{"id":1776,"date":"2018-11-14T22:18:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1776"},"modified":"2018-11-14T22:18:34","modified_gmt":"2018-11-14T19:18:34","slug":"airbus-and-ursa-to-continue-partnership-on-use-of-radar-satellite-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xairforces.com\/?p=1776","title":{"rendered":"Airbus and Ursa to continue partnership on use of radar satellite data"},"content":{"rendered":"

Airbus Defence and Space will continue to provide access to its radar satellite data to Ursa Space Systems (Ursa), a data fusion and analytics company. Both parties signed a new four-year contract after having started their cooperation in 2015.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Airbus SAR Image-US-Gulf-Coast Crude Ursa. (Photo by AIRBUS)<\/p><\/div>\n

Under this agreement, Ursa will analyse and fuse radar data with additional information sources to provide unbiased monitoring information to its customers in the energy and financial sectors, as well as for custom monitoring services.<\/p>\n

Ursa\u2019s commercial business intelligence portfolio offers global monitoring services across the oil supply chain. Their flagship product, Global Oil Storage Monitoring, delivers weekly data and analysis on 3.6 billion barrels of crude storage in over 150 locations around the world. Ursa\u2019s customers in energy and finance use this information to make more informed trading decisions, and radar satellite data allows Ursa to deliver these services in a consistent, timely and reliable manner.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur collaboration has been growing since 2015. Our high quality radar satellite imagery, reliability and revisit capabilities perfectly fit Ursa\u2019s high-demand monitoring needs\u201d said Fran\u00e7ois Lombard, Head of the Intelligence Business at Airbus Defence and Space.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur long-standing relationship with Airbus has played a key role in Ursa\u2019s growth over the last few years. Their capabilities as part of our radar satellite partner network ensure we can provide the level of reliability and accuracy our commercial customers have come to expect,\u201d said Derek Edinger, Ursa Co-founder and VP of Products and Partnerships.<\/p>\n

About Airbus<\/strong><\/p>\n

Airbus is a global leader in aeronautics, space and related services. In 2017 it generated revenues of \u20ac 59 billion restated for IFRS 15 and employed a workforce of around 129,000. Airbus offers the most comprehensive range of passenger airliners from 100 to more than 600 seats. Airbus is also a European leader providing tanker, combat, transport and mission aircraft, as well as one of the world\u2019s leading space companies. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions worldwide.<\/p>\n

About Ursa<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ursa Space Systems is moving the world forward by turning information-rich satellite data into decision advantage. Founded in 2014, Ursa pioneered transparency of oil data in China and has since expanded its global reach beyond oil storage and to more than 150 sites worldwide. Ursa\u2019s geospatial intelligence portfolio sets new standards for accuracy and reliability and empowers customers with critical insights. For more information, visit www.ursaspace.com.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> Toulouse, AIRBUS<\/a> – 29 October 2018<\/p>\n

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