm accuracy, and much more. 

While we’re finalizing the last touches on the upgraded platform, we’ve prepared a two-part blog-article on the new developments you’ll be able to leverage. In this first part, we discuss the new data sources introduced. 

Climate and Weather Impact Analysis and Visualisation

The source climate dataset includes climate and weather variables from ERA5, the fifth generation of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) global climate reanalysis. Variables include temperature, precipitation, wind speed and direction, humidity, soil moisture, solar radiation, and much, much more.

Insights can be delivered at native resolutions, (9km-30km depending on the variable and geographical location) or downscaled to a spatial resolution of 90m. The source climate data set continues to be added to daily, it has an hourly temporal resolution, and goes back 55+ years.

Using this data, clients can analyse how historical climate and weather patterns over time impact their asset resilience, identify which parts of the network require additional investment and hardening, and determine areas that do not. It can be used to provide a better assessment of vegetation fall-in risks, which are driven not only by vegetation health and clearances, but also by the probability of strong wind gusts and heavy rainfall in the area.

Spottitt analyses for tree encroachment alongside precipitation & wind data for the period of July 2024, grouped by asset.

To different extent, every client asset is exposed to the vegetation taller than 5m and closer than 3m to the line while simultaneously experiencing a significant number of days with precipitation > 15 mm, with no wind > 15 m/s.

Digital Elevation Data and Absolute Distance

Platform users now have access to detailed insights into terrain characteristics, including land elevation, slope, and aspect. 

These insights help assess the likely location of other potential risks, such as:

  • Landslides or soil erosion, which can be triggered by a combination of steep gradients and/or excessive precipitation
  • Vegetation growth rates, which are impacted by the aspect (north or south facing) of the vegetated land.

Spottitt MF slope and aspect view.

For power network clients who know the height of their pylons, Spottitt can create a basic 3D model of pylon and conductor vertical clearance distances. For clients with LiDAR data, Spottitt can build a detailed 3D model of individual conductors and their sag. Power network clients with a Spottitt 3D asset model can now benefit from Spottitt MF’s absolute distance calculations, offering a more realistic representation of actual distances under real-world conditions.

In the second part of the article, we’re introducing a new, more sophisticated and streamlined approach to report building across multiple data layer types.

Stay tuned!

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Lucy Kennedy

Spottitt Co-founder and CEO

Our latest news:

Spottitt is Hiring: Business Development Manager

We’re looking for a Business Development Manager who’s ready to play a pivotal role in shaping our growth story.

You’ll be the driving force behind new client relationships, opening up industries that have yet to realise the potential of satellite data, and turning opportunity into long-term success.

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Building a Geospatial Analytics Team In-House

Should you build a geospatial analytics team in-house or outsource to specialized providers while maintaining strong GIS systems and data management in-house?

As critical infrastructure evolves under the pressure of aging assets, regulatory demands, and environmental risks, geospatial analytics is no longer a “nice-to-have” – it’s a strategic necessity.

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Comparison of Infrastructure Monitoring Technologies

Throughout years, infrastructure monitoring has progressed from manual field inspections to advanced remote sensing using satellites, drones, LIDAR, and AI-powered analytics.

Each technology brings distinct advantages and limitations, making the choice complex.

This comparison sheet offers an overview of technologies to help identify the best-fit solutions for linear infrastructure owners and operators.

Report Split View Customization

Spottitt Metrics Factory – May Update: New Platform Developments

Welcome to your monthly roundup of the latest updates from the Spottitt Metrics Factory platform. As always, we’re working to make your asset risk analytics experience more insightful, flexible and faster.

Future Climate Data Models Now Integrated
Understanding how climate change affects infrastructure is no longer limited to the past or current. Spottitt MF now integrates future climate scenario models, based on global models developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

satellite EO data providers and constellations

All About Satellite Earth Observation Data

Welcome to Spottitt “Let’s Talk Satellite EO Data” eBook – your ultimate guide to understanding satellite-derived data types, their applications in asset monitoring, of the different types of data providers, and practical tips for navigating the challenges of using remote sensing data.

This resource is designed to help you make well-informed decisions about the use and integration of EO data, ultimately to ensure the safety and performance of your critical infrastructure.

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Spottitt MF Monthly Update: New Features & Enhancements

At Spottitt, we’re constantly working to enhance your experience with our analytics platform, by making data visualization and reporting more intuitive, flexible, and insightful. This month, we’re introducing several updates which give you even more control and customization.

🌍 Your Free Climate Data Now Displayed as a Gradient Layer in a Map Format
Just like our other data layers, your free climate data can now be viewed on the map in a compact gradient color format. While generating a report on how each climate parameter impacts your assets is the best way to match this data to your assets and can be nice to view these data layers – helping you assess environmental exposure at a glance.

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Welcome to Spottitt’s Chief Technology Officer https://spottitt.com/company-news/welcome-to-spottitt-chief-technology-officer/ https://spottitt.com/company-news/welcome-to-spottitt-chief-technology-officer/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 14:10:05 +0000 https://spottitt.com/?p=12583 We are thrilled to announce that Sebastian Sobocinski has joined us as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

With a wealth of experience as a CTO, Chief Product Officer (CPO), and Software Development Director, Sebastian brings a strong background in IT project management. As he puts it, he is passionate about leveraging his extensive knowledge and skills to create value and drive impact through innovative business and technology solutions.

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Welcome to Spottitt’s Chief Technology Officer

We are thrilled to announce that Sebastian Sobocinski has joined us as Chief Technology Officer (CTO).

With a wealth of experience as a CTO, Chief Product Officer (CPO), and Software Development Director, Sebastian brings a strong background in IT project management. As he puts it, he is passionate about leveraging his extensive knowledge and skills to create value and drive impact through innovative business and technology solutions.

As CTO, Sebastian will lead our talented team of software developers, GIS specialists, machine learning experts, and remote sensing professionals. He will oversee the delivery of the company’s technology roadmap and the continued development of the Spottitt Metrics Factory platform. This also includes identifying and integrating new geospatial data types and technologies to meet the needs of our global client base, driving automation from client acquisition to service delivery, and ensuring seamless integration of Spottitt’s analytics with a wide range of business systems.

Please join us in warmly welcoming Sebastian to the team!
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Lucy Kennedy

Spottitt Co-founder and CEO

Our latest news:

Spottitt is Hiring: Business Development Manager

We’re looking for a Business Development Manager who’s ready to play a pivotal role in shaping our growth story.

You’ll be the driving force behind new client relationships, opening up industries that have yet to realise the potential of satellite data, and turning opportunity into long-term success.

infrastructure geospatial data in-house outsource

Building a Geospatial Analytics Team In-House

Should you build a geospatial analytics team in-house or outsource to specialized providers while maintaining strong GIS systems and data management in-house?

As critical infrastructure evolves under the pressure of aging assets, regulatory demands, and environmental risks, geospatial analytics is no longer a “nice-to-have” – it’s a strategic necessity.

compare instrastructure monitoring technolofies

Comparison of Infrastructure Monitoring Technologies

Throughout years, infrastructure monitoring has progressed from manual field inspections to advanced remote sensing using satellites, drones, LIDAR, and AI-powered analytics.

Each technology brings distinct advantages and limitations, making the choice complex.

This comparison sheet offers an overview of technologies to help identify the best-fit solutions for linear infrastructure owners and operators.

Report Split View Customization

Spottitt Metrics Factory – May Update: New Platform Developments

Welcome to your monthly roundup of the latest updates from the Spottitt Metrics Factory platform. As always, we’re working to make your asset risk analytics experience more insightful, flexible and faster.

Future Climate Data Models Now Integrated
Understanding how climate change affects infrastructure is no longer limited to the past or current. Spottitt MF now integrates future climate scenario models, based on global models developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

satellite EO data providers and constellations

All About Satellite Earth Observation Data

Welcome to Spottitt “Let’s Talk Satellite EO Data” eBook – your ultimate guide to understanding satellite-derived data types, their applications in asset monitoring, of the different types of data providers, and practical tips for navigating the challenges of using remote sensing data.

This resource is designed to help you make well-informed decisions about the use and integration of EO data, ultimately to ensure the safety and performance of your critical infrastructure.

climate data layer gradient map

Spottitt MF Monthly Update: New Features & Enhancements

At Spottitt, we’re constantly working to enhance your experience with our analytics platform, by making data visualization and reporting more intuitive, flexible, and insightful. This month, we’re introducing several updates which give you even more control and customization.

🌍 Your Free Climate Data Now Displayed as a Gradient Layer in a Map Format
Just like our other data layers, your free climate data can now be viewed on the map in a compact gradient color format. While generating a report on how each climate parameter impacts your assets is the best way to match this data to your assets and can be nice to view these data layers – helping you assess environmental exposure at a glance.

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Spottitt Closes 800K USD Bridge Financing Round https://spottitt.com/company-news/spottitt-closes-800k-usd-bridge-financing-round/ https://spottitt.com/company-news/spottitt-closes-800k-usd-bridge-financing-round/#respond Mon, 17 Jun 2024 07:34:12 +0000 https://spottitt.com/?p=11674 In only 12 months since its launch, our AI-powered geospatial analytics service, Spottitt Metrics Factory, has gained significant traction and annual recurring revenue (ARR) among critical infrastructure owners.

Today, we are thrilled to announce the successful closure of an $800,000 bridge financing round.

This round has been led by US based VC fund, Right Side Capital Management, with support from our existing shareholders, KIC InnoEnergy SE, three amazing angel investors, and Spottitt founders CEO Lucy Kennedy and CFO Paolo Senes. We could not have achieved this funding milestone so swiftly and smoothly without the Qubit Capital team.

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Spottitt Closes Investment

Spottitt Closes 800K USD Bridge Financing Round

In only 12 months since its launch, our AI-powered geospatial analytics service, Spottitt Metrics Factory, has gained significant traction and annual recurring revenue (ARR) among critical infrastructure owners. 

Today, we are thrilled to announce the successful closure of an $800,000 bridge financing round.

This round has been led by US based VC fund, Right Side Capital Management, with support from our existing shareholders, KIC InnoEnergy SE, three amazing angel investors, and Spottitt founders CEO Lucy Kennedy and CFO Paolo Senes. We could not have achieved this funding milestone so swiftly and smoothly without the Qubit Capital team.

Special thanks go to Dave Lambert, Mayur ToshniwalMP, Bhavy Aggarwal  and, of course, the entire Spottitt team, who metaphorically climb mountains every day.

Picture of Lucy Kennedy
Lucy Kennedy

Spottitt Co-founder and CEO

Our latest news:

Spottitt is Hiring: Business Development Manager

We’re looking for a Business Development Manager who’s ready to play a pivotal role in shaping our growth story.

You’ll be the driving force behind new client relationships, opening up industries that have yet to realise the potential of satellite data, and turning opportunity into long-term success.

infrastructure geospatial data in-house outsource

Building a Geospatial Analytics Team In-House

Should you build a geospatial analytics team in-house or outsource to specialized providers while maintaining strong GIS systems and data management in-house?

As critical infrastructure evolves under the pressure of aging assets, regulatory demands, and environmental risks, geospatial analytics is no longer a “nice-to-have” – it’s a strategic necessity.

compare instrastructure monitoring technolofies

Comparison of Infrastructure Monitoring Technologies

Throughout years, infrastructure monitoring has progressed from manual field inspections to advanced remote sensing using satellites, drones, LIDAR, and AI-powered analytics.

Each technology brings distinct advantages and limitations, making the choice complex.

This comparison sheet offers an overview of technologies to help identify the best-fit solutions for linear infrastructure owners and operators.

Report Split View Customization

Spottitt Metrics Factory – May Update: New Platform Developments

Welcome to your monthly roundup of the latest updates from the Spottitt Metrics Factory platform. As always, we’re working to make your asset risk analytics experience more insightful, flexible and faster.

Future Climate Data Models Now Integrated
Understanding how climate change affects infrastructure is no longer limited to the past or current. Spottitt MF now integrates future climate scenario models, based on global models developed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

satellite EO data providers and constellations

All About Satellite Earth Observation Data

Welcome to Spottitt “Let’s Talk Satellite EO Data” eBook – your ultimate guide to understanding satellite-derived data types, their applications in asset monitoring, of the different types of data providers, and practical tips for navigating the challenges of using remote sensing data.

This resource is designed to help you make well-informed decisions about the use and integration of EO data, ultimately to ensure the safety and performance of your critical infrastructure.

climate data layer gradient map

Spottitt MF Monthly Update: New Features & Enhancements

At Spottitt, we’re constantly working to enhance your experience with our analytics platform, by making data visualization and reporting more intuitive, flexible, and insightful. This month, we’re introducing several updates which give you even more control and customization.

🌍 Your Free Climate Data Now Displayed as a Gradient Layer in a Map Format
Just like our other data layers, your free climate data can now be viewed on the map in a compact gradient color format. While generating a report on how each climate parameter impacts your assets is the best way to match this data to your assets and can be nice to view these data layers – helping you assess environmental exposure at a glance.

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