{"id":337411,"date":"2017-04-03T01:00:21","date_gmt":"2017-04-02T17:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/?p=1469247"},"modified":"2017-04-03T01:00:21","modified_gmt":"2017-04-02T17:00:21","slug":"commission-your-own-traffic-and-construction-studies-without-ever-leaving-bed-using-spaceknow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/asmawisham\/commission-your-own-traffic-and-construction-studies-without-ever-leaving-bed-using-spaceknow\/","title":{"rendered":"Commission your own traffic and\u00a0construction studies without ever leaving bed using SpaceKnow"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The number of things that can be done from the comfort of one\u2019s own bed has increased in recent years \u2014 shopping, banking and now geospatial analytics. Ok, it doesn\u2019t sound sexy but it might give you a leg up the next time your friend starts an arcane argument with you over whose neighborhood historically has more vehicles\u00a0on the road.<\/p>\n

With SpaceKnow\u2019s<\/a> online analytics platform, you can quickly whip up a count of cars within any given satellite image. From there its easy to compare changes over time with historical imagery. SpaceKnow also makes it possible to breakdown the amount of space\u00a0dedicated to water, nature\u00a0and development within a designated area.<\/p>\n

Experimenting with images of Google\u2019s data center<\/a>, The\u00a0<\/span>Dalles, in Oregon, you can easily see obvious changes like the expansion that occurred<\/a> between 2013 and 2015. But SpaceKnow\u2019s platform also makes it possible to see less obvious changes like the increase in cars after the construction was completed on the new building.<\/p>\n

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DigitalGlobe imagery analyzed by SpaceKnow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Consumerization\u00a0is knocking on the door of geospatial analytics startups. Last month\u00a0Planet launched its Planet Explorer Beta<\/a> on the stage of Google\u2019s Cloud Next conference. The platform solely\u00a0lets users compare satellite imagery across time in its free intuitive web interface.\u00a0Other projects\u00a0like Descartes Labs\u2019 GeoVisual Search and\u00a0Carnegie Mellon\u2019s\u00a0Terrapattern<\/a>\u00a0have made it possible to search for objects within\u00a0satellite imagery.<\/p>\n

Each competitor in the space wants to show off its technical capabilities while raising the bar on what can remain part of a paid enterprise tier. SpaceKnow analytics offers consumers just a taste of what is possible with geospatial analytics. The startup aims to differentiate\u00a0by\u00a0maximizing the sources of input imagery\u00a0it can process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe built a proprietary platform that lets us combine imagery from multiple providers,\u201d explains Pavel Machalek, CEO of SpaceKnow. \u201cIt \u00a0might seem obvious but it\u2019s hard from a technical perspective because that imagery is in very different formats.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because the analytics are computationally intensive, the company hasn\u2019t fully committed to opening up the feature for good. For now, if you want to take advantage of it, you\u2019ll have to put in a request through a chat window inside the web app.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t ideal but it does give a behind the scenes peek at costly B2B geospatial analytics technology. You can access SpaceKnow analytics here<\/a>. And if for whatever reason you have trouble, let me know in the comments.<\/p>\n

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\"\" The number of things that can be done from the comfort of one’s own bed has increased in recent years — shopping, banking and now geospatial analytics. Ok, it doesn’t sound sexy but it might give you a leg up the next time your friend starts an arcane argument with you over whose neighborhood historically has more vehicles\u00a0on the road. With SpaceKnow’s online… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n

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